Nirmal Chettri
East Bengal in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nirmal Chettri | ||
Date of birth | 21 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Melli, Sikkim, India | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Southern Samity | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Namchi Sports Hostel | ||
2005–2006 | Sports Academy of Sikkim | ||
2006 | Sikkim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Air India | ||
2008–2012 |
East Bengal | 125 | (8) |
2012–2013 |
Mohun Bagan | 33 | (3) |
2013–2014 |
→ Mohammedan (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Kerala Blasters | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 |
→ Dempo (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2016-2018 |
NorthEast United | 25 | (0) |
2017 |
→ DSK Shivajians (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018–2019 | FC Goa | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 |
RG Punjab | 7 | (0) |
2022– | Southern Samity | ||
International career | |||
2005 |
India U17 | ||
2009–2013 | India U23 | 9 | (0) |
2011–2014 | India | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nirmal Chettri (born 21 October 1990 in Melli, Sikkim) is an Indian footballer who plays mainly as a defender and last played for Southern Samity in the Calcutta Football League.
Club career
Early career
Chettri began his footballing career in 2000 with Namchi Sports Hostel after being discovered in the
East Bengal
In 2008 Chettri signed for
Mohun Bagan
On 19 May 2012 Chettri signed with arch-rivals
Chettri made his professional debut for Mohun Bagan on 20 September 2012 against
Mohammedan
On 26 November 2013 it was announced that Nirmal has signed for Mohammedan on loan from IMG RELIANCE.[9]
Kerala Blasters
Kerala blasters have picked Nirmal for the upcoming ISL football league.[10]
Dempo (loan)
After the
FC Goa
Ahead of the
International career
Youth
Chettri has earned caps for the
Chettri played for India U23 as well during the
Senior
Chettri made his senior international debut for
International
- Statistics accurate as of 9 April 2015
National team | Apps | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|
India | 2011 | 4 | 0 |
2012 | 4 | 0 | |
2013 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |
Honours
East Bengal
- Federation Cup (India): 2009, 2010;[19] runner-up: 2011
- Calcutta Premier Division: 2010, 2011
- Indian Super Cup: 2011
Mohammedan Sporting
Kerala Blasters
- Indian Super League runner-up: 2014
FC Goa
- Indian Super League runner-up: 2018–19
- Indian Super Cup: 2019
India
- SAFF Championship: 2011; runner-up: 2013
- Nehru Cup: 2012
India U23
Personal life
Nirmal Chettri was born to Late Shankar Bahadur Chettri and Late Krishnamaya Chettri at Melli (South Sikkim) on 21 October. He has four sisters and an elder brother, Late Rohit Kumar Chettri, Nirmal also lost one of his sisters last year. Recently he married Mrs. Pratima Chettri from Lingmoo (South Sikkim). Nirmal first turned out for his school Melli Government Sr. Sec. School. His footballing education started at Namchi Sports Hostel, where he moved after getting selected in the Sikkim Government's ‘Search for more Bhaichungs’ campaign. He adept at football
Chhetri is of
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sikkim footballer Nirmal Chettri makes international debut". iSikkim. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "AFC CUP 2010 MATCH SUMMARY". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ a b Subhankar Mondal (5 March 2009). "Feature: The Rock That Is Nirmal Chettri". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Amoy Ghoshal (19 January 2009). "Chettri Delighted With Muller Praise". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "East Bengal defender Nirmal Chettri set to sign for Mohun Bagan next month". goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Chettri - McDowell Mohun Bagan Athletic Club". Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Vaz, John. "Mohun Bagan 0–0 Churchill Brothers: The Goans held to an entertaining draw by the Mariners". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "McDowell Mohun Bagan - Review - Mariners end I league with a convincing win". www.mohunbaganac.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Mohammedan Sporting loan Nirmal Chettri from IMG-Reliance". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "ISL Domestic Player Draft - LIVE! - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Nirmal joins Dempo". Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "FC Goa announce signing of Nirmal Chhetri". Sportstarlive. Indo-Asian News Service. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b http://www.kolkatafootball.com/saff_cup_football_2009.html SAFF Cup 2009
- ^ Deb, Debapriya (23 February 2011). "Pre-Olympic Qualifier: India v Myanmar – LIVE Commentary Updates". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Bali, Rahul. "Bhutan 0–5 India: Clifford Miranda And Sunil Chhetri Star As Bhutan Make An Early Exit". goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Chettri, Nirmal". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Bali, Rahul. "India 4–0 Afghanistan: The Men In Blue Successfully Defend Their SAFF Championship Title". goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "the-afc.com". www.the-afc.com.
- ^ "The resurrection of East Bengal". sportstarlive.com. Sportstar. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Nepal Origin Indian International Nirmal Chhetri expresses Deep Shick Over The Loss of Two Nepal u-14 Players". GoalNepal.com. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
External links
- Nirmal Chettri at Soccerway
- Nirmal Chettri at Global Sports Archive