Ajay Chhetri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Bengaluru B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Bengaluru B | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | 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) |
| *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 Indian Super League club Bengaluru.
Career[edit]
Youth[edit]
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[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
- 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 | |
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 4 | ||
Honours[edit]
Bengaluru FC 'B'
East Bengal
Individual
- Bengaluru FC U-18 Player of the year: 2017[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bengaluru FC 'B' gear up for 2nd Division League debut". Bengaluru Football Club. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC hammer Jawahar Union 5-0 in BDFA Super Division". Bengaluru Football Club. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Das, Joy (28 December 2018). "Bengaluru FC 'B'emerge champs". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Chennaiyin 2-1 Bengaluru". Soccerway.
- ^ @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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Neville's last-gasp header helps SC East Bengal rescue a point against Kerala". Indian Super League. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Ajay Chhetri at Soccerway
- ^ "Bengaluru FC B lifts BDFA Super Division Trophy by beating ASC". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Blue Colts are champions of Bengaluru again". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Easwar, Nisanth V (2 June 2017). "Udanta Singh wins Player of the Year award for Bengaluru FC". Goal. Retrieved 11 January 2021.