Bijay Chhetri
{{short description|Indian footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bijay Chhetri
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|7|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kanglatongbi, Imphal, Manipur
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| currentclub = Colón
| clubnumber = 3
| position = Centre-back
| youthclubs1 = Shillong Lajong
| youthyears1 = 2016–2018
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Indian Arrows
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = Chennai City
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = Real Kashmir
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Sreenidi Deccan
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Chennaiyin
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = → Colón (loan)
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
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| club-update = 22:45, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
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Bijay Chhetri (born 7 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguayan Segunda División club Colón, on loan from Chennaiyin.
Youth career
Bijay started his footballing career at Shillong Lajong in 2016 playing for their Under-16 team 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.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
Club career
=Chennai City FC=
He made his professional debut for Chennai City F.C. against Aizawl F.C. on 17 December 2019, He started and played full match which drew 1–1.{{cite web|title=Aizawl 1-1 Chennai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/17/india/i-league/aizawl-fc/chennai-city/3183673/|work=Soccerway}}
=Colón futbol club=
On 27 March 2024, Bijay signed for Uruguayan Segunda División club Colón F.C. on loan for rest of the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/sports/bijay-chhetri-becomes-first-indian-professional-footballer-to-sign-for-latin-american-club-moves-to-colon-fc-6816273/|date=27 March 2024|title=Bijay Chhetri Becomes First Indian Professional Footballer To Sign For Latin American Club, Moves To Colon FC}}{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/chhetri-first-indian-football-player-sign-for-latin-american-club-team-colon-fc-uruguay/article67997905.ece/|title=Bijay Chhetri becomes first Indian footballer to sign for Latin American club after joining Colon FC|date=27 March 2024|access-date=27 March 2024|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327135950/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/chhetri-first-indian-football-player-sign-for-latin-american-club-team-colon-fc-uruguay/article67997905.ece/amp/|archive-date=27 March 2024}}
Personal life
He has an older brother Ajay Chhetri who is also a professional footballer currently playing at Sreenidi Deccan FC.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|16 April 2023}}{{soccerway|bijay-chhetri/644538}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" |Indian Arrows
| rowspan="5" |I-League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" |Chennai City
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" |Real Kashmir
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 5 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3" |Sreenidi Deccan
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| rowspan="1" |Chennaiyin
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | |
| Colón (loan)
|2024 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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See also
References
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Imphal
Category:Chennai City FC players
Category:Real Kashmir FC players
Category:Sreenidi Deccan FC players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Indian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
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