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| image = Hamza Choudhury 24082024 (2).jpg
| image = Hamza Choudhury 24082024 (2).jpg
| caption = Choudhury with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 2024
| caption = Choudhury with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 2024
| full_name = Hamza Dewan Choudhury<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---august-2016.ashx |title=List of temporary transfers of players under written contract between 01/08/2016 and 31/08/2016 |publisher=The Football Association |page=24 |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126154837/https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---august-2016.ashx |url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|1|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/overview |title=Hamza Choudhury: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814002723/https://www.premierleague.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/overview |url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|1|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/overview |title=Hamza Choudhury: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814002723/https://www.premierleague.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/overview |url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Loughborough]], England
| birth_place = [[Loughborough]], England
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}<ref name=lcfcprofile>{{cite web |url=https://www.lcfc.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/profile |title=Hamza Choudhury |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |access-date=22 December 2018 |archive-date=8 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408123530/https://www.lcfc.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/profile |url-status=live}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}<ref name=lcfcprofile>{{cite web |url=https://www.lcfc.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/profile |title=Hamza Choudhury |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |access-date=22 December 2018 |archive-date=8 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408123530/https://www.lcfc.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/profile |url-status=live}}</ref>
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]], [[right-back]]
| currentclub = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]<br />(on loan from [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]])
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = 2005–2015
| youthclubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C. Reserves and Academy|Leicester City]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C. Reserves and Academy|Leicester City]]
| years1 = 2015–
| clubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| caps1 = 91
| goals1 = 1
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = → [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)
| caps4 = 36
| goals4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 =  
| nationalteam2 = [[Bangladesh  national football team|Bangladesh]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 22:00, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:31, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:31, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
}}
'''Hamza Dewan Choudhury''' is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] or [[right-back]] for {{English football updater|SheffieU}} club [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], on [[Loan (association football)|loan]] from [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. Born in England, he plays for the [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh national team]].
'''Hamza Dewan Choudhury''' is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] or [[right-back]] for EFL Championship club Sheffield United, on loan from [[Leicester City Football Club|Leicester City]]. Born in England, he plays for the [[Bangladesh national team]]  


==Club career==
Choudhury is a product of [[Leicester City F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Leicester City Academy]], he joined the club at the age of seven. After gaining professional experience with two loan spells at [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]], he has made over 100 senior appearances for Leicester since 2017. With Leicester, Choudhury won the [[FA Cup]] in [[2021 FA Cup Final|2021]].
Choudhury is a product of [[Leicester City F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Leicester City Academy]], he joined the club at the age of seven. After gaining professional experience with two loan spells at [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]], he has made over 100 senior appearances for Leicester since 2017. With Leicester, Choudhury won the [[FA Cup]] in [[2021 FA Cup Final|2021]].


