Ajay Chhetri (born 1 July 1999), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ajay Chhetri | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Bengaluru | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Bengaluru B | 11 | (1) |
| 2018– | Bengaluru | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Hyderabad (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → East Bengal (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 27 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru FC B (loan) | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | I-League 2nd Division | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Hyderabad (loan) | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| East Bengal (loan) | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
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