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Sanjida Akhter (born 20 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football player, who plays as a midfielder for Bashundhara Kings Women 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. She is a well known woman footballer in the history of Bangladesh women's football team.

Sanjida Akhter

Personal information
Full name	Sanjida Akhter
Date of birth	(2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth	Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Right winger, Attaking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bashundhara Kings Women
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2013	Kalsindur Government Primary School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Bashundhara Kings	20	(7)
National team‡
2013–2015	Bangladesh U-14	4	(4)
2014–2017	Bangladesh U16	9	(4)
2018–	Bangladesh U19	9	(2)
2016–	Bangladesh	22	(0)
Honours Women's football Representing  Bangladesh SAFF Women's Championship Winner 2022 Nepal Runner-up 2016 India South Asian Games 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 9 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022

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.

Honours

Club

Bashundhara Kings Women

• Bangladesh Women's Football League
  • Winners (2): 2019–20,[6] 2020–21[7]

International

• SAFF Women's Championship

Winner : 2022

Runner-up : 2016

• South Asian Games

Bronze : 2016

• SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

Champion (1): 2018

• Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup

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

External links

• Sanjida Akhter at Global Sports Archive

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