Farukh Choudhary
Indian footballer (born 1996)
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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.
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| Full name | Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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 | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018− | India | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:12, 1 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:39, 14 October 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Early career and Lonestar Kashmir
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] 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.[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 | ||||||
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| 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 14 October 2025[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | |
- 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 Dinh, Vietnam | 15 |  Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [11] |
Honours
India
- SAFF Championship: 2021; runner-up: 2018
- King's Cup third place: 2019
Jamshedpur
- Indian Super League Premiers: 2021–22[12][13]
