Ashish Chettri (born 22 December 1992 in

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

) is an

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n former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

United Sikkim

After spending time at Royal Wahingdoh, Chettri signed for newly promoted United Sikkim F.C. of the

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

. Chettri made his professional debut for United Sikkim against

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on 20 September 2012 during the

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at the

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in which United Sikkim lost 1–0.

International

Chettri played for India U16 during the

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for the

2008 AFC U-16 Championship The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship was the 13th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 4 and 19 October 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The AFC U-17 Championship 2008 Qualifi ...

. He debuted on 27 October 2007 against Sri Lanka U17 coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Tanmoy Ghosh as India won the match 6–0. He scored his first goal at U-16 level on 7 November 2007 against Bhutan in 34th minute as India went on to qualify for the final rounds of the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chettri, Ashish Indian men's footballers 1992 births Living people Footballers from Sikkim Indian Gorkhas I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen United Sikkim FC players Men's association football defenders