Farukh Choudhary
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farukh Choudhary | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Central Bank | |||
| Pune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 15 | (5) |
| 2016 | Kerala Blasters | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Mumbai (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | Jamshedpur | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:36, 13 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Farukh Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League.
Career
Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career with Central Bank and 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 five goals in 15 matches.[2]
Kerala Blasters
After his impressive performance for Lonestar Kashmir, Choudhary signed with the 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 Kerala Blasters 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 season.[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
- As of 12 May 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lonestar Kashmir | 2015–16 | IL2 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 |
| Kerala Blasters | 2016 | ISL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Mumbai | 2016–17 | I-League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 2017–18 | ISL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ Rajan, Nimal (30 April 2014). "I want to represent India: Farukh Choudhary". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 Tennyson, Rayson (16 May 2016). "Blasters sign three players from I-League 2nd division". Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kerala Blasters vs. Atletico de Kolkata". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Mumbai FC add local youngster Farukh Choudhary to their I-League roster!". ArunFoot. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
- ↑ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur". Soccerway.
- ↑ Farukh Choudhary at Soccerway