Bijay Chhetri

Bijay Chhetri (born 7 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a Defender for Chennai City F.C. in the I-League.

Bijay Chhetri
Personal information
Full name Bijay Chhetri
Date of birth (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Centre Back
Club information
Current team
Chennai City F.C.
Number 2
Youth career
2016–2018 Shillong Lajong
2018–2019 AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Indian Arrows 0 (0)
2019- Chennai City F.C. 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Youth Career

Bijay started his footballing career at Shillong Lajong in 2016 playing for their Under 16 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.

Club Career

Chennai City FC He made his professional debut for the Chennai City F.C. against Aizawl F.C. on 17 December 2019, He started and played full match as Chennai City drew 1–1.[1]

Personal life

He has an older brother Ajay Chhetri who is also a professional footballer currently playing at Hyderabad FC.

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2019[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City F.C. 2019–20 I-League200020
Career total 20000020

References

  1. "Aizawl 1-1 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  2. Bijay Chhetri at Soccerway


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