1 / 12He is the all-time top goal scorer for the Indian national team, and he is also the most-capped player. (Image: Reuters)
2 / 12He is the highest goal scorer in Indian professional football leagues as well. (Image: Wallpaperaccess)
3 / 12In 2011, Sunil Chhetri was awarded the SAFF championship player of the tournament. (Image: Reuters)
4 / 12He has also been named the AIFF Player of the year five times — in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2017. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 12He was the player of the tournament in the I-League in 2016-2017 and the Indian super league season 2017-2018. (Image: Reuters)
6 / 12Chhetri was the player of the tournament in the I-League in 2016-2017 and the Indian super league season 2017-2018. (Image: Instagram)
7 / 12He is ranked among the highest number of goal scorers in international matches along with international icons such as Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. (Image: Instagram)
8 / 128. He was awarded the Arjuna award, the second highest sporting honour of India in 2011 for his immense contribution to the sport. (Image: Reuters)
9 / 12He holds the record for the most hat-tricks for India (three) in international football. (Image: Reuters)
10 / 12He has scored the most goals by an Indian in AFC Competitions. He has a total of 19 goals in the AFC Cup and AFC Champions qualifiers. (Image: Reuters)
11 / 12He is the first Indian player to have played in three different continents- Asia, Europe (Sporting Club de Portugal) and North America (Kansas City Wizards). (Image: Reuters)
12 / 12He is also the highest Indian goal scorer in National Football League (NFL, India) / I-League history with 90 goals. (Image: Reuters)