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==Early life==
==Early life==
Choudhury was born in [[Loughborough]], Leicestershire to a [[Grenadians in the United Kingdom|Grenadian]] father and [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] mother.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/1645427/hamza-choudhury-to--fro/featured |title=Hamza Choudhury: To & 'Fro |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |date=14 March 2020 |access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814002645/https://www.lcfc.com/news/1645427/hamza-choudhury-to--fro/featured |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2018 |title=The rise of Bangladesh origin Hamza Choudhury in English football |url=http://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101153815/http://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |archive-date=1 January 2019 |access-date=28 December 2018 |website=SPORTSONLY |url-status=usurped |language=en}}</ref> Choudhury was raised in a traditional Bangladeshi Muslim household by his mother and stepfather and has visited Bangladesh since he was a child.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=4 October 2019 |title=Leicester City's Hamza Choudhury on trips to Bangladesh and hating haircuts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49928754 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004191823/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49928754 |archive-date=4 October 2019 |access-date=4 October 2019 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 July 2019 |title=Hamza Choudhury, the Bengali starlet of Leicester City |url=http://api.hifipublic.com/2019/07/10/hamza-chowdhury-the-bengali-starlet-of-leicester-city/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729173059/http://api.hifipublic.com/2019/07/10/hamza-chowdhury-the-bengali-starlet-of-leicester-city/ |archive-date=29 July 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021 |work=Hifi Digital}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pawley |first1=Luke |last2=Updated |date=28 October 2021 |title=Hamza Choudhury's journey to become an inspirational Leicester City captain |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hamza-choudhury-captain-inspiration-journey-5808708 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023203850/https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hamza-choudhury-captain-inspiration-journey-5808708 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=LeicestershireLive |language=en}}</ref> His maternal ancestral home is in [[Bahubal Upazila|Bahubal]], [[Habiganj District]] in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 December 2018 |title=The rise of Bangladesh origin Hamza Choudhury in English football |url=https://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101153815/http://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |archive-date=1 January 2019 |access-date=31 August 2019 |work=SportsOnly}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 September 2017 |title=হবিগঞ্জের দেওয়ান বাড়ির ছেলে লেস্টার সিটির হামজা |trans-title=Son of Habiganj's Dewan Bari, Leicester City's Hamza |url=https://sportsonly.net/2017/09/25/%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%9e%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a7%9c%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%9b/#.XWqHfCj0mM- |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226120001/http://sportsonly.net/2017/09/25/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9B/#.XWqHfCj0mM- |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=31 August 2019 |work=SportsOnly |language=bn}}</ref>
Choudhury was born in [[Loughborough]], Leicestershire to a [[Grenadians in the United Kingdom|Grenadian]] father and [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] mother.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/1645427/hamza-choudhury-to--fro/featured |title=Hamza Choudhury: To & 'Fro |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |date=14 March 2020 |access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814002645/https://www.lcfc.com/news/1645427/hamza-choudhury-to--fro/featured |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2018 |title=The rise of Bangladesh origin Hamza Choudhury in English football |url=http://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101153815/http://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |archive-date=1 January 2019 |access-date=28 December 2018 |website=SPORTSONLY |url-status=usurped |language=en}}</ref> Choudhury was raised in a traditional Bangladeshi Muslim household by his mother and stepfather and has visited Bangladesh since he was a child.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=4 October 2019 |title=Leicester City's Hamza Choudhury on trips to Bangladesh and hating haircuts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49928754 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004191823/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49928754 |archive-date=4 October 2019 |access-date=4 October 2019 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 July 2019 |title=Hamza Choudhury, the Bengali starlet of Leicester City |url=http://api.hifipublic.com/2019/07/10/hamza-chowdhury-the-bengali-starlet-of-leicester-city/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729173059/http://api.hifipublic.com/2019/07/10/hamza-chowdhury-the-bengali-starlet-of-leicester-city/ |archive-date=29 July 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021 |work=Hifi Digital}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pawley |first1=Luke |last2=Updated |date=28 October 2021 |title=Hamza Choudhury's journey to become an inspirational Leicester City captain |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hamza-choudhury-captain-inspiration-journey-5808708 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023203850/https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hamza-choudhury-captain-inspiration-journey-5808708 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=LeicestershireLive |language=en}}</ref> His maternal ancestral home is in [[Bahubal Upazila|Bahubal]], [[Habiganj District]] in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 December 2018 |title=The rise of Bangladesh origin Hamza Choudhury in English football |url=https://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101153815/http://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8 |archive-date=1 January 2019 |access-date=31 August 2019 |work=SportsOnly}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 September 2017 |title=হবিগঞ্জের দেওয়ান বাড়ির ছেলে লেস্টার সিটির হামজা |trans-title=Son of Habiganj's Dewan Bari, Leicester City's Hamza |url=https://sportsonly.net/2017/09/25/%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%9e%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a7%9c%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%9b/#.XWqHfCj0mM- |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226120001/http://sportsonly.net/2017/09/25/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9B/#.XWqHfCj0mM- |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=31 August 2019 |work=SportsOnly |language=bn}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career===
