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List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri

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Sunil Chhetri is an Indian former professional footballer who represented the India national football team as a forward. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player.[1][2][3] He has scored 95 goals in 157[a] official international appearances since his debut on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan.[b][c][15][16][17]

Chhetri has scored 95 international goals for India

On 9 December 2011, Chhetri netted twice in a match (also known as a brace) in India's 3–1 semi-final win over Maldives in the 2011 SAFF Championship to take his tally to 31, thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing the 30 set by I. M. Vijayan.[1][18]. With his 95 international goals, he is the fourth-highest international goalscorer behind Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Ali Daei of Iran. He is also the second highest goalscorer from Asia.[19] On 21 June 2023, Chhetri scored a hat-trick for India in a 4–0 win over Pakistan to take his tally to 90 international goals, thus becoming the second-highest international goalscorer from Asia of all time.[20]

Chhetri at 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Chhetri (left) celebrating a goal with his teammate Anirudh Thapa in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup group match against Thailand

Chhetri scored his first ever international goal during his first ever international appearance on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan.[17] Chhetri's first international tournament for India was the 2007 Nehru Cup where he scored four goals in total: two against Cambodia, one against Syria, and one against Kyrgyzstan, which helped India to win their first Nehru Cup title.[21][22] Chhetri's 50th goal came during his 88th match in a 3–2 victory against the Maldives in the 2015 SAFF Championship semi-final on 31 December 2015.[23] He is the only Indian footballer to have scored 50 or more international goals. Between all of his 95 goals: 23 came in SAFF Championship matches, 19 came in friendlies, 13 came in Intercontinental Cup, 10 in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 9 in the Nehru Cup, 8 in AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, 4 in AFC Asian Cup finals, 1 each in the King's Cup and the Merdeka Tournament, and the rest have come in the AFC Challenge Cup finals and its qualifiers.[15] Chhetri has scored four international hat-tricks, the most by any Indian and has scored braces on sixteen occasions.[1][15] He has scored nine times against Nepal and the Maldives, the most against a team. He has also scored eleven international goals at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, his most at a single ground. He has scored 16 out of his 95 goals from penalty kicks.

