Farukh Choudhary

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Farukh Choudhary
Personal information
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) Attacking Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current team
 Jamshedpur
Number 77
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 37 (3)
2020–2021 Mumbai City 6 (0)
2021– Jamshedpur 0 (0)
National team‡
2018− India 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:12, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:39, 10 october 2021 (UTC)

Farukh Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for both Jamshedpur and the Indian national team.

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 Jamshedpur FC 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 7 January 2020[8]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lonestar Kashmir 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 18 6 — — — — 18 6
Kerala Blasters 2016 Indian Super League 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Mumbai 2016–17 I-League 10 0 — — — — 10 0
Jamshedpur 2017–18 Indian Super League 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2018–19 12 2 1 0 — — 13 2
2019–20 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
Jamshedpur Total 37 3 3 0 0 0 40 3
Career total 67 9 3 0 0 0 70 9

International[edit]

As of 10 october 2021[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2018 5 0
2019 5 0
2021 4 1
Total 14 1

International goals[edit]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2021 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal    Nepal 1–0 2–1 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). "I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 at Soccerway

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