Choudhury began his career at the [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] [[Leicester City F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]], joining the club at the age of 7 in 2005.<ref name="lcfcprofile" /> At the age of 16, Choudhury was reportedly monitored by a number of top European clubs.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Transfer news: Leicester City youngster Hamza Choudhury attracting European interest |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/9488982/transfer-news-leicester-city-youngster-hamza-choudhury-attracting-interest |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=Sky Sports |date=25 September 2014 |archive-date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823104353/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/9488982/transfer-news-leicester-city-youngster-hamza-choudhury-attracting-interest |url-status=live}}</ref>
====Loan to Burton Albion====
Choudhury joined [[EFL League One|League One]] leaders [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] on a one-month [[Loan (association football)|loan]] deal on 27 February 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Ashley |title=Burton Albion transfer news: Leicester City youngster Hamza Choudhury signs on loan |url=http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Burton-Albion-transfer-news-Leicester-City/story-28819588-detail/story.html |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=Burton Mail |date=27 February 2016}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Walsall]] at the [[Pirelli Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Burton's lead at the top of League One was cut to two points after they were held by fellow high-flyers Walsall |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35618946 |access-date=12 March 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=27 February 2016 |archive-date=29 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229234028/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35618946 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 6 August 2016, Choudhury signed another loan deal with [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] for the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamza Choudhury re-signs on loan |url=http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/hamza-choudhury-re-signs-on-loan-3229040.aspx |date=6 August 2016 |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-date=26 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026174651/http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/hamza-choudhury-re-signs-on-loan-3229040.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, Choudhury featured in Burton Albion's first ever [[EFL Championship|Championship]] game, claiming an assist in a 4–3 defeat against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Forest: On the whistle match report |url=http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/forest-on-the-whistle-match-report-3229562.aspx |access-date=6 August 2016 |publisher=Burton Albion F.C. |date=6 August 2016 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818111602/http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/forest-on-the-whistle-match-report-3229562.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>
====First-team breakthrough====
[[File:Hamza Choudhury (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Choudhury playing for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 2019]]
Choudhury made his first-team debut for Leicester City on 19 September 2017, coming on as substitute in a 2–0 win against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at home in the third round of the [[EFL Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Carabao Cup: Leicester City vs Liverpool – 2:0 |url=https://www.lcfc.com/match/24403#latest |date=19 September 2017 |access-date=22 September 2017 |archive-date=22 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922053415/https://www.lcfc.com/match/24403#latest |url-status=live}}</ref> He made his [[Premier League]] debut on 28 November as a substitute at home in a 2–1 win against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier League: Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur – 2:1 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42061046 |date=28 November 2017 |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327093022/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42061046 |url-status=live}}</ref> His first Premier League start came on 14 April 2018, in a 2–1 away defeat to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Burnley 2–1 Leicester City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43678367 |access-date=14 April 2018 |website=BBC Sport |date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327102457/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43678367 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 30 August 2019, Choudhury signed a new four-year contract with Leicester.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamza Choudhury Extends Leicester City Contract Until 2023 |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/1320914/hamza-choudhury-extends-leicester-city-contract-until-2023/press-release |date=30 August 2019 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831225722/https://www.lcfc.com/news/1320914/hamza-choudhury-extends-leicester-city-contract-until-2023/press-release |url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/jan/01/newcastle-united-v-leicester-city-premier-league-live |title=Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City: Premier League – as it happened |first=Rob |last=Smyth |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 January 2020|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101211216/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/jan/01/newcastle-united-v-leicester-city-premier-league-live|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029801--zorya-luhansk-vs-leicester/ |title=Zorya Luhansk-Leicester Match Report |date=22 October 2020 |publisher=UEFA|access-date=26 November 2020|archive-date=6 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206000623/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029801--zorya-luhansk-vs-leicester/|url-status=live}}</ref> One week later, 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 competitions|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029729--aek-vs-leicester/ |title=AEK-Leicester Match Report |date=29 October 2020 |publisher=UEFA|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022044806/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029729--aek-vs-leicester/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 11 April 2021, Choudhury was one of three players dropped from Leicester's squad for the game against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] after breaching [[COVID-19]] protocols.<ref>{{cite news |title=James Maddison among Leicester players dropped for Covid-19 breach |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56710648 |access-date=11 April 2021 |website=BBC Sport |date=11 April 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411154257/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56710648 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57055571 |title=Chelsea 0–1 Leicester: Foxes lift FA Cup |date=15 May 2021 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=15 May 2021|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611123936/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57055571|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Loans to Watford====
