Ajay Chhetri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru B | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bengaluru B total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Bengaluru total | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Hyderabad (loan) | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| East Bengal (loan) | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| RoundGlass Punjab (loan) | 2022–23 | I-League | 19 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 41 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
Honours
Bengaluru FC 'B'
Individual
- Bengaluru FC U-18 Player of the year: 2017[11]
References
- ^ "Bengaluru FC 'B' gear up for 2nd Division League debut". Bengaluru Football Club. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC hammer Jawahar Union 5-0 in BDFA Super Division". Bengaluru Football Club. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Das, Joy (28 December 2018). "Bengaluru FC 'B'emerge champs". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Chennaiyin 2-1 Bengaluru". Soccerway.
- ^ @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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Neville's last-gasp header helps SC East Bengal rescue a point against Kerala". Indian Super League. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Ajay Chhetri at Soccerway
- ^ "Bengaluru FC B lifts BDFA Super Division Trophy by beating ASC". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Blue Colts are champions of Bengaluru again". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Easwar, Nisanth V (2 June 2017). "Udanta Singh wins Player of the Year award for Bengaluru FC". Goal. Retrieved 11 January 2021.