Sunil Chetri

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Sunil Chetri
Full name	Sunil Chetri
Date of birth	August 3, 1984 (1984-08-03) (age 23)
Place of birth	Delhi, India
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	JCT FC
Number	13
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2005 2005-present	Mohun Bagan JCT FC	0? 0(?) 0?? 0(??)
National team²
2004-present	India	015 0(12)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:18, 2 may 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 2, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Sunil Chetri (born August 3, 1984 in Delhi, India) is an Indian professional football player. He plays in the Forward position and is known for his high work rate, ball control and shooting. Chetri has played for Mohun Bagan, JCT FC. He was selected the AIFF Player of the Year 2007 for his excellent performances for his club and country.

1 Club career
2 International career
- 2.1 International goals
3 External links

[edit] Club career

He has played for 2 major clubs in India Mohun Bagan and JCT FC and has impressed in both his stints. He is know for his ball control, shooting and high work rate and is touted as the next Baichung Bhutia. His most notable performance was against Sao Paulo FC for JCT FC in the Super Soccer series in 2007. At the end of the 11th NFL, Chetri was awarded the league's best player award as well as the league best forward. He scored a total of 12 goals in the 11th NFL.

[edit] International career

He has represented his national team India a number of times.One of his best performances was perhaps against Cambodia in August 2007, in which he scored 2 excellent goals.He was selected the Indian player of 2007 and found his way in NDTV's list of india's biggest sporting moments of 2007 at number 3.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 June 2005	Ayub Stadium, Quetta,Pakistan	Pakistan	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2	17 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India	Cambodia	4–0	6–0	Nehru Cup
3	17 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India	Cambodia	5–0	6–0	Nehru Cup
4	23 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India	Syria	1–0	2–3	Nehru Cup
5	26 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India	Kyrgyzstan	2–0	3–0	Nehru Cup
6	8 October 2007	Saida International Stadium, Saida, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–0	1–4	WCQ
7	30 October 2007	Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India	Lebanon	1–0	2–2	WCQ
8	24 May 2008	Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India	Chinese Taipei	2–0	3–0	Friendly
9	24 May 2008	Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India	Chinese Taipei	3–0	3–0	Friendly
10	3 June 2008	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Nepal	3–0	4–0	SAFF Cup
11	11 June 2008	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Bhutan	1–1	2–1	SAFF Cup