Farukh Choudhary
Farukh Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for both Jamshedpur and the Indian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder/Winger | ||
| 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 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Jamshedpur | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018− | India | 10 | (0) |
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* 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 7 January 2019 | |||
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 with the 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 Kerala Blasters 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
- 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 | ||
References
- Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). "I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- Tennyson, Rayson (16 May 2016). "Blasters sign three players from I-League 2nd division". Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- "Kerala Blasters vs. Atletico de Kolkata". 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.
- Farukh Choudhary at Soccerway