Sanjida Akhter

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Sanjida Akhter
Bangladeshi women's football player
Personal information
Full name Sanjida Akhter
Date of birth (2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Right winger, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
East Bengal
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2013 Kalsindur Government Primary School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Bashundhara Kings 29 (12)
2024– East Bengal 4 (1)
International career
2013–2015 Bangladesh U-14 4 (4)
2014–2017 Bangladesh U16 9 (4)
2018–2019 Bangladesh U19 9 (2)
2016– Bangladesh 29 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Nepal
Runner-up 2016 India
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 India
SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
Winner 2018 Bhutan
Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup
Winner 2019 Bangladesh
AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
Winner 2015 Bangladesh Bangladesh U14[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023

Sanjida Akhter (Bengali: সানজিদা আক্তার; born 20 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the Bangladesh women's national team.

She was a member of the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central winning Bangladesh U-14 team in Nepal in 2015. She played all five matches at the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifiers held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Early years[edit]

Sanjida Akter was born on 20 March 2001[2] in Kalsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.

Playing career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Sanjida first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kolsindur Govt. Primary School.

Club career[edit]

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.[3]

International[edit]

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.[4] 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.[5]

She later played in 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification and the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[6]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 December 2023 BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Singapore 4–0 8–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Bashundhara Kings Women

International[edit]

Winner : 2022
Runner-up : 2016
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[edit]

  1. ^ "Schedule & Results". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. ^ Den, islam (2016-09-02). "Meet our supergirls". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  3. ^ "Sanjida to join Sabina in Indian Women's League". The Daily Star. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  4. ^ Parvez, Kamran (2015-08-22). "Amazing football by Kalsindur girls". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Sanjida Akhter". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  8. ^ "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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