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Sunil Chhetri Retirement: Indian star footballer Sunil Chhetri has announced his decision to retire from international football on Thursday, May 16. He announced this by posting a video on social media. He said that he would retire from the football field after the FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kuwait on 6 June. The 39-year-old Indian footballer made his international debut on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan and also scored an own goal for India in this match. Sunil Chhetri has played 145 matches for India in his 20-year career, in which he has scored 93 goals.
Sunil Chhetri will bid farewell to international football as India's all-time top scorer and most capped player. Among active players, he is the third highest goalscorer after legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Chhetri recalled his entire career from his debut to the announcement of his retirement. During this time he also appeared quite emotional. While posting this 9-minute video, the Indian captain wrote that I want to tell you something…
The Indian captain won the AIFF Player of the Year award a total of 6 times in his career. Apart from this, he was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2011 and the Padma Shri Award in 2019. On the international stage, Chhetri has been a part of the AFC title-winning Indian team. Challenge Cup in 2008, SAFF Championship in 2011 and 2015, Nehru Cup in 2007, 2009 and 2012, as well as the Intercontinental Cup in 2017 and 2018.