On 10 August 2022, Choudhury joined Championship club [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on loan for the season, with the option to make the move permanent the following summer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62492583 |title=Hamza Choudhury: Watford sign Leicester midfielder on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926182927/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62492583 |url-status=live}}</ref> He made his debut two days later in a 1–0 home win over [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], and was praised by manager [[Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1982)|Rob Edwards]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matthews |first1=Anthony |title=Watford boss delighted with Choudhury's debut in Burnley win |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/20636100.watford-boss-delighted-choudhurys-debut-burnley-win/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=Watford Observer |date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913215637/https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/20636100.watford-boss-delighted-choudhurys-debut-burnley-win/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
====Loan to Sheffield United====
Choudhury joined Championship club [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on 27 January 2025 on loan until the end of the [[2024–25 Sheffield United F.C. season|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62elljnxnko |title=Sheff Utd sign Leicester midfielder Choudhury |website=BBC Sport |date=27 January 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref>
==International career==
===England===
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 national under-23 football team|China under-21]] in the [[2018 Toulon Tournament]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Choudhury makes maiden England u21s appearance |access-date=27 May 2018 |date=27 May 2018 |work=Leicester City Football Club |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/694196/choudhury-makes-maiden-england-u21s-appearance |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327081054/https://www.lcfc.com/news/694196/choudhury-makes-maiden-england-u21s-appearance |url-status=live}}</ref> Choudhury started for England in the next match of the tournament, a 0–0 draw against Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44426516 |title=England beat Mexico to win in Toulon |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 December 2019|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621095834/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44426516|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 27 May 2019, Choudhury was included in England's 23-man squad for the [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=England U21S Squad Named by Aidy Boothroyd for This Summer's Euro Finals in Italy |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/may/26/england-u21s-squad-named-for-euros-270519 |publisher=The FA |date=27 May 2019|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604094325/http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/may/26/england-u21s-squad-named-for-euros-270519|url-status=live}}</ref> but was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle during the second half of the opening 2–1 defeat to [[France national under-21 football team|France]] in [[Cesena]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=England U21s 1 France U21s 2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48669141 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 June 2019|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=18 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618224212/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48669141|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Bangladesh===
While eligible to represent [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Grenada national football team|Grenada]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51252195 |title=Why Shrewsbury are a big deal in Grenada |website=BBC Sport |access-date=15 May 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728084220/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51252195|url-status=live}}</ref> Choudhury expressed in October 2019 that his goal was to play for England, saying, "To play for England is my biggest dream, to represent the senior team."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49928754 |title=Haircuts & life in Leicester – meet Hamza Choudhury |website=BBC Sport |access-date=4 October 2019|archive-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004191823/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49928754|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on 27 February 2024, reports confirmed he was in talks to join the Bangladesh national team for their [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2026 World Cup qualifiers]] in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/340445/hamza-close-to-playing-for-bangladesh-team |title=Hamza close to playing for Bangladesh team |website=Dhaka Tribune |first=Shishir |last=Hoque |date=27 February 2024|access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref> Choudhury obtained his Bangladeshi passport on 23 August 2024,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hamza receives Bangladesh passport |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/hamza-receives-bangladesh-passport-3684676 |website=The Daily Star |date=23 August 2024|access-date=23 August 2024|archive-date=23 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823165148/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/hamza-receives-bangladesh-passport-3684676|url-status=live}}</ref> and on 24 September 2024, the [[English Football Association]] issued him a [[No Objection Certificate|No Objection Certificate (NOC)]], allowing him to officially represent Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/hamza-edges-closer-representing-bangladesh-949631?amp |title=Hamza edges closer to representing Bangladesh |work=Business Standard |date=24 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> He officially switched allegiance to Bangladesh on 19 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2024 |title=Hamza Choudhury: Leicester City midfielder switches allegiance to Bangladesh |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c93g0wke4z1o |access-date=20 December 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tanner |first=Rob |title=Hamza Choudhury declares for Bangladesh: 'I want to represent the people' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5749745/2024/12/19/hamza-choudhury-bangladesh-leicester/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=19 December 2024 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
