Club Career
After starting his career for the Delhi-based City Club, Chhetri transferred to Mohun Bagan and remained there for three seasons. In his first season, the 2002–03 season, Chhetri scored four goals in a season where Mohun Bagan finished in seventh place. In the next season, Chhetri scored two goals and these came against SC Goa and bottom-placed Indian Bank as Mohun Bagan once again finished in the bottom half of the table, in ninth place. Chhetri once again scored two goals in the 2004–05 season; this time Mohun Bagan finished eighth in the league and remained in the National Football League (NFL) on goal difference. In the Santosh Trophy, where he played for Delhi, Chhetri managed to score seven goals in the whole tournament including four in a match against Gujarat. India striker Sunil Chhetri has joined Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal (also known as Sporting Lisbon) for the 2012/13 season. The spectacular transfer was announced on 4 July 2012, making him the most decorated Indian Footballer.
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