Sunil Chhetri retires: List of all goals scored in international football

Sunil Chhetri represented India in 146 matches during his illustrious career of 20 years, and most 94 goals for India

Sunil Chhetri is set to retire from international football, with the most goals scored by an Indian. Ahead of his last dance at the football field during the India vs Kuwait FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match, Chhetri has 94 goals by his name. The Indian forward represented India in 146 matches during his illustrious career of 20 years.

He is at the third spot among the active players who score the most goals in football, only behind football legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Full list of goals scored by Sunil Chhetri in his 20-year career of international football
Goal No.	Date	Opponent	Venue
1	June 12, 2005	Pakistan	Ayub Stadium, Quetta
2	August 17, 2007	Cambodia	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
3	August 17, 2007	Cambodia	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
4	August 23, 2007	Syria	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
5	August 26, 2007	Kyrgyzstan	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
6	October 8, 2007	Lebanon	Saida International Stadium, Sidon
7	October 30, 2007	Lebanon	Fatorda Stadium, Margao
8	May 24, 2008	Chinese Taipei	Fatorda Stadium, Margao
9	May 24, 2008	Chinese Taipei	Fatorda Stadium, Margao
10	June 3, 2008	Nepal	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
11	June 11, 2008	Bhutan	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
12	August 7, 2008	Myanmar	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad
13	August 13, 2008	Tajikistan	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
14	August 13, 2008	Tajikistan	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
15	August 13, 2008	Tajikistan	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
16	August 23, 2008	Kyrgyzstan	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
17	October 8, 2010	Vietnam	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
18	October 8, 2010	Vietnam	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
19	October 8, 2010	Vietnam	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
20	January 14, 2011	Bahrain	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
21	January 18, 2011	South Korea	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
22	Marach 21, 2011	Chinese Taipei	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya
23	July 10, 2011	Maldives	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
24	November 16, 2011	Malaysia	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
25	November 16, 2011	Malaysia	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
26	December 3, 2011	Afghanistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
27	December 5, 2011	Bhutan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
28	December 5, 2011	Bhutan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
29	December 7, 2011	Sri Lanka	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
30	December 9, 2011	Maldives	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
31	December 9, 2011	Maldives	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
32	December 11, 2011	Afghanistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
33	August 22, 2012	Syria	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
34	August 25, 2012	Madives	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
35	August 25, 2012	Madives	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
36	September 2, 2012	Cameroon	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
37	March 4, 2013	Guam	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
38	March 4, 2013	Guam	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
39	September 3, 2013	Bangaldesh	Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu
40	November 15, 2013	Philippines	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
41	November 19, 2013	Nepal	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
42	March 5, 2014	Bangladesh	Fatorda Stadium, Goa
43	March 5, 2014	Bangladesh	Fatorda Stadium, Goa
44	October 6, 2014	Palestine	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
45	March 12, 2015	Nepal	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
46	March 12, 2015	Nepal	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
47	June 11, 2015	Oman	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
48	June 16, 2015	Guam	Guam F.A. National Training Center, Harmon
49	December 27, 2015	Nepal	Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum
50	December 31, 2015	Maldives	Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum
51	January 3, 2016	Afghanistan	Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum
52	September 3, 2016	Puerto Rico	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
53	March 22, 2017	Cambodia	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
54	March 28, 2017	Myanmar	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
55	June 13, 2017	Kyrgyzstan	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
56	October 11, 2017	Macau	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
57	November 14 2017	Myanmar	Fatorda Stadium, Margao
58	June 1, 2018	Chinese Taipei	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
59	June 1, 2018	Chinese Taipei	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
60	June 1, 2018	Chinese Taipei	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
61	June 4, 2018	Kenya	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
62	June 4, 2018	Kenya	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
63	June 7, 2018	New Zealand	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
64	June 10, 2018	Kenya	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
65	June 10, 2018	Kenya	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
66	January 6, 2019	Thailand	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
67	January 6, 2019	Thailand	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
68	June 5, 2019	Curacao	Chang Arena, Buriram
69	July 7, 2019	Tajikistan	The Arena, Ahmedabad
70	July 7, 2019	Tajikistan	The Arena, Ahmedabad
71	July 13, 2019	North Korea	The Arena, Ahmedabad
72	September 5, 2019	Oman	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
73	June 7, 2021	Bangladesh	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
74	June 7, 2021	Bangladesh	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
75	September 5, 2021	Nepal	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu
76	October 4, 2021	Bangladesh	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
77	October 10, 2021	Nepal	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
78	October 13, 2021	Maldives	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
79	October 13, 2021	Maldives	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
80	October 16, 2021	Nepal	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
81	June 8, 2022	Cambodia	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
82	June 8, 2022	Cambodia	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
83	June 11, 2022	Afghanistan	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
84	June 14, 2022	Hong Kong	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
85	March 28, 2023	Kyrgyzstan	Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal
86	June 12, 2023	Vanuatu	Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
87	June 18, 2023	Lebanon	Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
88	June 21, 2023	Pakistan	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
89	June 21, 2023	Pakistan	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
90	June 21, 2023	Pakistan	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
91	June 24, 2023	Nepal	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
92	June 27, 2023	Nepal	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
93	October 13, 2023	Malaysia	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
94	March 26, 2024	Afghanistan	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

 

Players with most goals in Indian football

Highest goal-scorer in Indian football
Player	Goals
Sunil Chhetri	94
Bhaichung Bhutia	42
IM Vijayan	39
Shabbir Ali	30
PK Banerjee	26
Jeje Lalpekhlua	23
Magan Singh	20
Inder Singh	15
Chuni Goswami	14
Neville D'Souza	13

Most appearances by a player for Indian football team
Player	Appearances
Sunil Chhetri	146
Bhaichung Bhutia	107
IM Vijayan	88
Shabbir Ali	81
Mahesh Gawali	79
Climax Lawrence	78
Gouramangi Singh	73
Sudip Chatterjee	67
Subrata Paul	67
Rennedy Singh	66

Players with most goals in International football

Most goal scored in International football
Goals score	Player name	Country	Total matches played
128	Cristiano Ronaldo*	Portugal	205
108	Ali Daei	Iran	148
106	Lionel Messi*	Argentina	180
94	Sunil Chhetri	India	146
89	Mokhtar Dahari	Malaysia	142
84	Ferenc Puskas	Hungary	89
84	Ali Mabkhout*	United Arab Emirates	113
83	Romelu Lukaku*	Belgium	113
82	Robert Lewandowski*	Poland	146