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Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri has announced his retirement from international football. Sunil Chhetri will play his last international match against Kuwait on 6 June. Sunil has informed his fans about this by posting a video on his social media account. In the video, he has talked about his journey and said that now the time has come to give a chance to new people. 39 year old Sunil Chhetri has made many records while playing for India.
Sunil Chhetri announced his retirement
Sunil Chhetri is an important part of Indian football. He scored 94 goals in 150 matches for the country. He is currently fourth in the list of international goal scorers. Announcing his retirement, Chhetri recalled his journey and said that I still remember when I played my first match. My first match, my first goal, it was the most memorable moment of my journey. I never thought that I would be able to play so many matches for the country. He further said that when he decided to retire, the first thing he told about it was his parents and wife.
Sunil Chhetri made his international debut on 12 June 2005. He played his first match against Pakistan. He also scored his first international goal in this match. Chhetri won the AIFF Player of the Year award six times in his illustrious career. Apart from this, he was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2011 and Padmashree in 2019.
Sunil Chhetri announced his retirement
Let us tell you that Sunil Chhetri is the fourth highest run scorer in international football. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is at first place in terms of scoring the most international goals. Ronaldo has scored a total of 128 goals in 206 matches so far. After this is former Iran player Ali Dai, who has 108 goals in 148 matches.