16 years ago, on June 12, 2005, Sunil Chhetri donned the Indian national team jersey for the very first time in his career in Quetta, Pakistan.
India travelled to Pakistan to play a three-match invitational series. In the very first match of the series, Chhetri was handed his international debut by then India coach Sukhwinder Singh.
The Indian star currently has 74 international goals to his name in 118 international matches. He is currently the fourth-highest international goalscorer among active footballers in the world, behind Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (109), Argentina's Lionel Messi and UAE's Ali Mabkhout (both 76).
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