List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer who represents the India national football team as a forward. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player.^[1][2][3] As of 19 March 2025, he has scored 95 goals in 153^[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 the Maldives in the 2011 SAFF Championship to take his tally to 31,^[18] thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing the 29 set by I. M. Vijayan.^[1][19] With his 95 international goals, he is currently the third-highest active international goalscorer behind Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Argentina. He is also the highest active goalscorer from Asia. On 21 June 2023, Chhetri scored a hat-trick for India in a 4–0 win over the Pakistan to take his tally to 90 international goals, thus becoming the second-highest international goalscorer from Asia of all time.^[20] His tally of 95 puts him as the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of international football.^[21]

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.^[22][23] 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.^[24] 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 19 March 2025

Score and results list India's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Chhetri's goal.

Key

‡	Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick

Goal	Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	1	12 June 2005	Ayub National Stadium, Quetta	Pakistan	1–0	1–1	Friendly	[16]
2.	7	17 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi	Cambodia	4–0	6–0	2007 Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament)	[23]
3.					5–0
4.	9	23 August 2007		Syria	1–0	2–3
5.	10	26 August 2007		Kyrgyzstan	2–0	3–0
6.	12	8 October 2007	Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon	Lebanon	1–0	1–4	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[25]
7.	13	30 October 2007	Fatorda Stadium, Margao		1–0	2–2		[26]
8.	14	24 May 2008		Chinese Taipei	2–0	3–0	Friendly	[27]
9.	15				3–0
10.	16	3 June 2008	Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Nepal	3–0	4–0	2008 SAFF Championship	[28][29]
11.	18	11 June 2008		Bhutan	1–1	2–1		[28][30]
12.	24	7 August 2008	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Myanmar	1–0	1–0	2008 AFC Challenge Cup	[31][32]
13.	25	13 August 2008	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi	Tajikistan	1–0	4–1		[33][34]
14.					3–0
15.					4–1
16.	28	23 August 2009		Kyrgyzstan	2–0 ‡	2–1	2009 Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament)	[35]
17.	36	8 October 2010	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune	Vietnam	1–0	3–1	Friendly	[36][37]
18.					2–0
19.					3–1
20.	39	14 January 2011	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Bahrain	2–4	2–5	2011 AFC Asian Cup	[38]
21.	40	18 January 2011	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha	South Korea	1–2 ‡	1–4
22.	41	21 March 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya	Chinese Taipei	2–0	3–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification	[14]
23.	44	10 July 2011	Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Maldives	1–0	1–1	Friendly
24.	50	16 November 2011	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata	Malaysia	1–0	3–2
25.					3–1
26.	51	3 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi	Afghanistan	1–1	1–1	2011 SAFF Championship	[39]
27.	52	5 December 2011		Bhutan	4–0	5–0		[40]
28.					5–0
29.	53	7 December 2011		Sri Lanka	2–0	3–0		[41]
30.	54	9 December 2011		Maldives	2–1 ‡	3–1		[42][43]
31.					3–1
32.	55	11 December 2011		Afghanistan	1–0 ‡	4–0		[42][43]
33.	59	22 August 2012		Syria	1–0	2–1	2012 Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament)	[44]
34.	60	25 August 2012		Maldives	1–0 ‡	3–0		[45]
35.					3–0
36.	62	2 September 2012		Cameroon	2–2 ‡	2–2		[46]
37.	66	4 March 2013	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Guam	1–0	4–0	2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification	[47]
38.					4–0
39.	70	3 September 2013	Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu	Bangladesh	1–1	1–1	2013 SAFF Championship	[48]
40.	73	15 November 2013	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri	Philippines	1–0	1–1	Friendly	[49]
41.	74	19 November 2013		Nepal	1–0	2–0		[50]
42.	75	5 March 2014	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	Bangladesh	1–0	2–2		[51]
43.					2–2
44.	76	6 October 2014	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri	Palestine	1–1	2–3		[52]
45.	77	12 March 2015	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati	Nepal	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	[53]
46.					2–0
47.	79	11 June 2015	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore	Oman	1–1	1–2		[54]
48.	80	16 June 2015	GFA National Training Center, Harmon	Guam	1–2	1–2		[55]
49.	87	27 December 2015	Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum	Nepal	2–1	4–1	2015 SAFF Championship	[56]
50.	88	31 December 2015		Maldives	1–0	3–2		[24]
51.	89	3 January 2016		Afghanistan	2–1	2–1		[57]
52.	92	3 September 2016	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai	Puerto Rico	2–1	4–1	Friendly	[58]
53.	93	22 March 2017	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Cambodia	1–0	3–2	Friendly	[59]
54.	94	28 March 2017	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Myanmar	1–0	1–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[60]
55.	95	13 June 2017	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	1–0
56.	97	11 October 2017		Macau	2–1	4–1
57.	98	14 November 2017	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	Myanmar	1–1 ‡	2–2
58.	99	1 June 2018	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai	Chinese Taipei	1–0	5–0	2018 Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament)	[61]
59.					2–0
60.					4–0
61.	100	4 June 2018		Kenya	1–0 ‡	3–0		[62]
62.					3–0
63.	101	7 June 2018		New Zealand	1–0	1–2		[63]
64.	102	10 June 2018		Kenya	1–0	2–0		[64]
65.					2–0
66.	105	6 January 2019	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Thailand	1–0 ‡	4–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup	[65]
67.					2–1
68.	108	5 June 2019	Chang Arena, Buriram	Curaçao	1–2 ‡	1–3	2019 King's Cup (Friendly tournament)	[66]
69.	109	7 July 2019	The Arena, Ahmedabad	Tajikistan	1–0 ‡	2–4	2019 Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament)	[67]
70.					2–0
71.	110	13 July 2019		North Korea	2–4	2–5		[68]
72.	112	5 September 2019	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati	Oman	1–0	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[69]
73.	117	7 June 2021	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Bangladesh	1–0	2–0		[70]
74.					2–0
75.	120	5 September 2021	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu	Nepal	2–0	2–1	Friendly	[71]
76.	121	4 October 2021	Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Bangladesh	1–0	1–1	2021 SAFF Championship	[72]
77.	123	10 October 2021		Nepal	1–0	1–0		[73]
78.	124	13 October 2021		Maldives	2–1	3–1		[74]
79.					3–1
80.	125	16 October 2021		Nepal	1–0	3–0		[75]
81.	127	8 June 2022	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata	Cambodia	1–0 ‡	2–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[76]
82.					2–0
83.	128	11 June 2022		Afghanistan	1–0	2–1		[77]
84.	129	14 June 2022		Hong Kong	2–0	4–0		[78]
85.	133	28 March 2023	Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal	Kyrgyzstan	2–0 ‡	2–0	Friendly	[79]
86.	135	12 June 2023	Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar	Vanuatu	1–0	1–0	2023 Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament)	[80]
87.	137	18 June 2023		Lebanon	1–0	2–0		[81]
88.	138	21 June 2023	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore	Pakistan	1–0	4–0	2023 SAFF Championship	[82]
89.					2–0 ‡
90.					3–0 ‡
91.	139	24 June 2023		Nepal	1–0	2–0		[83]
92.	140	27 June 2023		Kuwait	1–0	1–1		[84]
93.	143	13 October 2023	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	2–3	2–4	2023 Merdeka Tournament (Friendly tournament)	[85]
94.	150	26 March 2024	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati	Afghanistan	1–0 ‡	1–2	2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification	[86]
95.	152	19 March 2025	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong	Maldives	3–0	3–0	Friendly	[87]

