Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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** Point forward
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for
Indian Super League
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club
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...
.
Career
Early career and Lonestar Kashmir
Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career with centre back and the Maharashtra state youth teams. Choudhary then joined the academy of
I-League
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side,
Pune
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.
He then joined
Lonestar Kashmir for their
I-League 2nd Division
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campaign in which he scored six goals in 18 matches.
Kerala Blasters
After his impressive performance for
Lonestar Kashmir, Choudhary signed for
Jamshedpur FC
Jamshedpur Football Club (, ) is an Indian professional football club based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian Football. Founded in 2017, the club debuted in Indian Super League during t ...
of the
Indian Super League
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.
He made his professional debut with the club on 5 October 2016 against
Atlético de Kolkata
ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2 ...
. 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
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side
Mumbai
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. He made his debut for the club on 8 January 2017 in their opening match of the season against
DSK Shivajians
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. 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
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Format
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by
Jamshedpur
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for the
2017–18 Indian Super League season
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. He made his debut for the club during the first ever match on 18 November 2017 against
NorthEast United
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. He came as a 69th-minute substitute for
Mehtab Hossain
Mehtab Hossain (born 5 September 1985) is an Indian professional footballer and coach who last played for Madan Maharaj as a defensive midfielder.
During his career, Hossain has played for both of the Kolkata football giants, Mohun Bagan and ...
as Jamshedpur drew 0–0.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first''
Honours
India
*
SAFF Championship
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:
2021
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; runner-up:
2018
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*
King's Cup
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King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to:
Sports Football
* Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football
* King Cup (sometimes named King's Cup), Saudi Arabian men's football nati ...
third place:
2019
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Jamshedpur
*
Indian Super League
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Premiers:
2021-22
References
External links
Indian Super League Profile
Jamshedpur FC Profile
1996 births
Living people
People from Thane district
Footballers from Maharashtra
Indian footballers
Lonestar Kashmir F.C. players
Kerala Blasters FC players
Mumbai FC players
Jamshedpur FC players
Association football forwards
I-League 2nd Division players
Indian Super League players
I-League players
India international footballers
Pune FC players
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