Ajay Chhetri

Ajay Chhetri
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sreenidi Deccan
Youth career
2016–2018 Bengaluru B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Bengaluru B 9 (0)
2018–2024 Bengaluru 6 (0)
2020 → Hyderabad (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → East Bengal (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 → RoundGlass Punjab (loan) 19 (1)
2023–2024 → East Bengal (loan) 9 (1)
2024– Sreenidi Deccan 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Ajay Chhetri (born 1 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.

Career

Youth

Born in Kanglatongbi, Manipur, Chhetri joined Bengaluru FC's Academy in 2016. In 2018, Chhetri was selected to join Bengaluru's B side for their I-League 2nd Division and Bangalore Super Division campaigns.[1][2] In December 2018, Chhetri was part of the Bengaluru B side that won the 2018–19 Bangalore Super Division.[3]

Bengaluru

On 18 September 2018, it was announced that Chhetri, along with four other teammates from the Bengaluru B team, had been called up to join Bengaluru's squad for the 2018–19 Indian Super League season. He made his first-team debut for the club on 9 February 2019 against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Harmanjot Khabra as Bengaluru were defeated 2–1.[4]

Hyderabad (loan)

On 7 January 2020, Bengaluru FC announced that Chhetri had been loaned to new Indian Super League franchise Hyderabad FC till the end of the season.[5]

East Bengal (loan)

On 15 January 2021, East Bengal announced that they have signed Ajay Chhetri from Bengaluru on loan for the remained of the 2020-21 Indian Super League season.[6] He made his debut on 15th January 2021, as he came on as a substitute to Milan Singh at half time as East Bengal drew 1–1 against Kerala Blasters.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2024[8]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bengaluru B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2019–20 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Bengaluru B total 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Bengaluru 2018–19 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2019–20 0 0 2[a] 1 — 2 1
2020–21 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 4 0 5[a] 1 2[b] 0 11 1
Bengaluru total 6 0 7 2 2 1 15 2
Hyderabad (loan) 2019–20 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
East Bengal (loan) 2020–21 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
RoundGlass Punjab (loan) 2022–23 I-League 19 1 2[c] 0 — 21 1
East Bengal (loan) 2023–24 Indian Super League 9 1 5[c] 0 — 14 1
Sreenidi Deccan 2024–25 I-League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 50 2 14 2 2 0 66 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

Bengaluru FC 'B'

East Bengal

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Bengaluru FC 'B' gear up for 2nd Division League debut". Bengaluru Football Club. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Bengaluru FC hammer Jawahar Union 5-0 in BDFA Super Division". Bengaluru Football Club. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ Das, Joy (28 December 2018). "Bengaluru FC 'B'emerge champs". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Chennaiyin 2-1 Bengaluru". Soccerway.
  5. ^ @bengalurufc (7 January 2020). "The Blues can confirm that midfielder Ajay Chhetri has moved to Hyderabad FC on a loan deal until the end of the season. Good luck on your spell, Ajay!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Media Team, SC East Bengal (15 January 2021). "SC East Bengal sign promising midfielder Ajay Chhetri on loan". SC East Bengal. Retrieved 15 January 2021.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Neville's last-gasp header helps SC East Bengal rescue a point against Kerala". Indian Super League. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. ^ Ajay Chhetri at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Bengaluru FC B lifts BDFA Super Division Trophy by beating ASC". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Blue Colts are champions of Bengaluru again". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ Easwar, Nisanth V (2 June 2017). "Udanta Singh wins Player of the Year award for Bengaluru FC". Goal. Retrieved 11 January 2021.