Chhetri Retires - Lookback At Glorious Career

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Long-serving India captain Sunil Chhetri announced his retirement from international football.

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The 39-year-old star player announced his decision through a video on his social media accounts.

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The FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6 will be Chhetri's last international match.

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Having made his debut in 2005, Chhetri will retire as India's all-time top scorer with a total of 94 goal

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Chhetri is also third in the list of goal scorers among active players behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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Apart from this, he is also in the fourth spot in the all-time list of international goal-scorers.

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Earlier in March, Chhetri played his 150th international match, when India squared off against Afghanistan in Guwahati.

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Chhetri has also widely contributed for clubs like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Dempo, and ISL sides Mumbai City FC and Bengaluru FC.

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With Bengaluru FC, he has won big titles like the I-League (2014 and 2016), ISL (2019), Super Cup (2018) and also reached AFC Cup final in 2016.

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