Career
Born in Lachung, Sikkim, Bhutia started his career with the Sports Authority of India before moving to Shillong to play with Royal Wahingdoh. He then joined Shillong Lajong of the I-League. On 26 August 2014 it was announced that Bhutia had signed on loan with NorthEast United Football Club of the Indian Super League for the 2014 season.
After not playing a match, Bhutia returned to Shillong Lajong.
He made his professional debut with Shillong Lajong on 29 December 2014 in the Federation Cup against Pune. He started the match as Shillong Lajong lost 1–3.
In July 2015 Bhutia was drafted to play for Atlético de Kolkata in the 2015 Indian Super League.