Top Indian football striker Sunil Chhetri has signed a new two-year contract with Bengaluru FC which will see him remain with the Indian Super League (ISL) till 2023. The agreement will ensure that Chhetri, who signed his first contract with the club in 2013, extends his stay at Bengaluru FC till the 10th ISL season.
“I’m really happy to have signed on for two more years at Bengaluru FC. The city is home now, and the people at this club are like family to me. It feels like just yesterday that I signed for the first time here, and I have to say the journey has been nothing short of special,” Chhetri said on Monday.
“I love this club, the supporters, and the city, all three of which I have a strong bond with, and I’m looking forward to being part of many more great moments with them,” Chhetri added. The 36-year-old Chhetri played 203 matches for the club, scoring 101 goals and moving up the standings in each of the eight seasons.
Chhetri, a six-time All India Football Federation (AIFF)-nominated player of the year, led Bengaluru FC to their maiden league title in 2013 and has since won five more trophies with the club, including the Federation Cup (2015, 2017), ISL (2018-19) and Super Cup (2018).
In addition, Chhetri was named the Asian Icon of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2018 and was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor, the following year. Recently, Chhetri scored twice against Bangladesh in India’s mixed 2022 World Cup and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers in Doha, ranking up third with 74 goals in the top 5 international goalscorers. He has lately completed playing over 100 matches for India.
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