South Asians in Football Weekly: Arjan Raikhy scores screamer, Hamza Choudhury captains Leicester, Odisha FC's Raj Athwal visits Parliament

Hamza Choudhury, Arjan Raikhy, Raj Athwal, Aqsa Mushtaq, Shadab Iftikhar, Zahmena Malik, Michael Chopra and Safia Middleton-Patel all enjoyed a decent week in the Beautiful Game; our resident expert Dev Trehan brings you the details in the latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly

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Monday 25 September 2023 22:56, UK

The latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly is out after another productive week for the community in the Beautiful Game...

Arjan Raikhy opened his Leicester City account in style with the opening goal of the game in last week's Papa Johns Trophy clash with Wigan.

The Sikh-Punjabi wonderkid, who Sky Sports News revealed was joining the Foxes after leaving Aston Villa in the summer, scored a screamer on the half-hour mark, drilling into the top left corner from 25 yards before Leicester's U21s fell apart and went on to lose 7-1.

Raikhy shot to prominence after a wonder goal against Chelsea for Villa's U18s back in November 2020.

The technically-gifted midfielder made his senior first-team debut just two months later in an FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool, a moment described by supporters' group Punjabi Villans as «incredible».

The central midfielder enjoyed another productive campaign the following season as he earned the distinction of helping two teams — Stockport County and Grimsby Town — get promoted back to the Football League during two separate loan spells.

Raikhy attended the South Asian Heritage Month friendly between Sporting Khalsa and Punjab United earlier this summer prior to completing a move to the Foxes.

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