Hamza Choudhury
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Hamza Dewan Choudhury (born 1 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for EFL Championship club Leicester City.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hamza Dewan Choudhury[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Loughborough, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, right-back | ||
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Current team | Leicester City | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2015 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Leicester City | 87 | (1) |
2016 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Watford (loan) | 36 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018–2019 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 10 May 2024 (UTC) |
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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 80 senior appearances for Leicester since 2017. With Leicester, Choudhury won the FA Cup in 2021.
Of mixed Bangladeshi-Grenadian origin,[4] Choudhury has represented England at under-21 level.