Sunil Chettri is a footballer who captains the Indian national team and plays for Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League as a forward. He is the top goal scorer for the Indian national team.
He got his breakthrough when he helped India win the Nehru Cup three times (in 2007, 2009, and 2012). Also, he helped India win the 2011 SAFF Championship.
He is a recipient of Padma Shri, Arjuna Award for Football, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Football. The 38-year-old has scored 84 goals in 131 international matches and stands fifth on the list of top goalscorers of all time in international matches.
Despite having many awards and records under his belt, fans often wonder where Sunil Chettri was born. This article highlights on the same.
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Where Sunil Chhetri was Born?
Sunil Chettri was born in Secunderabad in the state of Telangana (then in Andhra Pradesh) on August 3, 1984, to father KB Chhetri and mother Sushila Chhetri. His father played football for the Indian Army’s team, while his mother played for Nepal women’s national team. As his father was an army man, which means regular transfers, Sunil traveled across the country.
He loved playing football as a kid but never thought of pursuing it professionally. His main motive to keep on excelling in the sport was to get enrolled in a good college for his education.
However, 16-year-old Sunil earned his call to the Asian School Championships in Kuala Lumpur in 2001. At that time he also got admitted to a college in New Delhi.
The young Sunil was spotted by one of India’s oldest football clubs- Mohun Bagan. He signed a contract in 2002 to play for the upcoming domestic season, and that was just the beginning.
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After three years with Mohun Bagan, he moved to JCT. He became the third player from the subcontinent to get a contract from a foreign club as Kansas City Wizards signed him in 2010 for Major League Soccer. Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal also signed him, but he played for its reserve side.
Sunil has won the AIFF Player of the Year five times (in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017). He was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2011. In 2009 and 2018, he won the FPAI Indian Player of the Year award.
He made his international debut against Pakistan on June 12, 2004, and so far, scored 84 goals in 131 international matches.
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