Indian football skipper Sunil Chhetri is going to make something big in his career as he has joined the Portuguese football club and will play with the B team for two seasons.
Sunil signed for Sporting Lisbon with the due permission from the India football authorities to develop the game in India.
Now the 27-year-old striker will play for the Sporting Clube de Portugal's B team, which plays in the Liga de Honra. It is Portuguese second division.
Portuguese football club announced it officially on its website, with a press release stating, "We have reached out to Indian football, aiming at its development in a market estimated by FIFA, to be of more than 20 million players, and in this context, Sunil Chhetri, captain of the Indian Football Association, an idol in that country, who symbolizes the dreams of all young players who aspire to play in Europe, will join the roster of the team B".
The club has been detecting and developing top players across the globe. Now they have joined with local partners to find the best solutions to accelerate the development of football in India.
It is a great opportunity for Sunil. He was quoted as saying, "It is a real pleasure for me and an exciting moment in my career to join a European giant like Sporting Lisbon. I have dreamt of this day and always believed that my time will come. It is now a reality. Sporting Lisbon, my agent Yogesh Joshee from Matchworld and Football One has made it possible for me and I will make it count for India. Thank you so much".
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