International goals

As of 14 October 2025
Score and results list India's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Chhetri's goal.
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Goal Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 112 June 2005Ayub National Stadium, Quetta Pakistan1–01–1Friendly[16]
2. 717 August 2007Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Cambodia4–06–02007 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[22]
3. 5–0
4. 923 August 2007 Syria1–02–3
5. 1026 August 2007 Kyrgyzstan2–03–0
6. 128 October 2007Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon Lebanon1–01–42010 FIFA World Cup qualification[24]
7. 1330 October 2007Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao1–02–2[25]
8. 1424 May 2008 Chinese Taipei2–03–0Friendly[26]
9. 153–0
10. 163 June 2008National Football Stadium, Malé   Nepal3–04–02008 SAFF Championship[27][28]
11. 1811 June 2008 Bhutan1–12–1[27][29]
12. 247 August 2008G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad Myanmar1–01–02008 AFC Challenge Cup[30]
13. 2513 August 2008Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Tajikistan1–04–1[31][32]
14. 3–0
15. 4–1
16. 2823 August 2009 Kyrgyzstan2–0 ‡2–12009 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[33]
17. 368 October 2010Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune Vietnam1–03–1Friendly[34][35]
18. 2–0
19. 3–1
20. 3914 January 2011Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Bahrain2–42–52011 AFC Asian Cup[36]
21. 4018 January 2011Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha South Korea1–2 ‡1–4
22. 4121 March 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya Chinese Taipei2–03–02012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification[14]
23. 4410 July 2011National Football Stadium, Malé Maldives1–01–1Friendly
24. 5016 November 2011Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Malaysia1–03–2
25. 3–1
26. 513 December 2011Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi Afghanistan1–11–12011 SAFF Championship[37]
27. 525 December 2011 Bhutan4–05–0[38]
28. 5–0
29. 537 December 2011 Sri Lanka2–03–0[39]
30. 549 December 2011 Maldives2–1 ‡3–1[40]
31. 3–1
32. 5511 December 2011 Afghanistan1–0 ‡4–0[40]
33. 5922 August 2012 Syria1–02–12012 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[41]
34. 6025 August 2012 Maldives1–0 ‡3–0[42]
35. 3–0
36. 622 September 2012 Cameroon2–2 ‡2–2[43]
37. 664 March 2013Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Guam1–04–02014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification[44]
38. 4–0
39. 703 September 2013Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu Bangladesh1–11–12013 SAFF Championship[45]
40. 7315 November 2013Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri Philippines1–01–1Friendly[46]
41. 7419 November 2013   Nepal1–02–0[47]
42. 755 March 2014Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao Bangladesh1–02–2[48]
43. 2–2
44. 766 October 2014Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri Palestine1–12–3[49]
45. 7712 March 2015Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati   Nepal1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[50]
46. 2–0
47. 7911 June 2015Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru Oman1–11–2[51]
48. 8016 June 2015GFA National Training Center, Dededo Guam1–21–2[52]
49. 8727 December 2015Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram   Nepal2–14–12015 SAFF Championship[53]
50. 8831 December 2015 Maldives1–03–2[23]
51. 893 January 2016 Afghanistan2–12–1[54]
52. 923 September 2016Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Puerto Rico2–14–1Friendly[55]
53. 9322 March 2017Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh Cambodia1–03–2Friendly[56]
54. 9428 March 2017Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Myanmar1–01–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification[57]
55. 9513 June 2017Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru Kyrgyzstan1–01–0
56. 9711 October 2017 Macau2–14–1
57. 9814 November 2017Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao Myanmar1–1 ‡2–2
58. 991 June 2018Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Chinese Taipei1–05–02018 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[58]
59. 2–0
60. 4–0
61. 1004 June 2018 Kenya1–0 ‡3–0[59]
62. 3–0
63. 1017 June 2018 New Zealand1–01–2[60]
64. 10210 June 2018 Kenya1–02–0[61]
65. 2–0
66. 1056 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Thailand1–0 ‡
4–1
2019 AFC Asian Cup[62]
67.
2–1
68. 1085 June 2019Buriram Stadium, Buriram Curaçao1–2 ‡1–32019 King's Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[63]
69. 1097 July 2019EKA Arena, Ahmedabad Tajikistan1–0 ‡2–42019 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[64]
70.
2–0
71. 11013 July 2019 North Korea
2–4
2–5[65]
72. 1125 September 2019Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati Oman1–01–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification[66]
73. 1177 June 2021Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Bangladesh1–02–0[67]
74. 2–0
75. 1205 September 2021Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu   Nepal2–02–1Friendly[68]
76. 1214 October 2021National Football Stadium, Malé Bangladesh1–01–12021 SAFF Championship[69]
77. 12310 October 2021   Nepal1–01–0[70]
78. 124 13 October 2021 Maldives2–13–1[71]
79. 3–1
80. 12516 October 2021   Nepal1–03–0[72]
81. 1278 June 2022Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Cambodia1–0 ‡2–02023 AFC Asian Cup qualification[73]
82. 2–0
83. 12811 June 2022 Afghanistan1–02–1[74]
84. 12914 June 2022 Hong Kong2–04–0[75]
85. 13328 March 2023Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal Kyrgyzstan2–0 ‡2–0Friendly[76]
86. 13512 June 2023Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Vanuatu1–01–02023 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[77]
87. 13718 June 2023 Lebanon1–02–0[78]
88. 13821 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru Pakistan1–04–02023 SAFF Championship[79]
89. 2–0 ‡
90. 3–0 ‡
91. 13924 June 2023   Nepal1–02–0[80]
92. 14027 June 2023 Kuwait1–01–1[81]
93. 14313 October 2023Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia2–32–42023 Merdeka Tournament
(Friendly tournament)		[82]
94. 15026 March 2024Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati Afghanistan1–0 ‡1–22026 FIFA World Cup Qualification[83]
95. 15219 March 2025Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong Maldives3–03–0Friendly[84]
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Hat-tricks

See also: List of India national football team hat-tricks
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No. Date Venue Opponent Goal mins Result Competition Ref.
1. 13 August 2008Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi Tajikistan 9', 19', 75'4–12008 AFC Challenge Cup[31]
2. 8 October 2010Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune Vietnam 25', 48', 72'3–1Friendly[34]
3. 1 June 2018Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Chinese Taipei 14', 34', 62'5–02018 Intercontinental Cup[58]
4. 21 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Pakistan 10', 16' (pen.), 73' (pen.)4–02023 SAFF Championship[20]
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Statistics

As of 14 October 2025[15]
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Footnotes

  1. [a]
    RSSSF mistakenly count the match at 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification between Yemen and India but in-fact he only played in one match in the year 2006. It was in a 0–3 defeat to Japan in the same competition.[4][5]
  2. [b]
    On 16 May 2024, Chhetri posted a video on his social media handle of X, that the match against Kuwait for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on 6 June 2024 would be his last international match of his career.[6][7] However on 6 March 2025, AIFF officially mentioned Chhetri in the 26 member squad for March 2025 FIFA Window. It was revealed that the newly appointed head coach, Manolo Márquez requested Chhetri about making a comeback to strengthen the National Team for the third round of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, which he had agreed upon.[8]
  3. [c]
    Chhetri also previously appeared thrice for the India U-20 side and scored 2 goals at the 2004 South Asian Games.[9][10] He also scored 2 goals in 4 matches at the 2022 Asian Games.[11][12] These matches are not considered as FIFA 'A' international goals but are considered official goals by AIFF. He also scored a goal in an unofficial friendly match against Qatar. FIFA allows a maximum of six substitutions by each team for friendly matches,[13] but in the match against Qatar, more than six substitutions were made by India,[14] thus the match is not considered an official match.

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