Farukh Choudhary

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{{short description|Indian association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Farukh Choudhary
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ambarnath]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| currentclub = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| clubnumber = 77
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Attacking Midfielder]]/[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Central Bank
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2020
| clubs4 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–
| clubs6 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018−
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 13:12, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 17:39, 10 october 2021 (UTC)
}}

'''Farukh Choudhary''' (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for both [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] and the [[India national football team|Indian national team]].

==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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rajan|first1=Nimal|title=I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/sports/i-want-to-represent-india-farukh-choudhary/article_108776|access-date=5 October 2016|work=Afternoon DC|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Choudhary then joined the academy of [[I-League]] side, [[Pune F.C.|Pune]].<ref name="KBFC Signing">{{cite news|last1=Tennyson|first1=Rayson|title=Blasters sign three players from I-League 2nd division|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Blasters-sign-three-players-from-I-League-2nd-division/articleshow/52299251.cms|access-date=5 October 2016|work=Times of India|date=16 May 2016}}</ref> He then joined [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]] for their [[I-League 2nd Division]] campaign in which he scored six goals in 18 matches.<ref name="KBFC Signing"/>

===Kerala Blasters===
After his impressive performance for [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]], Choudhary signed for [[Jamshedpur FC]] of the [[Indian Super League]].<ref name="KBFC Signing"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai City FC vs. Northeast United FT|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/05/india/indian-super-league/kerala-blasters/atletico-de-kolkata/2348831/?ICID=PL_MS_05|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

====Mumbai (loan)====
After the [[2016 Indian Super League season|2016 ISL season]], Choudhary was loaned to [[I-League]] side [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mumbai FC add local youngster Farukh Choudhary to their I-League roster!|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/mumbai-fc-add-local-youngster-farukh-choudhary-roster/|access-date=2 November 2017|work=ArunFoot|date=27 December 2016}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 8 January 2017 in their opening match of the season against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]. He started and played 56 minutes as Mumbai won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/08/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/dsk-shivajians/2383737/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Jamshedpur===
On 23 July 2017, Choudhary was selected in the 11th round of the [[2017–18 ISL Players Draft]] by [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] for the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big|url=https://thefield.scroll.in/844751/isl-2017-player-draft-live-updates-eugenson-lyngdoh-anas-edathodika-touted-as-top-draws|access-date=2 November 2017|work=The Field|date=23 July 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for the club during the first ever match on 18 November 2017 against [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]. He came as a 69th minute substitute for [[Mehtab Hossain]] as Jamshedpur drew 0–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/18/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/jamshedpur/2597745/?ICID=PL_MS_02|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

=== Club ===
{{updated|7 January 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|farukh-choudhary/464005}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup/Super Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
|[[2015–16 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16]]
|[[I-League 2nd Division]]||18||6||—||—||—||—||18||6
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|[[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
|[[Indian Super League]]||2||0||—||—||—||—||2||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|[[I-League]]||10||0||—||—||—||—||10||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
|rowspan="3"|Indian Super League||15||0||2||0||—||—||17||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
||12||2||1||0||—||—||13||2
|-
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
||10||1||0||0||—||—||10||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Jamshedpur Total
!37!!3!!3!!0!!0!!0!!40!!3
|-
!
!colspan="2"|Career total
!67!!9!!3!!0!!0!!0!!70!!9
|}

=== International ===
{{updated|10 october 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|farukh-choudhary/464005}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[India national football team|India]]
|2018
|5
|0
|-
|2019
|5
|0
|-
|2021
|4
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!14
!1
|}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
| 5 September 2021 || [[Dasharath Rangasala]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] || {{fb|NEP}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/kerala-blasters-fc/squad/midfielder-26753-farukh-choudhary-playerprofile Indian Super League Profile].
* [http://www.fcjamshedpur.com/players/26753-farukh-choudhary Jamshedpur FC Profile].

{{Jamshedpur FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Choudhury, Farukh}}
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Thane district]]
[[Category:Footballers from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Lonestar Kashmir F.C. players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]
[[Category:Mumbai FC players]]
[[Category:Jamshedpur FC players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:Pune FC players]]

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