Farukh Choudhary

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Farukh Choudhary
Personal information
Full name Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 29)
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)
2017Mumbai (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
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, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

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.

Career

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Early career and Lonestar Kashmir

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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
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

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India

Jamshedpur

References

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  • Profile at Indian Super League
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