India’ all-time top-scorer and Mumbai City FC’s leading goal getter (7) in Hero ISL 2015, Sunil Chhetri will be looking to make even more of an impact in Hero ISL 2016 than he mustered last year. With 7 goals and an assist in Hero ISL 2015, those aren’t bad numbers by any standard. However, Chhetri’s unquenchable desire to improve and better himself with every outing means that Mumbai City FC can expect some fireworks from him in their new Mumbai Sports Arena home in Andheri.It is a venue Chhetri knows all too well having already netted there in India’s recent historic 4-1 triumph against Puerto Rico. He became the first Indian to score a hat-trick in the Hero ISL when Mumbai City FC beat NorthEast United FC at home last year. His panenka penalty which completely bamboozled TP Rehenesh in the Highlanders’ goal will live on long in the memory of those who were present at the stadium.A clinical as well as a calm and composed head in the penalty box, Chhetri will be linking up with Uruguayan icon Diego Forlan in Hero ISL 2016. He will be hoping to strike up a good partnership with Forlan straight away in a bid to propel Mumbai City FC to their first ever semi-final appearance in the league. With a new stadium and a wealth of talent around him, there is certain to be massive expectations on Chhetri’s shoulders this year: something he is all too familiar with and used to by now.