On 9 February 2025, Hamza was included in the preliminary squad for Bangladesh's [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup third round qualifier]] match against [[India national football team|India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/hamza-choudhury-preliminary-squad-india-clash-3820051 |title=Hamza Choudhury in preliminary squad for India clash |website=The Daily Star |date=9 February 2025|access-date=9 February 2025|archive-date=10 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210173203/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/hamza-choudhury-preliminary-squad-india-clash-3820051|url-status=live}}</ref> On 25 March, he made his debut for Bangladesh in a 0–0 draw against India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/hamzas-debut-bangladesh-ends-goalless-draw-3857451 |title=Hamza's debut for Bangladesh ends in goalless draw |website=The Daily Star |date=25 March 2025|access-date=25 March 2025|archive-date=25 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325161733/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/hamzas-debut-bangladesh-ends-goalless-draw-3857451|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 June 2025, Choudhury scored his first international goal in a 2–0 [[exhibition game#association football|friendly]] win over [[Bhutan national football team|Bhutan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamza scores on home debut as Bangladesh beat Bhutan 2–0 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/hamza-scores-home-debut-bangladesh-beat-bhutan-2-0-3911581 |publisher=The Daily Star |access-date=4 June 2025 |date=4 June 2025 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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In 2025, Hamza received a hero's welcome upon his arrival in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Premier League player given hero's welcome after historic international allegiance switch|date=18 March 2025|url=https://talksport.com/football/3031770/hamza-choudhury-sheffield-united-bangladesh/?utm_source=chatgpt.com| access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref>
In 2025, Hamza received a hero's welcome upon his arrival in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Premier League player given hero's welcome after historic international allegiance switch|date=18 March 2025|url=https://talksport.com/football/3031770/hamza-choudhury-sheffield-united-bangladesh/?utm_source=chatgpt.com| access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref>
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==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}
{| 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" |[[FA Cup]]
! colspan="2" |[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|[[2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="2015-16" />
|[[Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="2016-17" />
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Leicester City F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|90260|2017|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
|8||0||0||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||9||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|90260|2018|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
|9||0||1||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||12||0
|-
|[[2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|90260|2019|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
|20||1||4||0||5||0|| colspan="2" |—||29||1
|-
|[[2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|90260|2020|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|10||0||3||0||1||0||8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||22||1
|-
|[[2021–22 Leicester City F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|90260|2021|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>
|Premier League
|6||0||1||0||1||0||4{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||0||12||0
|-
|[[2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|90260|2023|access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|34||0||4||0||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||41||0
|-
|[[2024–25 Leicester City F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name="sb2425" />
|Premier League
|4||0||0||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||6||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!91!!1!!13!!0!!15!!0!!12!!1!!131!!2
|-
|[[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] (loan)
|[[2015–16 Burton Albion F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="2015-16">{{soccerbase season|90260|2015|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|13||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||0
|-
|Burton Albion (loan)
|[[2016–17 Burton Albion F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="2016-17">{{soccerbase season|90260|2016|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
|Championship
|13||0||0||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0
|-
|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 Watford F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|90260|2022|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>
|Championship
|36||0||0||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||37||0
|-
|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
|[[2024–25 Sheffield United F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name="sb2425">{{soccerbase season|90260|2024|access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>
|Championship
|16||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|Appearances in [[EFL Championship play-offs]]}}||0||19||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!169!!1!!13!!0!!18!!0!!15!!1!!215!!2
|}
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===International===
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
|2025||3||1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||3||1
|}
====International goals====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Hamza Choudhury
|-
!No.!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition
|-
|1||4 June 2025||[[National Stadium, Dhaka|National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh||{{fb|BHU}}|| style="text-align:center" |'''1'''–0|| style="text-align:center" |2–0||[[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 17 June 2025

