--- title: "Who became the first Indian footballer to score fifty international goals?" description: "Who became the first Indian footballer to score fifty international goals?" author: "Manish Kumar" published: 2018-01-31 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33812/who-became-the-first-indian-footballer-to-score-fifty-international-goals category: "sports" tags: ["football - soccer", "india"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # Who became the first Indian footballer to score fifty international goals? Who became the first [Indian](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2471/wazirx-received-828-requests-from-indian-international-law-enforcement-agencies) footballer to [score](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126373/world-cup-2019-live-score) fifty [international](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2891/lenovo-must-pay-interdigital-138-7-million-for-patents) [goals](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/433/what-are-the-goals-of-moonlight)? ## Answers ### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani **Sunil Chhetri is the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals.** With his amazing achievement, **he surpassed the record of 42 goals of Baichung Bhutia** who was the **former Captain of Indian Football team.** \ ![Who became the first Indian footballer to score fifty international goals?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/48972deb-c05f-4104-b59c-d0f38fe6c9bc/images/f92274c0-7866-4393-8d72-ebc02849769d.png)\ **\****Sunil Chhetri achieved this milestone in his 87th match** and this is what he said in the post-match ceremony after being asked about his feeling.**“Number of goals never matter for me. I never keep track of feats. I just play for my nation,” Chhetri said after the match ended in a 1-2 defeat for the visitors.** **\****"Cheers for him"** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33812/who-became-the-first-indian-footballer-to-score-fifty-international-goals Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.