| Ajay Chhetri | |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India |
| Currentclub: | Sreenidi Deccan |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bengaluru B |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Bengaluru B |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Bengaluru |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Hyderabad (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → East Bengal (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → RoundGlass Punjab (loan) |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → East Bengal (loan) |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Sreenidi Deccan |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:29, 10 April 2024 (UTC) |
Ajay Chhetri (born 1 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.
Born in Kanglatongbi, Manipur, Chhetri joined Bengaluru FC's Academy in 2016. In 2018, Chhetri was selected to join Bengaluru's B side for their I-League 2nd Division and Bangalore Super Division campaigns.[1] [2] In December 2018, Chhetri was part of the Bengaluru B side that won the 2018–19 Bangalore Super Division.[3]
On 18 September 2018, it was announced that Chhetri, along with four other teammates from the Bengaluru B team, had been called up to join Bengaluru's squad for the 2018–19 Indian Super League season. He made his first-team debut for the club on 9 February 2019 against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Harmanjot Khabra as Bengaluru were defeated 2–1.[4]
On 7 January 2020, Bengaluru FC announced that Chhetri had been loaned to new Indian Super League franchise Hyderabad FC till the end of the season.[5]
On 15 January 2021, East Bengal announced that they have signed Ajay Chhetri from Bengaluru on loan for the remained of the 2020-21 Indian Super League season.[6] He made his debut on 15th January 2021, as he came on as a substitute to Milan Singh at half time as East Bengal drew 1 - 1 against Kerala Blasters.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bengaluru B | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Bengaluru B total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Bengaluru | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Bengaluru total | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Hyderabad (loan) | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal (loan) | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| RoundGlass Punjab (loan) | 2022–23 | I-League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| East Bengal (loan) | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2024–25 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 4 | |||
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East Bengal
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