[1][2][3] He has scored 94 goals in 151[a] official international appearances since his debut on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan.
[b][12][13][14] On 9 December 2011, Chhetri netted twice in a match (also known as a brace) in India's 3–1 semi-final win over the Maldives in the 2011 SAFF Championship to take his tally to 31,[15] thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing the 29 set by I. M.
[14] Chhetri's first international tournament for India was the 2007 Nehru Cup where he scored four goals in total: two against Cambodia, one against Syria, and one against Kyrgyzstan, which helped India to win their first Nehru Cup title.
[19][20] Chhetri's 50th goal came during his 88th match in a 3–2 victory against the Maldives in the 2015 SAFF Championship semi-final on 31 December 2015.
He has also scored eleven international goals at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, his most at a single ground.