Hamza Choudhury was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire. He is of Bangladeshi-Grenadian ancestry. He was raised in a traditional Bengali Muslim household. And has visited Bangladesh since he was a child.
His mother and step-father are both Bengalis. And his ancestral home is the Dewan Bari in Bahubal, Habiganj District in Bangladesh. Choudhury can speak Bengali with a good degree of fluency.
The Leicester midfielder, who is currently on loan with Watford, has expressed his desire to represent Bangladesh.
“Yeah I think so, I definitely think so (when asked if he would like to represent Bangladesh),” Hamza Choudhury told Fans for Diversity chief Uddin.
“I want to see how well I do in the next couple of years, but I’d be more than proud, more than honoured to go and play for Bangladesh, and almost have more of a reach, going back there more regularly.
“Maybe that was because my family have tried to keep me as grounded as possible, when I first made my debut and after my first few games, and stuff like that.
“It is definitely something I feel a strong connection with and want to tap into. And I want to help and share my experiences with people. You work hard and you reap the benefits, but for me it’s also about wanting to share that with other people and let them enjoy that with me, I guess.
“Maybe I’ll go back to Bangladesh during the winter break, we’ll see how many days we get off [because of the Qatar World Cup]. I want to take my kids back there, because I want to give them a bit of my childhood. We used to go every year back to Bangladesh, literally, from when I was one, and it’s a different world.”
