Sunil Chhetri (born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both the Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team. Widely regarded as the greatest Indian football player presently and the best Indian striker of all time, Chhetri is known for his link-up play, goal scoring abilities and leadership. Sunil Chhetri is also the third-highest international goalscorer among active players, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the joint fifth-highest of all time, and he is also the most-capped player and the all-time top goalscorer of Indian football team.