List of India international footballers

This is a list of Indian international footballers – football players who have played for the India national football team since its founding in 1938, before the country's independence. Players with 20 or more official caps are listed here.[1] [2][3]

• Bold denotes players still playing professional football.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 10 September 2019. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width:38%; background:#f9f9f9; border:1px #aaa solid; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- style="background:blue; text-align:center; color:white;" !# !Name !Career !Caps !Goals |- | _row_count | style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Sunil Chhetri]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12944/Sunil_Chhetri.html|title=Chhetri,Sunil|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2005– |115 |72 |- | _row_count | style="text-align:left;" |[[Bhaichung Bhutia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bhutia-intlg.html|title=Baichung Bhutia - Century of International Appearances|website=www.rsssf.com|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> |1995–2011 |82 |27 |- |rowspan="2"| _row_count | align="left" |[[Shabbir Ali]]<ref name=SK>{{Cite news|url=https://m.sportskeeda.com/football/top-5-indian-national-team-strikers-all-time|title=The top 5 Indian national team strikers of all time|date=2016-08-15|access-date=2019-01-10|language=en}}</ref> |1974–84 |72 |23 |- |_row_count_hold | align="left" |[[Climax Lawrence]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3127/Climax_Lawrence.html|title=Lawrence,Climax|website=www.nationalfootballteams|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2003–11 |72 |3 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Gouramangi Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/9554/Gouramangi_Singh.html|title=Singh,Gouramangi|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2006–13 |71 |6 |- | _row_count | style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Subrata Pal]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12942/Subrata_Pal.html |title=Pal,Subrata |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com |access-date=2019-01-03 }}</ref> |2007– |67 |92 (conceded) |- |rowspan="2"| _row_count | style="text-align:left;" |[[I. M. Vijayan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/imvijayan-intlg.html|title=Invalappil Mani Vijayan - Goals in International Matches|website=www.rsssf.com|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> |1989–2004 |66 |29 |-|_row_count_hold |align="left" |[[Mahesh Gawli]]<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3101/Mahesh_Gawli.html|title=Gawli,Mahesh|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27 }}</ref> |2000–11 |66 |1 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Syed Rahim Nabi]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/9553/Syed_Rahim_Nabi.html| title=Nabi,Syed Rahim| website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2004–13 |61 |7 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Renedy Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3123/Renedy_Singh.html|title=Singh,Renedy|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |1999–2011 |59 |4 |- | _row_count | style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/42684/Jeje_Lalpekhlua.html|title=Lalpekhlua,Jeje| website=www.nationalfootballteams|access-date=27 November 2018 }}</ref> |2011– |56 |23 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Irungbam Surkumar Singh|Surkumar Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3099/Irrungbam_Surkumar_Singh.html|title=Singh,Irrungbam Surkumar|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27 }}</ref> |2001–11 |52 |2 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Steven Dias]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3121/Steven_Dias.html |title=Dias,Steven| website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=27 November 2018 }}</ref> |2004–11 |51 |7 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Deepak Mondal]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3102/Deepak_Kumar_Mondal.html |title=Mondal,Deepak Kumar|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> |1999–2011 |47 |0 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Clifford Miranda]]<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12941/Clifford_Miranda_Rayes.html |title=Miranda Rayes,Clifford|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> |2005–14 |45 |6 |- | _row_count | style="text-align:left;" |[[Pappachen Pradeep|N. P. Pradeep]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12936/N_P_Pradeep.html |title=Pradeep,N.P.|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> |2005–11 |42 |9 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Gurpreet Singh Sandhu]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/42773/Gurpreet_Singh_Sandhu.html |title=Singh Sandhu,Gurpreet |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> |2008– |38 |46 (conceded) |- |rowspan="2"|_row_count | style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Sandesh Jhingan]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/58436/Sandesh_Jhingan.html |title=Jhingan,Sandesh |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2015– |36 |4 |-| _row_count_hold | align="left" |'''[[Pritam Kotal]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/58435/Pritam_Kotal.html |title=Kotal,Pritam |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2015– |36 |0 