# Farukh Choudhary

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
### Early career and Lonestar Kashmir

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. He then joined Lonestar Kashmir for their I-League 2nd Division campaign in which he scored six goals in 18 matches.

### Kerala Blasters

After his 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 season. 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

    As of match played 1 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Super Cup | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | AFC | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Jamshedpur | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Jamshedpur | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Jamshedpur | Total | 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 |
| Jamshedpur | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Jamshedpur | Total | 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 |
| Chennaiyin | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Chennaiyin | Total | Total | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 126 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 14 |

### International

    As of matche played 12 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| India | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| India | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| India | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| India | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 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 | |
| 2. | 12 October 2024 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Dinh, Vietnam | 15 | Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |

## Honours

India
* SAFF Championship: 2021; runner-up: 2018
* King's Cup third place: 2019
Jamshedpur
* Indian Super League Premiers: 2021-22