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Sunil Chhetri -LRB- born 3 August 1984 -RRB- is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian club Bengaluru FC and the Indian national team .. Bengaluru FC. Bengaluru FC. footballer. association football. striker. forward ( association football )#striker. Indian national team. Indian national football team. national team. India national football team. He is both the most-capped player , and all-time top goalscorer for the India national team , with 53 goals in 93 appearances .. India. India national football team. all-time top goalscorer. List of top international association football goal scorers by country. national team. India national football team. He was also the captain of the national team from 2011 till 2016 .. captain. Captain ( association football ). national team. India national football team. Chhetri began his professional career at Mohun Bagan in 2002 .. Mohun Bagan. Mohun Bagan A.C.. He then moved to JCT where he scored 21 goals in 48 games , the most he has scored for any side in his career .. JCT. JCT FC. He signed for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in 2010 , becoming the third player from the subcontinent of note to go abroad .. Kansas City Wizards. Kansas City Wizards. Major League Soccer. Major League Soccer. However , that stint in the United States did not last long and soon he was back in India 's I-League where he played for Chirag United and Mohun Bagan before going back abroad .. Mohun Bagan. Mohun Bagan A.C.. India. India national football team. Chirag United. Prayag United S.C.. I-League. I-League. This time he was signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal of the Primeira Liga where he played for the club 's reserve side .. Sporting Clube de Portugal. Sporting Clube de Portugal. Primeira Liga. Primeira Liga. reserve side. Sporting Clube de Portugal B. It was with the national team that Chhetri gained fame and made a name for himself .. national team. India national football team. He helped India win the 2007 Nehru Cup , 2009 Nehru Cup , the 2012 Nehru Cup as well as the 2011 SAFF Championship .. India. India national football team. 2007 Nehru Cup. 2007 Nehru Cup. 2009 Nehru Cup. 2009 Nehru Cup. 2012 Nehru Cup. 2012 Nehru Cup. 2011 SAFF Championship. 2011 SAFF Championship. He was also one of India 's best players during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup in which India won the tournament and thus qualified for their first AFC Asian Cup in 27 years .. India. India national football team. 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. AFC Asian Cup. AFC Asian Cup. He then led India in scoring during their short-lived campaign at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup with two goals .. India. India national football team. AFC Asian Cup. AFC Asian Cup. 2011 AFC Asian Cup. 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Chhetri has also been named AIFF Player of the Year four times in 2007 , 2011 , 2013 and 2014 .