Indain footballer (sunil chetri)
In india many player is not known all over the world in fact in our india most of the Football aren't recognized and there one of the greatest footballer of india who make his way out none another then our Indian team captain sunil chetri
Sunil Chhetri (born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team.
He is widely regarded as the greatest Indian football player of all time.
Chhetri began his professional career at Mohun Bagan in 2002, moving to JCT where he scored 21 goals in 48 game .He signed for Major League Soccer side the Kansas City Wizards in 2010, becoming the third player from the subcontinent of note to go abroad. He returned to India's I-League where he played for Chirag United and Mohun Bagan before going back abroad, at Sporting CP of the Primeira Liga, where he played for the club's reserve side.
Chhetri helped India win the 2007, 2009, and 2012 Nehru Cup, as well as the 2011, 2015, and 2021 SAFF Championship. He has also helped India win the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, which qualified them to their first AFC Asian Cup in 27 years,scoring twice in the final tournament in 2011.Chhetri has also been named AIFF Player of the Year a record six times in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018–19.
Chhetri received the Arjuna Award in 2011 for his outstanding sporting achievement, the Padma Shri award in 2019, India's fourth highest civilian award. In 2021, he received the Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour and became the first footballer to receive the award.
And also he in the top 10 intenrtional top scorer for india and he was forward Messi with 74 goal in 2020 and bow he is currently in 3rd position globally
Sunil Chhetri was also adjudged to be the best player in the final and won the Top Scorer Award as well as the Most Valuable Player Award at the end of the tournament.
The good thing is that a lot of youngsters did really well and that makes me really happy. Many things we can improve on. All the other teams were good. To come in as the dominant side and win the trophy feels good," Chhetri said after the match.
We made this one special because we weren’t so good in the first two games. Was tough from there to come up & play the way we did. It’s good. It’s not outstanding & we can do better but look at all the young ones, it feels good for all of them," he added and he also get bharat Ratana by hounered presidentof india