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Full name | Sanjida Akhter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | March 20, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right winger, Attaking Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | East Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Kalsindur Government Primary School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Bashundhara Kings | 29 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Bangladesh U-14 | 4 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Bangladesh U16 | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Bangladesh U19 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Bangladesh | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 |
Sanjida Akhter (Bengali: সানজিদা আক্তার; born 20 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football player, who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the Bangladesh women's national football team. She was the member of AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central winning Bangladesh U-14 held in Nepal in 2015. She currently plays football for Bangladesh women's football team, and Bashundhara King's Women. She played all five matches at 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification in Group C held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Early years
Sanjida Akter was born on 20 March 2001[2] in Kalsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.
Playing career
Sanjida first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kolsindur Govt. Primary School.
International
Sanjida was selected to the Bangladesh girls' U-17 team for the 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group B matches in 2014.[3] She also played AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central held in Nepal in 2015, where Bangladesh U-14 Girls' became Champion. She played in 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group C matches. She capped 9 times for the U-17 nationals and scored 4 goals. Being group C champion, Bangladesh have qualified for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand in September 2017.[4]
She later played in 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification and the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[5]
Club career
Sanjida joined Bangladesh Women's Football league team Bashundhara Kings Women in 2019 and made appearances for the club as their starting midfielder during the 2019-20 Bangladesh Women's Football League season.
In 2024, she joined the Indian Women's League club East Bengal FC for the season.[6]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 December 2023 | BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Singapore | 4–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
Bashundhara Kings Women
International
- Bronze : 2016
- Champion (1): 2018
- Champion trophy shared (1): 2019 She was the best player in the tournament.
- AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
- Bangladesh U-14 Girls'
- Champion : 2015
References
- ↑ "Schedule & Results". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ Den, islam (2016-09-02). "Meet our supergirls". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ↑ Parvez, Kamran (2015-08-22). "Amazing football by Kalsindur girls". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ↑ "Bangladesh, Australia through to AFC U-16 Women's C'ship 2017". Asian Football Confederation. 2016-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ "Sanjida Akhter". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Sanjida to join Sabina in Indian Women's League". The Daily Star. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ↑ "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
- Sanjida Akhter at Global Sports Archive