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Hamza Choudhury

Bangladeshi footballer (born 1997)
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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. 
    "Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24". Centurycomm. https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1527&teamTabs=stats&season_id=156. 
  23. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Burton Albion". 8 May 2016. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36180752. 
  24. ↑ "Final fightback takes England U21S to Toulon hat-trick with win over Mexico". The Football Association. 9 June 2018. http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/jun/09/engvmextoulon090618. 
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