Ajay Chhetri

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Ajay Chhetri
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2016–2018 Bengaluru B
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– → East Bengal (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Ajay Chhetri (born 1 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal on loan from Bengaluru.

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Career

Youth

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

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)

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)

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

Club

As of 12 April 2023 [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 7000—70
2019–20 2000—20
Bengaluru B total90000090
Bengaluru 2018–19 Indian Super League 2000—20
2019–20 002 [lower-alpha 1] 1—21
2020–21 0000—00
2021–22 405 [lower-alpha 1] 12 [lower-alpha 2] 0111
Bengaluru total607221152
Hyderabad (loan) 2019–20 Indian Super League2000—20
East Bengal (loan) 2020–21 5000—50
RoundGlass Punjab (loan) 2022–23 I-League 1912 [lower-alpha 3] 0—211
Career total4119220523
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

Bengaluru FC 'B'

East Bengal

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Bengaluru FC 'B' gear up for 2nd Division League debut". Bengaluru Football Club. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bengaluru FC hammer Jawahar Union 5-0 in BDFA Super Division". Bengaluru Football Club. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Das, Joy (28 December 2018). "Bengaluru FC 'B'emerge champs". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Chennaiyin 2-1 Bengaluru". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ @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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Neville's last-gasp header helps SC East Bengal rescue a point against Kerala". Indian Super League. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Ajay Chhetri at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Bengaluru FC B lifts BDFA Super Division Trophy by beating ASC" . Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Blue Colts are champions of Bengaluru again". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Easwar, Nisanth V (2 June 2017). "Udanta Singh wins Player of the Year award for Bengaluru FC". Goal. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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