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Samir Subash Naik]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3097/Samir_Subash_Naik.html |title=Naik,Samir Subhash|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> |2002–12 |38 |0 |- | _row_count | style="text-align:left;" |[[Pradip Kumar Banerjee|P. K. Banerjee]]<ref name=SK/> |1952–67 |36 |19 |- | _row_count | align="left" |[[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Abhishek Yadav]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3091/Abhishek_Yadav.html |title=Yadav,Abhishek|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> |2002–11 |35 |4 |- |rowspan="3"| _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Rowllin Borges]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/60278/Rowllin_Borges.html |title=Borges,Rowllin |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2015– |33 |2 |-|_row_count_hold | align="left" |[[Jo Paul Ancheri]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3119/Jo_Paul_Ancheri.html |title=Ancheri,Jo Paul|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> |1992–2004 |33 |7 |- |_row_count_hold | align="left" |'''[[Anwar Ali (footballer)|Anwar Ali]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27486/Anwar_Ali.html |title=Ali,Anwar|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> |2008– |33 |0 |- |_row_count | align="left" |[[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12940/Mehrajuddin_Wadoo.html |title=Wadoo,Mehrajjudin|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> |2005–11 |32 |2 |- |rowspan="2" |_row_count | align="left"| [[Mehtab Hossain]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12939/Mehtab_Hossain.html|title=Hossain,Mehtab|website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> |2005–15 |31 |2 |- |_row_count_hold | align="left" |'''[[Francis Fernandes]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45793/Francis_Fernandes.html |title=Fernandes,Francis |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com |access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2005-15 |31 |1 |- |_row_count | style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Robin Singh (footballer)|Robin Singh]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/48443/Robin_Singh.html |title=Singh,Robin |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2012– |30 |5 |- |rowspan="2" |_row_count | style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Narayan Das (footballer)|Narayan Das]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54126/Narayan_Das.html |title=Das,Narayan |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2011– |29 |1 |- |_row_count_hold | align="left" |'''[[Anthony Pereira]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29822/Anthony_Pereira.html |title=Pereira,Anthony |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2009– |29 |3 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Jewel Raja]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/42688/Jewel_Raja_Shaikh.html |title=Shaikh,Jewel Raja |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2010– |28 |3 |- |rowspan="2"| _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Sushil Kumar Singh]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27489/Sushil_Kumar_Singh.html |title=Singh,Sushil Kumar |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2008– |27 |2 |- |_row_count_hold | style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Arnab Mondal]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53442/Arnab_Mondal.html |title=Mondal,Arnab |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2013– |27 |1 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Halicharan Narzary]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/58440/Holicharan_Narzary.html |title=Narzary,Holicharan |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2015– |26 |1 |- | _row_count |align="left" |'''[[Raju Gaikwad]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/42685/Raju_Gaikwad.html |title=Gaikwad,Raju |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2011– |25 |0 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/58437/Eugeneson_Lyngdoh.html |title=Lyngdoh,Eugeneson |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2015– |24 |0 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Lenny Rodrigues]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/46670/Lenny_Rodrigues.html |title=Rodrigues,Lenny |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |2012– |23 |0 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Udanta Singh]]'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/63494/Udanta_Singh.html |title=Singh,Udanta |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref> |2016– |27 |1 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Anirudh Thapa]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/68683/Anirudh_Thapa.html |title=Thapa,Anirudh |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref> |2017– |24 |2 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Anas Edathodika]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/67479/Anas_Edathodika.html |title=Edathodika,Anas |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref> |2017– |21 |0 |- | _row_count | align="left" |'''[[Pronay Halder]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/60275/Pronay_Halder.html |title=Halder,Pronay |website=www.nationalfootballteams.com|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref> |2017– |20 |1 |- |}

Note. There might be more footballers who have played 20 or more official international matches for India.