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| Full name | Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chennaiyin | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pune | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Kerala Blasters | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Mumbai (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
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*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) | |||||||||||||||||
Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
Career
Early career and Lonestar Kashmir
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
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)
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
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
Club
- 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
International goals
- 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
India
- SAFF Championship: 2021; runner-up: 2018
- King's Cup third place: 2019
Jamshedpur
- Indian Super League Premiers: 2021-22[11][12]
References
- ↑ Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). "I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 Tennyson, Rayson (16 May 2016). "Blasters sign three players from I-League 2nd division". Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mumbai City FC vs. Northeast United FT". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Mumbai FC add local youngster Farukh Choudhary to their I-League roster!". ArunFoot. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
- ↑ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur". Soccerway.
- 1 2 Farukh Choudhary at Soccerway
- ↑ "Farukh Choudhary". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ↑ "Nepal 1–2 India". Soccerway. 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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