Hamza Choudhury

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Hamza Choudhury
Hamza Choudhury 2021.jpg
Choudhury playing for Leicester City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hamza Dewan Choudhury[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Loughborough, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2015 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Leicester City 52 (1)
2016 → Burton Albion (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2017 → Burton Albion (loan) 13 (0)
National team
2018–2019 England U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:40, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Hamza Dewan Choudhury (born 1 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. He has made over 70 appearances for Leicester since 2017, and won the FA Cup in 2021. He has represented England at under-21 level.

Club career[]

Choudhury playing for Leicester City in 2019

Choudhury began his career at the Leicester City Academy, and at the age of 16 was reportedly monitored by a number of top European clubs.[3] He joined League One leaders Burton Albion on a one-month loan deal on 27 February 2016.[4] He made his debut in the Football League later that same day, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Tom Naylor in a 0–0 draw with Walsall at the Pirelli Stadium.[5] On 6 August 2016, Choudhury signed another loan deal with Burton Albion for the 2016–17 season.[6] On the same day, Choudhury featured in Burton Albion's first ever Championship game, claiming an assist in a 4–3 defeat against Nottingham Forest.[7]

On 19 September 2017, Choudhury debuted for Leicester City coming on as substitute in the 82nd minute of an EFL Cup 3rd round home win against Liverpool.[8] On 28 November 2017, Choudhury made his Premier League debut for Leicester coming on as substitute in the 83rd minute of a home win against Tottenham Hotspur.[9] His first Premier League start came on 14 April 2018, in a 2–1 away defeat to Burnley.[10]

On 30 August 2019, Choudhury signed a new four-year contract with Leicester.[11] On 1 January 2020, Choudhury scored his first senior goal for Leicester, an outside the box strike in the 86th minute, in a 3–0 away win at Newcastle United.[12]

On 22 October 2020, Choudhury made his first appearance in a European competition, coming off the bench in the 71st minute against Zorya Luhansk. He became the first footballer of Bangladeshi descent to make an appearance in a European competition by doing so.[13] On 29 October, Choudhury scored a 39th-minute volley against AEK Athens, winning the match 2–1. He became the first footballer of Bangladeshi descent to score in one of the two major UEFA club competitions, the first British Asian to score in European competitions since Michael Chopra in the defunct UEFA Intertoto Cup, and the first British Asian to score in the current UEFA competitions.[14]

On 11 April 2021, Choudhury was one of three players dropped from Leicester's squad for the game against West Ham United after breaching COVID-19 protocols.[15] On 15 May 2021, he came on as an 82nd-minute substitute in the 2021 FA Cup Final, which Leicester won 1–0 for his first career honour.[16] He celebrated draped in the flag of Palestine, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.[17]

International career[]

On 26 May 2018, Choudhury made his debut for the England national under-21 football team, coming on as a substitute during the 2–1 win against China under-21 in the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[18] Choudhury started for England in the next match of the tournament, a 0–0 draw against Mexico.[19]

On 27 May 2019, Choudhury was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[20] but was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle during the second half of the opening 2–1 defeat to France in Cesena.[21]

Although eligible to play for Bangladesh and Grenada, Choudhury said in October 2019 that he intended to pursue an international career with England, stating: "To play for England is my biggest dream, to represent the senior team".[22]

Personal life[]

Choudhury is of Bangladeshi-Grenadian ancestry. He was raised in a traditional Bengali Muslim household, and has visited Bangladesh since he was a child.[23][24] His mother and step-father are both Bengalis, and his ancestral home is the Dewan Bari in Snanghat Union, Bahubal, Habiganj District in Bangladesh.[25][26] Choudhury can speak Bengali with a good degree of fluency.[27] He is eligible to play for the Grenada national team through his biological father.[28]

In April 2019 he apologised for historical offensive tweets.[29] He was later charged with misconduct by the FA,[30] and fined £5,000 and put on an educational course.[31]

He and his partner have two children born in 2018 and 2020.[23][32]

Choudhury showed his support for Palestine during the 2021 FA Cup Final by wearing a flag during the celebrations.[33]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 10 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2016–17 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2017–18[34] Premier League 8 0 0 0 1 0 — — 9 0
2018–19[35] Premier League 9 0 1 0 2 0 — — 12 0
2019–20[36] Premier League 20 1 4 0 5 0 — — 29 1
2020–21[37] Premier League 10 0 3 0 1 0 8[a] 1 — 22 1
2021–22[38] Premier League 5 0 1 0 1 0 4[b] 0 0 0 11 0
Total 52 1 9 0 10 0 12 1 0 0 83 2
Burton Albion (loan) 2015–16[39] League One 13 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
2016–17[40] Championship 13 0 0 0 2 0 — — 15 0
Total 26 0 0 0 2 0 — 0 0 28 0
Career total 78 1 9 0 12 0 12 1 0 0 111 2
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours[]

Leicester City

England U21

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Hamza Choudhury". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Transfer news: Leicester City youngster Hamza Choudhury attracting European interest". Sky Sports. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Ashley (27 February 2016). "Burton Albion transfer news: Leicester City youngster Hamza Choudhury signs on loan". Burton Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Burton's lead at the top of League One was cut to two points after they were held by fellow high-flyers Walsall". BBC Sport. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Hamza Choudhury re-signs on loan". 6 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Forest: On the whistle match report". Burton Albion F.C. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Carabao Cup: Leicester City vs Liverpool – 2:0". 19 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Premier League: Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur – 2:1". 28 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Burnley 2–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Hamza Choudhury Extends Leicester City Contract Until 2023". 30 August 2019.
  12. ^ Smyth, Rob (1 January 2020). "Newcastle United 0-3 Leicester City: Premier League – as it happened" – via www.theguardian.com.
  13. ^ "Zorya Luhansk-Leicester Match Report". UEFA. 22 October 2020.
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  15. ^ "James Maddison among Leicester players dropped for Covid-19 breach". BBC Sport. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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  17. ^ Donoghue, Eamon (15 May 2021). "Leicester duo celebrate FA Cup win with Palestine flag". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Choudhury makes maiden England u21s appearance". Leicester City Football Club. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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  20. ^ "England U21S Squad Named by Aidy Boothroyd for This Summer's Euro Finals in Italy". The FA. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  21. ^ "England U21s 1 France U21s 2". BBC Sport. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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  26. ^ "হবিগঞ্জের দেওয়ান বাড়ির ছেলে লেস্টার সিটির হামজা" [Son of Habiganj's Dewan Bari, Leicester City's Hamza]. SportsOnly (in Bengali). 25 September 2017.
  27. ^ "Shakib is an inspiration, says Leicester City's Hamza". Prothom Alo. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020. Choudhury spoke in clear Bangla to Prothom Alo... fluent enough in Bangla as his parents speak the language
  28. ^ "Why Shrewsbury are a big deal in Grenada". BBC Sport.
  29. ^ "Hamza Choudhury: Leicester midfielder apologises for 'hurtful and offensive' tweets". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019.
  30. ^ "Hamza Choudhury charged with misconduct for social media comments". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  31. ^ "Hamza Choudhury: Leicester midfielder fined by Football Association for historical posts". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  32. ^ "Hamza Choudhury Girlfriend - Olivia Fountain". ohmyfootball.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  33. ^ "Leicester City soccer players raise Palestinian flag after UK cup victory". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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