Top 5 highest-scoring active players in international football

#2 Sunil Chhetri: India (72 goals)

Chhetri in action for India at the AFC Cup

In a country more famed for its exploits in Cricket, Sunil Chhetri has made a name for himself in football and is unarguably the biggest footballing export from India.

He began his professional career with Mohun Bagan in 2002 and moved onto JCT in the Indian National Football League in 2005.

Further spells have been undertaken in foreign clubs like Kansas City Wizards and the B-team of Sporting Lisbon, while reports linked him with a transfer to QPR in 2009 which was hampered by a work-permit.

Chhetri is an Indian icon and he has helped spark the recent upsurge in interest in the Indian Super League, with his performances for Bengaluru FC, while he regularly uses his popularity to attract fans to follow Indian national team games.

He is popularly referred to as 'captain fantastic' and currently captains both the Bengaluru FC side and Indian national team.

With 72 goals from 113 matches, the 35-year-old is the second-highest scoring active player on the international scene and has won numerous individual accolades including helping India to qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup, marking the country's first qualification in 24 years.