Ayush Chhetri
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ayush Chhetri
| image =
| fullname = Ayush Dev Chhetri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|4|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aizawl, Mizoram, India
| height = 1.75 m
| currentclub = Goa
| clubnumber = 14
| position = Defensive midfielder
| youthyears1 = –2020
| youthclubs1 = Aizawl
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Aizawl
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Goa
| caps2 = 54
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = India U23
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = India
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:43, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 19 March 2025
}}
Ayush Dev Chhetri (born 16 April 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team.
Club career
Born in Aizawl, Chhetri was a youth product of his local club Aizawl FC. He was promoted to the first team in 2020 at the age of 17 and made his senior debut in I-League.{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2022-23-fc-goa-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-interview|title=I've been guaranteed minutes if I impress in training, says Ayush Chhetri|publisher=Khel Now|date=8 September 2022|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526163113/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2022-23-fc-goa-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-interview|url-status=live}}
On 22 July 2022, he signed for Indian Super League side Goa, signing a three-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://fcgoa.in/media/news/fc-goa-sign-ayush-chhetri-2025|title=FC Goa rope in youngster Ayush Chhetri|publisher=FC Goa|date=22 July 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/fc-goa-sign-promising-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-on-three-year-deal-news-211307|title=FC Goa Sign Promising Midfielder Ayush Chhetri On Three-year deal|publisher=Outlook India|date=22 July 2022|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526163112/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/fc-goa-sign-promising-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-on-three-year-deal-news-211307|url-status=live}} In his first season with the club, he gained a starter spot in appeared in 20 out of 22 league games.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/i-am-better-player-now-than-last-season-ayush-chhetri/articleshow/107558919.cms|title=I am better player now than last season: Ayush Chhetri|publisher=Times of India|date=9 February 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526163112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/i-am-better-player-now-than-last-season-ayush-chhetri/articleshow/107558919.cms|url-status=live}}
International career
=India U23=
In September 2023, Chhetri was named in India U23's squad for the 2022 Asian Games. He appeared in the first two group stage games as India got knocked out in the round of 16.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-football-team-asian-games-2023-squad-men|title=Asian Games 2023: Sunil Chhetri, Sandesh Jhingan in Indian men's football team in Hangzhou – full squad|date=15 September 2023|publisher=Olympics|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=16 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816061631/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-football-team-asian-games-2023-squad-men|url-status=live}}
On 16 June 2025, Chhetri was named as part of India U23's squad friendly matches against Tajikistan U23 and Kyrgyzstan U23.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-u23-mens-head-coach-naushad-moosa-names-23-member-squad-for-tajikistan-tour|title=India U23 men's head coach Naushad Moosa names 23-member squad for Tajikistan tour|website=www.the-aiff.com|date=16 June 2025|access-date=16 June 2025}} On 18 June 2025, he was sent off for a second yellow card early in the second half of a friendly against Tajikistan U23 in Tursunzoda. India U23 later lost 3–2 after conceding twice in stoppage time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/ten-man-india-u23s-lose-lead-and-match-against-tajikistan|title=Ten-man India U23s lose lead and match against Tajikistan|website=www.the-aiff.com|date=18 June 2025|access-date=18 June 2025}}
=India=
Chhetri made his debut for India national team on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against Maldives.{{cite web|publisher=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/maldives-vs-india-live-score-international-friendly-football-match-2025-ind-vs-mas-live-scorecard-updates-shillong-9894434/|title=India vs Maldives football match highlights: Sunil Chhetri scores on comeback as IND win 3-0|date=19 March 2025}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|3 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|ayush-dev-chhetri/645180}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| |Aizawl
|{{Nowrap|2021–22}} |10 | 3 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 10 | 3 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Goa
|20 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | 3{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Indian Super League |11 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | 3{{efn|name=DurandCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Indian Super League |23 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 26 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!54 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | |
| colspan="3" |Total
!64 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 |
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= International =
{{updated|4 June 2025}}{{NFT|98686}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team !Year !Apps !Goals | ||
| India
|2025 |3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total | 3 | 0 |
|---|
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|ayush-dev-chhetri/645180}}
{{FC Goa squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chhetri, Ayush}}
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:India men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders