Farukh Choudhary
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farukh Choudhary | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Attacking Midfiedler/Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Central Bank | |||
| Pune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 15 | (5) |
| 2016 | Kerala Blasters | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Mumbai (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | Jamshedpur | 33 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018− | India | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2019 | |||
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
Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career with Central Bank 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 five goals in 15 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 29 November 2019[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 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 |
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Jamshedpur Total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | ||
References
- ^ Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). "I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ a b c 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