Bijay Chhetri

Bijay Chhetri

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kanglatongbi, Imphal, Manipur
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Mumbai City
Youth career
2016–2018	Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Indian Arrows	16	(4)
2019–2021	Chennai City	8	(1)
2021	Real Kashmir	7	(2)
2021–2023	Sreenidi Deccan	10	(1)
2023–2025	Chennaiyin	0	(0)
2024-2025	→ Colón (loan)	1	(0)
2025–	Mumbai City	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Bijay Chhetri (born 7 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.

Youth career

Bijay started his footballing career at Shillong Lajong in 2016 playing for their Under-16 team and got promoted to the Under 18 and played 2 years at Lajong. He moved to Indian Arrows in 2018-2019 season but because of serious injury could not play any match.^{[ citation needed ]}

Club career

Chennai City FC

Chhetri made his professional debut for Chennai City against Aizawl on 17 December 2019, He started and played full match which drew 1–1. ^[1]

Colón FC

On 27 March 2024, Chhetri signed for Uruguayan Segunda División club Colón on loan for rest of the year. ^{[2] [3]} Chhetri made his debut that November in a 5–0 win over La Luz, coming on as a substitute and becoming only the second Indian to play in South America's professional leagues after Romeo Fernandes. ^[4]

Following a brief limited playing spell, Colón opted to sign Chhetri permanently. He announced this transfer on social media, becoming the first Indian player to move full-time to a South American club. ^{[5] [6]}

Mumbai City

After his one-year stint in Uruguay, ISL club Mumbai City announced Bijay's signing on October 9. ^[7]

Personal life

He has an older brother Ajay Chhetri who is also a professional footballer currently playing at Sreenidi Deccan FC.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 April 2023 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Indian Arrows	2018–19	I-League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Chennai City	2019–20	I-League	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
Real Kashmir	2020–21	I-League	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
Sreenidi Deccan	2021–22	I-League	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2022–23	I-League	1	0	4 [a]	0	–		5	0
	Total		6	0	4	0	0	0	10	0
Chennaiyin	2023–24	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Colón (loan)	2024	Uruguayan Segunda División	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Colón	2025	Uruguayan Segunda División	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Mumbai City	2025–26	Indian Super League	0	0	3	0	–		3	0
Career total			14	0	7	0	0	0	21	0

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

See also

• List of Indian expatriate footballers

References

1. "Aizawl 1-1 Chennai City". Soccerway.
2. "Bijay Chhetri Becomes First Indian Professional Footballer To Sign For Latin American Club, Moves To Colon FC". 27 March 2024.
3. "Bijay Chhetri becomes first Indian footballer to sign for Latin American club after joining Colon FC". sportstar.thehindu.com. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
4. "Bijay Chhetri becomes second Indian to play in a South American league". The Bridge. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
5. "Bijay Chhetri Becomes First Indian to Secure Permanent Move to South American Club". Dafa News. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
6. "I arrived from Chennaiyin FC last year on a loan and subsequently earning a permanent transfer with the club in January". Instagram. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
7. https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1976143533074776363
8. Bijay Chhetri at Soccerway