IN PHOTOS: Captain Sunil Chhetri's achievements

As the stalwart of Indian football Sunil Chhetri has finally decided to pull curtains to his international career, here are some of his remarkable achievements you need to know

Updated On: 2024-05-16 07:10 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Sunil Chhetri (Pic: Instagram/chetri_sunil11)

The star Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri made his retirement announcement on Thursday through his social media handles. He will play his last game against Kuwait on June 6 for the FIFA qualification

Sunil Chhetri has made the most number of appearances for India in football which is 150. Other than that, he also has his name registered for the most number of international goals scored by an Indian player which is 94. Chhetri also scored four hat-tricks for India, which is the most to date

In the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sunil Chhetri has scored 10 goals which is the most for India. He also has a record of the most matches played for India in the AFC which is 40

In the South Asian Football Federation Championship, Sunil Chhetri is sharing the top spot with Maldives's Ali Ashfaq for the most goals scored (23)

In the Indian Super League, he is the first player to score a hat trick and is also the Indian with the most hat tricks in the league which is 2. He is also the top Indian goal scorer in the ISL

Legendary Sunil Chhetri is also the first footballer to receive the "Khel Ratna Award." With this, he also holds the record of winning the award of "All India Football Federation Player of the Year" the most number of times which is 7

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