List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri
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Sunil Chhetri has scored 51 international goals for India.
Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer, who represents India at the international level. The former captain of India national football team, he is regarded as the most popular footballer and best striker of India.[1] To date, he has represented India 91 times in official matches, scoring 51 international goals, and once in an unofficial match, scoring a single goal in that match as well. He is India's all-time top international goalscorer as well as the most-capped player, with 51 goals in 91 official international matches. He is referred to as "goal machine" by Indian media.[2]
Chhetri made his international debut for the national team on 12 June 2005 against arch-rival Pakistan, and scored in his very first match.[1] Chhetri's first international tournament for India was 2007 Nehru Cup where he scored 2 goals against Cambodia in 6-0 win.[3] Chhetri's 50th goal came in his 88th match in a 2–1 victory against Afghanistan in the 2015 SAFF Championship Final; his goal turned out to be the match decider and helped India win their seventh SAFF Championship title.[4] He is also the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals.[5] Fifteen of his 51 goals came in friendly matches, 13 of those in the SAFF Championships, 8 in the Nehru Cups, 6 in World Cup qualifiers, and 2 in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The rest have come in AFC Challenge Cup & its qualifiers.[5] His tally of 51 international goals for India puts him in joint 41st position in the list of footballers who have scored 50 or more international goals for their respective countries.[6]
He also previously appeared thrice for the India U-20 side and scored 2 goals in the 2004 South Asian Games,[7][8] which are not considered as the official ones.
International goals
Correct as of September 3, 2016
Goals in official international matches
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 12 June 2005 | Ayub Stadium, Quetta |  Pakistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 August 2007 | Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi |  Cambodia | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2007 Nehru Cup |
| 3. | 5–0 |
| 4. | 23 August 2007 |  Syria | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| 5. | 26 August 2007 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 6. | 8 October 2007 | Saida International Stadium, Sidon |  Lebanon | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| 7. | 30 October 2007 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 8. | 24 May 2008 |  Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 3–0 |
| 10. | 3 June 2008 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |  Nepal | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2008 SAFF Cup |
| 11. | 11 June 2008 |  Bhutan | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 12. | 7 August 2008 | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | .svg.png) Myanmar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 13. | 13 August 2008 | Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi |  Tajikistan | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 14. | 3–0 |
| 15. | 4–1 |
| 16. | 23 August 2009 | Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2009 Nehru Cup |
| 17. | 8 October 2010 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 18. | 2–0 |
| 19. | 3–1 |
| 20. | 14 January 2011 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha |  Bahrain | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2011 Asian Cup |
| 21. | 18 January 2011 | Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha |  South Korea | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| 22. | 21 March 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier |
| 23. | 10 July 2011 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |  Maldives | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 24. | 16 November 2011 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 25. | 3–1 |
| 26. | 3 December 2011 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi |  Afghanistan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
| 27. | 5 December 2011 | Bhutan | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 28. | 5–0 |
| 29. | 7 December 2011 |  Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 30. | 9 December 2011 | Maldives | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 31. | 3–1 |
| 32. | 11 December 2011 | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 33. | 22 August 2012 | Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Nehru Cup |
| 34. | 25 August 2012 | Maldives | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 35. | 3–0 |
| 36. | 4 March 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Guam | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier |
| 37. | 4–0 |
| 38. | 3 September 2013 | Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu |  Bangladesh | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 39. | 15 November 2013 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |  Philippines | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 40. | 19 November 2013 | Nepal | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 41. | 5 March 2014 | Fatorda Stadium, Goa | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 42. | 2–2 |
| 43. | 6 October 2014 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |  Palestine | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| 44. | 12 March 2015 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | Nepal | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 45. | 2–0 |
| 46. | 11 June 2015 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore |  Oman | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 47. | 16 June 2015 | Guam F.A. National Training Center, Harmon | Guam | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 48. | 27 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum | Nepal | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2015 SAFF Championship |
| 49. | 31 December 2015 | Maldives | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 50. | 3 January 2016 | Afghanistan | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 51. | 3 September 2016 | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai |  Puerto Rico | 2–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
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Goal in unofficial match
Goals scored for national under–20 team
International statistics
- As of 3 September 2016
| Goals by year |
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 |
| 2008 | 13 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 17 | 13 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 11 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 91 | 51 |
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