ISL 2018-19: 5 Strikers with the most goals in the history of the tournament

Coro, Ian Hume, and Sunil Chhetri are leading the race to finish as ISL's all-time goalscorer (Image Courtesy: ISL)
Coro, Ian Hume, and Sunil Chhetri are leading the race to finish as ISL's all-time goalscorer (Image Courtesy: ISL)

#3 Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri has scored 26 goals from 51 matches (Image Courtesy: ISL)
Sunil Chhetri has scored 26 goals from 51 matches (Image Courtesy: ISL)

Captain. Leader. Legend. These adjectives have become a cliche to the Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri whom the Government of India recently awarded the Padma Shri. Playing only 51 matches, the 34-year-old averages at 0.51 goals per game.

In the 2015 season, while playing for Mumbai City FC, Chhetri scored seven goals and set up one in 11 matches when they finished in the top of the table.

In 2016, he could bag only one assist in the six matches he played. However, in the ensuing 2017-18 season, he produced a phenomenal performance with Bengaluru FC.

Playing as a second striker behind Venezuela's Miku, Sunil Chhetri scored 14 goals and set up two in the 21 matches he played.

At the end of 2017, the AIFF also awarded him the Player of Year for his achievements with Bengaluru FC and the senior Indian national team.

In the ongoing 2018-19 season, he has managed to rattle the back of the net only five times in 13 matches. It looks as if Miku's absence has taken a toll on the striking abilities of the Indian.

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