Chhetri started his football career playing for school teams and then for his local club,

City Club. Since then, he has represented ILeague clubsMohun Bagan, East Bengal Club and JCT FC. At Mohun Bagan, he scored eight goals over three seasons where the club finished in the bottom half of the league table every time. The next three seasons were spent at JCT where he scored a total of twenty goals including twelve goals in a single season where JCT finished second in the league. This earned him the league's "Player of the Year" award. Afterwards he played for East Bengal and scored seven goals in a season where they finished sixth. For the 200910 season, he signed with Dempo SC on a two-year contract. Sunil had signed a three-year contract with Queen's Park Rangers in August 2009. But a work permit was rejected by the UK government. At international level, Chhetri has represented India in the Nehru Cup, the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup. He received much media attention after scoring a hat-trick in the final of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, which led to an unsuccessful trial at English club Coventry City and

speculation linking him with many European and North American clubs. In addition, Chhetri has received awards such as the 2007 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year.
Sunil Chhetri

Personal information

Full name

Sunil Chhetri

Date of birth

3 August 1984 (age 27)

Place of birth

New Delhi, India

Height

5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Playing position

Forward

Club information

Current club

Mohun Bagan

Number

11

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

20022005

Mohun Bagan

18

(8)

20052008

JCT

48

(20)

20082009

East Bengal

14

(7)

20092010

Dempo

13

(8)

20102011

Sporting Kansas City

(0)

2011

United Sports Club

(7)

2011

Mohun Bagan

(3

Name : Rajpal Singh Caps : 147 Goals : 52 Rajpal Singh, Jr.World Cup goldie, won the Arjuna Award this year. He led India to silver at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, bronze at the Asian GaMes, followed by gold at the Asian Champions Trophy. He did not figure in the only tournament India played this year, the Azlan Shah Cup due to an Injury. He is also one of the four native captains of forthcoming World Series Hockey.

Winger Rajpal Singh was till recently captain of the Indian national team, and the nation retained the Azlan Shah Cup at Ipoh under his leadership in 2010. Rajpal Singh, captain of the national team, was in the news before the home world cup, as he unitedly led his team's fight for its rights with the hockey administrators. He is known for his fighting qualities on the turf, now it goes beyond that. With electric heels, the winger makes ever one sit up and take note of him whenever he is on the field. Rajpal Singh has posted a numerous scintillating goals and also made others to score. The complete team man is a graduate from Chandigarhs SGGS Khalsa College and a product of Siwalik Public School. Rajpal Singh hogged the limelight with a sterling show at his first international outing at the 2001 Youth Asia Cup. India won the Cup at Ipoh, Malaysia, where he was also Player of the Tournament , with seven goals in his kitty. Younger son of a retired police, he represented Chandigarh in Junior Nationals. After the Hobart Junior World Cup gold, he joined Indian Oil Corporation. A long wait for

his senior debut ended when, under the tutelage of Rajinder Singh Jr., he travelled to the 2005 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Rajpal hasnt looked back since.