Bijay Chhetri (born 7 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.
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 the 2018-2019 season, but because of a serious injury, he was unable to play any matches for the club.
Club career Chennai City Chhetri made his professional debut for Chennai City against Aizawl on 17 December 2019, He started and played full match which drew 1–1.
Colón On 27 March 2024, Chhetri signed for Uruguayan Segunda División 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.
Mumbai City After his one-year stint in Uruguay, ISL club Mumbai City announced Bijay's signing on October 9.https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1976143533074776363
Personal life He has an older brother Ajay Chhetri who is also a professional footballer currently playing at Sreenidi Deccan FC.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIndian ArrowsI-League0000–00Chennai City2019–20I-League2000–20Real Kashmir2020–21I-League5000–50Sreenidi Deccan2021–22I-League5000–502022–23I-League1040–50Total604000100Chennaiyin2023–24Indian Super League0000–00Colón (loan)2024Uruguayan Segunda División1000–10Colón2025Uruguayan Segunda División0000–00Mumbai City2025–26Indian Super League0030–30Career total1407000210
See also List of Indian expatriate footballers
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