Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.

Farukh Choudhary
Personal information
Full name Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Chennaiyin
Number 71
Youth career
Central Bank
Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Lonestar Kashmir 18 (6)
2016 Kerala Blasters 2 (0)
2017Mumbai (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2020 Jamshedpur 44 (3)
2020–2021 Mumbai City 6 (0)
2021–2023 Jamshedpur 24 (0)
2023– Chennaiyin 0 (0)
International career
2018−2021 India 14 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:39, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Career edit

Early career and Lonestar Kashmir edit

Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career with centre back and the Maharashtra state youth teams.[1] Choudhary then joined the academy of I-League side, Pune.[2] He then joined Lonestar Kashmir for their I-League 2nd Division campaign in which he scored six goals in 18 matches.[2]

Kerala Blasters edit

After his impressive performance for Lonestar Kashmir, Choudhary signed for Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League.[2] He made his professional debut with the club on 5 October 2016 against Atlético de Kolkata. He started the match and played 68 minutes as Mumbai City FC lost 1–0.[3]

Mumbai (loan) edit

After the 2016 ISL season, Choudhary was loaned to I-League side Mumbai.[4] He made his debut for the club on 8 January 2017 in their opening match of the season against DSK Shivajians. He started and played 56 minutes as Mumbai won 1–0.[5]

Jamshedpur edit

On 23 July 2017, Choudhary was selected in the 11th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[6] He made his debut for the club during the first ever match on 18 November 2017 against NorthEast United. He came as a 69th-minute substitute for Mehtab Hossain as Jamshedpur drew 0–0.[7]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 21 April 2023[8]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lonestar Kashmir 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 18 6 0 0 18 6
Kerala Blasters 2016 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Mumbai 2016–17 I-League 10 0 0 0 10 0
Jamshedpur 2017–18 Indian Super League 15 0 2[a] 0 17 0
2018–19 12 2 1[a] 0 13 2
2019–20 17 1 0 0 17 1
Jamshedpur total 44 3 3 0 0 0 47 3
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Jamshedpur 2020–21 8 0 0 0 8 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 16 0 2[a] 1 18 1
Jamshedpur total 24 0 2 1 0 0 26 1
Chennaiyin 2023–24 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 104 9 5 1 0 0 109 10
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International edit

As of matches played till 10 October 2021[9][8]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2018 5 0
2019 5 0
2021 4 1
Total 14 1

International goals edit

Scores and results list India's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 5 September 2021 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 11     Nepal 1–0 2–1 Friendly [10]

Honours edit

India

Jamshedpur

References edit

  1. ^ Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). "I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Tennyson, Rayson (16 May 2016). "Blasters sign three players from I-League 2nd division". Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Mumbai City FC vs. Northeast United FT". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Mumbai FC add local youngster Farukh Choudhary to their I-League roster!". ArunFoot. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  7. ^ "NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur". Soccerway.
  8. ^ a b Farukh Choudhary at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Farukh Choudhary". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Nepal 1–2 India". Soccerway. 5 September 2021.
  11. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

External links edit