Hat-tricks

See also: List of India national football team hat-tricks

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Goal mins	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	13 August 2008	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi	Tajikistan	9', 19', 75'	4–1	2008 AFC Challenge Cup	[33]
2.	8 October 2010	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune	Vietnam	25', 48', 72'	3–1	Friendly	[36]
3.	1 June 2018	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai	Chinese Taipei	14', 34', 62'	5–0	2018 Intercontinental Cup	[61]
4.	21 June 2023	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore	Pakistan	10', 16' (pen.), 73' (pen.)	4–0	2023 SAFF Championship	[20]

Statistics

As of 25 March 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by year Year Apps Goals 2005 5 1 2006 1 0 2007 7 6 2008 12 8 2009 6 1 2010 6 3 2011 18 13 2012 8 4 2013 11 5 2014 2 3 2015 12 6 2016 4 2 2017 6 5 2018 6 8 2019 11 7 2020 0 0 2021 10 8 2022 6 4 2023 14 9 2024 6 1 2025 2 1 Total 153 95

Appearances and goals by competition Competition Apps Goals SAFF Championship 27 23 Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament) 11 13 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 24 10 Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament) 14 9 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers 13 8 AFC Asian Cup 8 4 AFC Challenge Cup 8 4 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers 6 3 King's Cup (Friendly tournament) 1 1 Merdeka Tournament (Friendly tournament) 1 1 Friendlies 40 19 Total 153 95 Appearances and goals by confederation Confederation Teams Apps Goals AFC 39 141 86 CAF 3 4 5 CONCACAF 4 4 2 OFC 3 4 2 Total 49 153 95

Appearances and goals by opposition Opposition Apps Goals    Nepal 13 9  Maldives 8 9  Bangladesh 7 6  Chinese Taipei 5 6  Afghanistan 10 5  Tajikistan 5 5  Cambodia 3 5  Pakistan 7 4  Kyrgyzstan 5 4  Kenya 2 4  Lebanon 6 3  Myanmar 5 3  Malaysia 4 3  Guam 3 3  Bhutan 2 3  Vietnam 2 3  Syria 7 2  Oman 5 2  Thailand 3 2  Kuwait 4 1  Sri Lanka 4 1  Hong Kong 3 1  Bahrain 2 1  Macau 2 1  North Korea 2 1  Palestine 2 1  Philippines 2 1  Cameroon 1 1  Curaçao 1 1  New Zealand 1 1  Puerto Rico 1 1  South Korea 1 1  Vanuatu 1 1  Turkmenistan 3 0  United Arab Emirates 3 0  Australia 2 0  Fiji 2 0  Laos 2 0  Qatar 2 0  China 1 0  Guyana 1 0  Japan 1 0  Jordan 1 0  Mongolia 1 0  Namibia 1 0  Singapore 1 0  Trinidad and Tobago 1 0  Uzbekistan 1 0  Yemen 1 0 Total 153 95

Footnotes

1. 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. 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. 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.

See also

• List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• List of India national football team hat-tricks