Photo: President's Secretariat / GODL-India (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Sunil Chhetri is genuinely one of those athletes who deserves far more global recognition than he gets, and I'll die on that hill. Here's a guy who became the fourth-highest international goalscorer in the history of football — ranking above countless household European names — while playing for a country that most football fans wouldn't even list among the top fifty. He built Bengaluru FC into a genuine powerhouse, earned the Arjuna Award, the Padma Shri, and the Khel Ratna, and spent two decades being the face of Indian football almost entirely on his own terms. What really gets me is that he didn't just score goals — he single-handedly made people in India care about the sport. That's a different kind of legacy.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sunil Chhetri
- Name (Japanese)
- スニル・チェトリ
- Reading
- すにる・ちぇとり
- Born
- August 3, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Secunderabad, Hyderabad district, India
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- University
- University of Calcutta
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Arjuna Award
- 2019 Padma Shri in sports
- 2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Sunil Chhetri born?
Born August 3, 1984 (age 41).
Where is Sunil Chhetri from?
Sunil Chhetri is from Secunderabad, Hyderabad district, India.
What does Sunil Chhetri do?
Sunil Chhetri works as association football player.
How tall is Sunil Chhetri?
Sunil Chhetri is 170 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.