Farukh Choudhary

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.

Farukh Choudhary

Personal information
Full name	Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary
Date of birth	(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	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	15	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  India SAFF Championship Winner 2021 Maldives
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:12, 1 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:39, 12 October 2021 (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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 matche played 12 October 2024^[9][8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2018	5	0
	2019	5	0
	2021	4	1
	2024	1	1
Total		15	2

India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choudhary goal

List of international goals scored by Farukh Choudhary

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]