Ajay Chhetri

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Ajay Chhetri
Personal information
Full name Ajay Chhetri
Date of birth (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru FC
Number 13
Youth career
2016–2018 Bengaluru
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Bengaluru B 11 (1)
2018– Bengaluru 2 (0)
2020 → Hyderabad (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → East Bengal (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:29, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Ajay Chhetri (born 1 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League.

Career[]

Youth[]

Born in , 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[]

As of 21 February 2021[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bengaluru 2018–19 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengaluru FC B (loan) 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2019–20 I-League 2nd Division 2 0 2[a] 1 4 1
Hyderabad (loan) 2019–20 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
East Bengal (loan) 2020–21 Indian Super League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 18 0 2 1 0 0 20 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the Durand Cup

Honours[]

Club[]

Bengaluru FC 'B'[]

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.
  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.

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