List of India international footballers

For a complete list of players with a Wikipedia article who have played for India, see Category:India men's international footballers.

This is a list of Indian international footballers, who have played for the India national football team since its foundation in 1938, before the country's independence. Players with 22 or more official caps are listed here.[1] [2][3]

* Bold denotes players still playing international football.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 26 September 2024.

#  | Name  | Career  | Caps  | Goals

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1  | Sunil Chhetri[4] | 2005–24  | 151  | 94
2  | Bhaichung Bhutia[5] | 1995–2011  | 82  | 27
3  | Shabbir Ali[6] | 1974–84  | 72  | 23
Climax Lawrence[7] | 2003–11  | 72  | 3
5  | Gouramangi Singh[8] | 2006–13  | 71  | 6
6  | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu[9] | 2011–  | 74  | 86 (conceded)
7  | Subrata Pal[10] | 2007–2017  | 67  | 92 (conceded)
8  | I. M. Vijayan[11] | 1989–2004  | 66  | 29
Mahesh Gawli[12] | 2000–11  | 66  | 1
10  | Sandesh Jhingan[13] | 2015–  | 63  | 5
11  | Syed Rahim Nabi[14] | 2004–13  | 61  | 7
12  | Anirudh Thapa[15] | 2017–  | 59  | 4
13  | Renedy Singh[16] | 1999–2011  | 59  | 4
14  | Jeje Lalpekhlua[17] | 2011–2019  | 56  | 23
15  | Surkumar Singh[18] | 2001–11  | 52  | 2
Pritam Kotal[19] | 2015–  | 52  | 0
17  | Steven Dias[20] | 2004–11  | 51  | 7
18  | Udanta Singh[21] | 2016–2024  | 50  | 2
19  | Deepak Mondal[22] | 1999–2011  | 47  | 0
20  | Manvir Singh[23] | 2017–  | 46  | 7
Clifford Miranda[24] | 2005–14  | 45  | 6
22  | N. P. Pradeep[25] | 2005–11  | 42  | 9
23  | V. P. Sathyan[26][27] | 1985–1995  | 40+  | 4
24  | Subhasish Bose[28] | 2017–  | 40  | 0
25  | Samir Subash Naik[29] | 2002–12  | 38  | 0
26  | P. K. Banerjee[6] | 1952–67  | 36  | 19
27  | Abhishek Yadav[30] | 2002–11  | 35  | 4
Rowllin Borges[31] | 2015–2023  | 35  | 2
29  | Jo Paul Ancheri[32] | 1992–2005  | 33  | 7
Anwar Ali Sr.[33] | 2008–2019  | 33  | 0
Ashique Kuruniyan[34] | 2018–  | 33  | 2
32  | Mehrajuddin Wadoo[35] | 2005–11  | 32  | 2
33  | Mehtab Hossain[36] | 2005–15  | 31  | 2
Francis Fernandes[37] | 2005-2015  | 31  | 1
Rahul Bheke[38] | 2019–  | 31  | 1
36  | Robin Singh[39] | 2012–2019  | 30  | 5
Sahal Abdul Samad[40] | 2019–  | 39  | 3
38  | Anthony Pereira[41] | 2009–2013  | 29  | 3
Narayan Das[42] | 2011–2019  | 29  | 1
Nikhil Poojary[43] | 2017–  | 29  | 1
41  | Jewel Raja[44] | 2010–2013  | 28  | 3
42  | Sushil Kumar Singh[45] | 2008–2012  | 27  | 2
Arnab Mondal[46] | 2013–2016  | 27  | 1
Halicharan Narzary[47] | 2015–2021  | 27  | 1
45  | Raju Gaikwad[48] | 2011–2022  | 25  | 0
46  | Eugeneson Lyngdoh[49] | 2015–2021  | 24  | 0
Pronay Halder[50] | 2017–2022  | 23  | 1
48  | Lenny Rodrigues[51] | 2012–2015  | 22  | 0

Note. There might be more footballers who have played 22 or more official international matches for India.

## References

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2. ^ "The Indian National Team in International Football". retrieved 10 November 2018.
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5. ^ "Baichung Bhutia - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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8. ^ "Singh,Gouramangi". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
9. ^ "Singh Sandhu,Gurpreet". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
10. ^ "Pal,Subrata". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
11. ^ "Invalappil Mani Vijayan - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. ^ "Gawli,Mahesh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
13. ^ "Jhingan,Sandesh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
14. ^ "Nabi,Syed Rahim". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
15. ^ "Thapa,Anirudh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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17. ^ "Lalpekhlua,Jeje". www.nationalfootballteams. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
18. ^ "Singh,Irrungbam Surkumar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
19. ^ "Kotal,Pritam". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
20. ^ "Dias,Steven". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
21. ^ "Singh,Udanta". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
22. ^ "Mondal,Deepak Kumar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
23. ^ "Manvir Singh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
24. ^ "Miranda Rayes,Clifford". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
25. ^ "Pradeep,N.P." www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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28. ^ "Bose,Subashish". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
29. ^ "Naik,Samir Subhash". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
30. ^ "Yadav,Abhishek". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
31. ^ "Borges,Rowllin". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
32. ^ "Ancheri,Jo Paul". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
33. ^ "Ali,Anwar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
34. ^ "Kuruniyan,Ashique". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
35. ^ "Wadoo,Mehrajjudin". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
36. ^ "Hossain,Mehtab". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
37. ^ "Fernandes,Francis". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
38. ^ "Bheke,Rahul". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
39. ^ "Singh,Robin". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
40. ^ "Abdul Samad,Sahal". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
41. ^ "Pereira,Anthony". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
42. ^ "Das,Narayan". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
43. ^ "Poojary,Nikhil". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
44. ^ "Shaikh,Jewel Raja". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
45. ^ "Singh,Sushil Kumar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
46. ^ "Mondal,Arnab". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
47. ^ "Narzary,Holicharan". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
48. ^ "Gaikwad,Raju". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
49. ^ "Lyngdoh,Eugeneson". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
50. ^ "Halder,Pronay". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
51. ^ "Rodrigues,Lenny". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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UEFA
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| Men's|

* Albania
* 25+ caps
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* born outside
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* 25+ caps
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* Azerbaijan
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* 20+ caps
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* 1 cap
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* born outside
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* 10+ caps
* 4–9 caps
* 2–3 caps
* 1 cap
* born outside
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* born outside
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* Spain
* born outside
* Sweden
* born outside
* Switzerland
* born outside
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* born outside
* Wales
* born outside

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Women's|

* Albania
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* Moldova
* Netherlands
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Defunct|

* East Germany
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Unofficial|

* Basque Country
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CONMEBOL
South American|

| Men's|

* Argentina
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* born outside
* Colombia
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Women's|

CONCACAF
North American|

| Men's|

* Aruba
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Women's|

* Bermuda
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* Guatemala
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* Guyana
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* Panama
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CAF
African|

| Men's|

* Algeria
* born outside
* Angola
* Chad
* Kenya
* South Africa
* Tunisia

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Women's|

* Botswana
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* Morocco
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AFC
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| Men's|

* Australia
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* Iran
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* born outside
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* Philippines
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* Qatar
* born outside
* Singapore
* born outside
* Thailand
* born outside
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* born outside

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Women's|

* Australia
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* Philippines
* born outside
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OFC
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