Indian Ace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sunil-Chhetri-c34345 signs Preseason Contract with Benfica – Portuguese Primeira Liga news
The Blue Tigers International will be the first Indian to play at the Estadio de Luz, if he impresses manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus with his abilities.
The talented 26-year-old started his career with Mohun Bagan in the Indian Football League, where he scored 8 goals in 18 appearances. His goals included four over Gujarat in the Santosh Trophy in the 2004/2005 season. Chhetri was then handed a transfer
to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/JCT-Mills-c39600 in 2005 where he established himself as a pivotal figure in Indian Football, and through his predatory instincts in front of goal, the Indian International netted a respectable 20 goals in 48 appearances.
For his goal poaching feats, he was awarded the league's "Player of the Year" award in the 2006/2007 Season, followed by the AIFF Player of the Year in 2007, drawing comparisons between him and Indian Football Legend, Baichung Bhutia.
His talents did not go unnoticed abroad and reportedly several foreign clubs were interested in signing the mercurial striker, and a move to Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 only failed because he was not awarded a British Work Permit.
He then signed for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dempo-c38912 SC in India. His move to the Whites proved to be a
fruitful one as he scored 8 goals in only 13 appearances, which resulted in a trial and eventual transfer to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kansas-City-Wizards-c39666 of the Major League Soccer.
Although he did not make a league appearance for the Wizards, the moved was hailed as a positive one by the Indian Fans.
After returning to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chirag-United-c38797 SC in 2011, for whom he has scored a remarkable 7 goals in 7 appearances.
Although his club career has been shaky at times, his International career has been nothing less than phenomenal. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tigers-c40730. His feats for the National side
include goals against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bahrain-c2847 and Asian giants South Korea at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
Chhetri has managed raise the awareness of the beautiful game in a place where cricket makes all the headlines, but whether he can make headlines in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 is a different matter altogether.
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