Personal information | |||
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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 | 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
East Bengal (loan) | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 5 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 |
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