Farukh Choudhary

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
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)
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
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

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lonestar Kashmir 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 18600—186
Kerala Blasters 2016 Indian Super League 2000—20
Mumbai 2016–17 I-League 10000—100
Jamshedpur 2017–18 Indian Super League 1502[lower-alpha 1]0—170
2018–19 1221[lower-alpha 1]0—132
2019–20 17100—171
Jamshedpur total 4433000473
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 6000—60
Jamshedpur 2020–21 8000—80
2021–22 0000—00
2022–23 1602[lower-alpha 1]1—181
Jamshedpur total 2402100261
Chennaiyin 2023–24 Indian Super League 0000—00
Career total 1049510010910
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International
As of matches played till 10 October 2021[9][8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201850
201950
202141
Total 141

International goals
Scores and results list India's goal tally first
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.5 September 2021Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal11   Nepal1–02–1Friendly[10]

Honours

India

Jamshedpur

References
  1. Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). "I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. 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. 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.


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