Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin and the India national team.
Early career
Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career as a centre back with the Maharashtra state youth teams.[1] Choudhary then joined the academy of I-League side Pune.[2]
Club career
Lonestar Kashmir
Choudhary joined Lonestar Kashmir for their I-League 2nd Division campaign. There he scored six goals in a total of 8 matches.[2]
Kerala Blasters
After an 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.[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 match played 1 October 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 0 | 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 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Mumbai City | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Jamshedpur | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 14 | ||
International
- As of 9 June 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | |
- India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choudhary goal
| 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] |
| 2. | 12 October 2024 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam | 15 |  Vietnam |
1–1 | 1–1 | [11] | |
| 3. | 5 June 2026 | TALCO Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan | 23 |  Tajikistan |
1–3 | 1–3 | [12] |
Honours
India
- SAFF Championship: 2021; runner-up: 2018
- King’s Cup third place: 2019
Jamshedpur
- Indian Super League Premiers: 2021–22[13][14]
References
- ^ Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). “I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary”. Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Tennyson, Rayson (16 May 2016). “Blasters sign three players from I-League 2nd division”. Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ “ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big”. The Field. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ “NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur”. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Farukh Choudhary at Soccerway
- ^ Farukh Choudhary at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ “Nepal 1–2 India”. Soccerway. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ “Vietnam 1–1 India”. Soccerway. 12 October 2024.
- ^ “Tajikistan defeat Blue Tigers in first friendly”. AIFF. 6 June 2026.
- ^ “ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com”. www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ “Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners’ Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan”. Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
External links
- Profile at Indian Super League
- Farukh Choudhary at Soccerway
- Farukh Choudhary at National-Football-Teams.com
