Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the India national team.
Early career Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career as a centre back with the Maharashtra state youth teams. Choudhary then joined the academy of I-League side Pune.
Club career Lonestar Kashmir Choudhary joined Lonestar Kashmir for their I-League 2nd Division campaign. There he scored six goals in a total of 8 matches.
Kerala Blasters After an impressive performance for Lonestar Kashmir, Choudhary signed for Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League. 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.
Mumbai (loan) After the 2016 ISL season, Choudhary was loaned to I-League side Mumbai. 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.
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. 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueSuper CupDurand CupAFCTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLonestar Kashmir2015–16I-League 2nd Division186—— —186Kerala Blasters2016Indian Super League20———20Mumbai2016–17I-League10000——100Jamshedpur2017–18Indian Super League15020——1702018–1912210— —1322019–2017100— —171Total443300000473Mumbai City2020–21 Indian Super League600000—60Jamshedpur2020–21Indian Super League800000 —80000000—002022–231602100—181Total240210000261Chennaiyin2023–24Indian Super League1911031—2322024–25320000—32Total223103100264Career total1261261310013514
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsIndia201850201950202141202421202440202500202651Total253
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 1–0 2–1 Friendly 2. 12 October 2024 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam 15 1–1 1–1 3. 5 June 2026 TALCO Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan 23 1–3 1–3
Honours
India SAFF Championship: 2021; runner-up: 2018 King's Cup third place: 2019
Jamshedpur Indian Super League Premiers: 2021–22
References
External links Profile at Indian Super League