Bijay Chhetri (born 7 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguayan Segunda División club Colón, on loan from Chennaiyin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanglatongbi, Imphal, Manipur | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colón | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Indian Arrows | 16 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Chennai City | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Real Kashmir | 7 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Sreenidi Deccan | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | Chennaiyin | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Colón (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 12 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
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 2018-2019 season but because of serious injury could not play any match.[citation needed]
Club career
Chennai City FC
He made his professional debut for Chennai City F.C. against Aizawl F.C. on 17 December 2019, He started and played full match which drew 1–1.[1]
Colón futbol club
On 27 March 2024, Bijay signed for Uruguayan Segunda División club Colón F.C. on loan for rest of the year.[2][3]
Personal life
He has an older brother Ajay Chhetri who is also a professional footballer currently playing at Hyderabad FC.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 April 2023[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2018–19 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Chennai City | 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Real Kashmir | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Colón (loan) | 2024 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||