Bijay Chhetri (born 7 July 2001) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Colón.

Youth career

Bijay started his footballing career at Shillong Lajong in 2016 playing for their Under-16 team and got promoted to the Under 18 and played 2 years at Lajong. He moved to Indian Arrows in 2018-2019 season but because of serious injury could not play any match.

Club career

Chennai City FC

Chhetri made his professional debut for Chennai City against

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on 17 December 2019, He started and played full match which drew 1–1.

Colón FC

On 27 March 2024, Chhetri signed for

club Colón on loan for rest of the year. Chhetri made his debut that November in a 5–0 win over La Luz, coming on as a substitute and becoming only the second Indian to play in South America's professional leagues after Romeo Fernandes. Following a brief limited playing spell, Colón opted to sign Chhetri permanently. He announced this transfer on social media, becoming the first Indian player to move full-time to a South American club.

Personal life

He has an older brother Ajay Chhetri who is also a professional footballer currently playing at Sreenidi Deccan FC.

Career statistics

Club

References

2001 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Imphal Chennai City FC players Real Kashmir FC players Sreenidi Deccan FC players I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Men's association football central defenders Indian expatriate men's footballers Indian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay {{India-footy-defender-stub