Indian soccer workforce captain Sunil Chettri
Chhetri marked the event with a aim from the spot within the thirty seventh minute. This was his 94th worldwide aim and he stays third on the record of aim-scorers amongst lively gamers.
Indian soccer star Sunil Chhetri was felicitated by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for showing in his 150th worldwide sport within the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier in opposition to Afghanistan right here on Tuesday.
Chhetri marked the event with a aim from the spot within the thirty seventh minute. This was his 94th worldwide aim and he stays third on the record of aim-scorers amongst lively gamers.
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey, Assam Football Association secretary Sangrang Brahma, and AIFF’s technical committee chairperson I.M. Vijayan had been among the many dignitaries who introduced mementoes to India captain Chhetri earlier than the beginning of the match on the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.
Chhetri, 39, first donned the senior nationwide jersey on June 12, 2005, in a pleasant match in opposition to Pakistan in Quetta.
He was India’s scorer within the 1-1 draw. Since then, he has made 149 appearances for the nationwide workforce, netting a document 93 targets.
A prolific aim-getter, Chhetri holds the distinctive document of scoring a minimum of one aim in his first, twenty fifth, fiftieth, seventy fifth, a hundredth and one hundred and twenty fifth match for the Blue Tigers.
