Sunil Chhetri equalized Ferenc Puskas’s 84 goals, Tottenham Hotspur congratulated
India’s star footballer Sunil Chhetri equaled Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas’s 84 international goals. He achieved this feat in the AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Afghanistan on Tuesday. In this match, Sunil scored the goal in the 86th minute. Football club Tottenham Hotspur has congratulated him on this achievement.
English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has congratulated Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri for scoring 84 international goals by Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas. Chhetri on Tuesday equaled Puskas’ record by scoring his second goal for India in the AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Afghanistan. Sunil Chhetri scored the goal in this match in the 86th minute. He has occupied the fifth place among the highest goalscorers at the international level.
This Indian star is now just two goals behind Argentine superstar Lionel Messi’s 86 goals.
The great Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has scored 86 goals in 162 international matches. He is the fourth player in the world to score the most goals in international matches.
Tottenham Hotspur wrote on his Twitter handle, ‘Congratulations to Sunil Chhetri of India on the great Ferenc Puskas equaling 84 international goals.’ Star footballer Sunil Chhetri has played 129 international matches for India. At the same time, Puskas scored 84 goals in 89 matches. The Hungarian player is considered one of the best footballers in the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo on top
Talking about the active players in international football, 37-year-old Sunil Chhetri is in third place among the players with the most goals. Portugal’s star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo tops this list. He has so far scored 117 goals for his national team. He has played 189 international matches for his country Portugal.