Hamza Dewan Choudhury is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United, on loan from Leicester City. Born in England, he plays for the Bangladesh national team

Club career

Choudhury is a product of Leicester City Academy, he joined the club at the age of seven. After gaining professional experience with two loan spells at Burton Albion, he has made over 100 senior appearances for Leicester since 2017. With Leicester, Choudhury won the FA Cup in 2021.

Choudhury has represented England at under-21 level and, after receiving his Bangladeshi passport in late 2024, made the decision to play for the Bangladesh national team.

Early life

Choudhury was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire to a Grenadian father and Bangladeshi mother.[3][4] Choudhury was raised in a traditional Bangladeshi Muslim household by his mother and stepfather and has visited Bangladesh since he was a child.[5][6][7] His maternal ancestral home is in Bahubal, Habiganj District in Bangladesh.[8][9]

Personal life

Choudhury can speak Sylheti with a good degree of fluency.[10][11] Choudhury is a Sunni Muslim, and attended evening madrasa during his youth. He has stated that before leaving the changing room for a match, he recites parts of the Qur'an in Arabic such as the Throne Verse and various duas.[5]

In April 2019, Choudhury apologised for his historical tweets about race and suicide.[12] He was later charged with misconduct by the FA,[13] and fined £5,000 and put on an educational course.[14]

Choudhury and his wife have three children born in 2018, 2020, and 2023.[5][15]

On 19 January 2024, Choudhury was caught drink driving on the wrong side of the road in West Bridgford after leaving his phone behind in a restaurant. He was given a driving ban and was fined £20,000 by Nottingham Magistrates' Court.[16]

After winning in the 2021 FA Cup final, Choudhury and his teammate Wesley Fofana both celebrated draped in the flag of Palestine, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.[17] In October 2023, Choudhury used the phrase "from the river to the sea" on X in the wake of the Gaza war.[18] The Football Association later wrote to clubs to ask their players not to use the phrase on social media.[19]

Honours

Leicester City

Burton Albion F.C.

England U21

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hamza Choudhury: Overview". Premier League. https://www.premierleague.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/overview. 
  2. ↑ "Hamza Choudhury". Leicester City F.C.. https://www.lcfc.com/players/13248/Hamza-Choudhury/profile. 
  3. ↑ "Hamza Choudhury: To & 'Fro". Leicester City F.C.. 14 March 2020. https://www.lcfc.com/news/1645427/hamza-choudhury-to--fro/featured. 
  4. ↑ "The rise of Bangladesh origin Hamza Choudhury in English football" (in en). 28 December 2018. http://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Leicester City's Hamza Choudhury on trips to Bangladesh and hating haircuts". 4 October 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49928754. 
  6. ↑ "Hamza Choudhury, the Bengali starlet of Leicester City". Hifi Digital. 10 July 2019. http://api.hifipublic.com/2019/07/10/hamza-chowdhury-the-bengali-starlet-of-leicester-city/. 
  7. ↑ Pawley, Luke; Updated (28 October 2021). "Hamza Choudhury's journey to become an inspirational Leicester City captain" (in en). https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hamza-choudhury-captain-inspiration-journey-5808708. 
  8. ↑ "The rise of Bangladesh origin Hamza Choudhury in English football". SportsOnly. 28 December 2018. https://sportsonly.net/en/2018/12/28/the-rise-of-bangladesh-origin-hamza-choudhury-in-english-football/#.XWp_Jij0mM8. 
  9. ↑ "হবিগঞ্জের দেওয়ান বাড়ির ছেলে লেস্টার সিটির হামজা" (in bn). SportsOnly. 25 September 2017. https://sportsonly.net/2017/09/25/%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%9e%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a7%9c%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%9b/#.XWqHfCj0mM-. 
  10. ↑ "Will Hamza Choudhury be the Ace of Spades?". Prothom Alo. 20 March 2025. https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/football/kw8bg7bra2. 
  11. ↑ "Taj Uddin wants to converse with Hamza in Sylheti". The Daily Star. 9 March 2025. https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/taj-uddin-wants-converse-hamza-sylheti-3843471. 
  12. ↑ "Hamza Choudhury: Leicester midfielder apologises for 'hurtful and offensive' tweets". 29 April 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48099333. 
  13. ↑ "Hamza Choudhury charged with misconduct for social media comments". 2 May 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48140058. 
  14. ↑ "Hamza Choudhury: Leicester midfielder fined by Football Association for historical posts". 10 May 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48232852. 
  15. ↑ Leventhal, Adam; Tanner, Rob (13 August 2022). "Hamza Choudhury's all-action start suggests Watford could end up with a bargain". The Athletic. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3502329/2022/08/13/hamza-choudhury-watford-leicester/. 
  16. ↑ "Leicester City footballer Hamza Choudhury fined for drink-driving". 29 February 2024. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68433347. 
  17. ↑ Donoghue, Eamon (15 May 2021). "Leicester duo celebrate FA Cup win with Palestine flag". https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/leicester-duo-celebrate-fa-cup-win-with-palestine-flag-1.4566484. 
  18. ↑ "Choudhury sorry for causing offence with social post". 30 October 2023. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67261620. 
  19. ↑ "FA writes to clubs after Choudhury's Israel-Gaza post". 1 November 2023. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67283593. 
  20. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City". https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57055571. 
  21. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58036460. 
  22. ↑ "Championship: 2023/24: Current table". Centurycomm. https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=2040. 
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