Foxes’ Choudhury switches allegiance to Bangladesh

Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury’s switch of international allegiance to Bangladesh has been approved by Fifa.

The Foxes academy graduate, who was born in Loughborough and made seven appearances for England Under-21s, qualifies for Bangladesh through his ancestry.

The 27-year-old will become the first Premier League player to represent the Bengal Tigers, who are ranked 185th in Fifa’s world rankings.

“We are pleased to inform that Hamza Dewan Choudhury has been cleared to play for Bangladesh,” said the Bangladesh Football Federation.

“This decision was made by the Player’s Status Chamber of the Football Tribunal of Fifa.”

Choudhury has made 89 league appearances since his senior Foxes debut in 2017 and was part of the side which won the club’s maiden FA Cup in 2021.

He is the only British Asian currently playing in the Premier League – midfielder Arjan Raikhy is also contracted to the Foxes but yet to make his top-flight debut.

Choudhury added: “I’m so happy everything is over the line and I can’t wait to be playing for Bangladesh.”