{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Farukh Choudhary | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India | height = 1.80 m | currentclub = Chennaiyin | clubnumber = 71 | position = Winger | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Central Bank | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Pune | years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Lonestar Kashmir | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = Kerala Blasters | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Mumbai (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = Jamshedpur | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Mumbai City | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021–2023 | clubs6 = Jamshedpur | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = Chennaiyin | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2018− | nationalteam1 = India | nationalcaps1 = 22 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | club-update = 21:12, 1 October 2024 (UTC) | ntupdate = 17:39, 30 May 2026 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IND}}}} {{MedalCompetition|SAFF Championship}} {{Medal|W| 2021 Maldives|}} }}

'''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.

==Early career== Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career as a centre back with 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}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Choudhary then joined the academy of I-League side 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|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001606/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Blasters-sign-three-players-from-I-League-2nd-division/articleshow/52299251.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="KBFC Signing"/>

===Kerala Blasters=== After an impressive performance for Lonestar Kashmir, Choudhary signed for Kerala Blasters 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 ISL season, Choudhary was loaned to I-League side 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. 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|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504120159/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/08/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/dsk-shivajians/2383737/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===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.<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|archive-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209172202/https://thefield.scroll.in/844751/isl-2017-player-draft-live-updates-eugenson-lyngdoh-anas-edathodika-touted-as-top-draws|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<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|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324225248/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/18/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/jamshedpur/2597745/?ICID=PL_MS_02|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 1 October 2024}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{soccerway|farukh-choudhary/464005}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Super Cup !colspan="2"|Durand Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="1" |Lonestar Kashmir |2015–16 | rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |18||6||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |— ||colspan="2" |—||18||6 |- | rowspan="1" |Kerala Blasters |2016 | rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |2||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||2||0 |- | rowspan="1" |Mumbai |2016–17 | rowspan="1" |I-League |10||0||0||0||colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||10||0 |- | rowspan="4" |Jamshedpur |2017–18 | rowspan="3" |Indian Super League |15||0||2||0||colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||17||0 |- |2018–19 |12||2||1||0||colspan="2" |— ||colspan="2" |—||13||2 |- |2019–20 |17||1||0||0||colspan="2" |— ||colspan="2" |—||17||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !44!!3!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!47!!3 |- | rowspan="1" |Mumbai City |2020–21 | Indian Super League |6||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2" |—||6||0 |- | rowspan="4" |Jamshedpur |2020–21 | rowspan="3" |Indian Super League |8||0||0||0||0||0 ||colspan="2" |—||8||0 |- |{{nowrap|2021–22}} |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |2022–23 |16||0||2||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||18||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !24!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!26!!1 |- | rowspan="3" |Chennaiyin |2023–24 | rowspan="2" |Indian Super League |19||1||1||0||3||1||colspan="2" |—||23||2 |- |2024–25 |3||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2" |—||3||2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !22!!3!!1!!0!!3!!1!!0!!0!!26!!4 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !126!!12!!6!!1!!3!!1!!0!!0!!135!!14 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|30 May 2026}}<ref name="NFTprofile">{{NFT|71710}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="7" |India |2018||5||0 |- |2019||5||0 |- |2021||4||1 |- |2024||2||1 |- |2024||4||0 |- |2025||0||0 |- |2026||2||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!22!!2 |}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:" |+ 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|| align=center | 11 || {{fb|NEP}} || align=center| '''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–1 || Friendly || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/05/world/friendlies/nepal/india/3619932/|title=Nepal 1–2 India|website=Soccerway|date=5 September 2021|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009133640/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/05/world/friendlies/nepal/india/3619932/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 2. || 12 October 2024 || Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Dinh, Vietnam || align=center | 15 || {{fb|VIE}} || align=center| '''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–1 || Friendly || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/10/12/world/friendlies/vietnam/india/4544109/|title=Vietnam 1–1 India|website=Soccerway|date=12 October 2024}}</ref> |}

== Honours ==

'''India''' * SAFF Championship: 2021; runner-up: 2018 * King's Cup third place: 2019

'''Jamshedpur''' *Indian Super League Premiers: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2021-22-jamshedpur-win-the-league-winners-shield/blt38f42850439cbb5f |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=www.goal.com |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307170001/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2021-22-jamshedpur-win-the-league-winners-shield/blt38f42850439cbb5f |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/jamshedpur-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Indian Super League |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307173759/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/jamshedpur-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/kerala-blasters-fc/squad/midfielder-26753-farukh-choudhary-playerprofile Profile] at Indian Super League * {{Soccerway}} * {{NFT player}}

{{Chennaiyin FC squad}}

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