Sanjida Akhter
 Akhter in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sanjida Akhter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 20, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger, Attacking Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Thimphu City FC Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Kalsindur Government Primary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Bashundhara Kings | 29 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Nasrin Sporting Club | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | East Bengal | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025- | Thimphu City FC Women | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Bangladesh U-14 | 4 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Bangladesh U16 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Bangladesh U19 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Bangladesh | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanjida Akhter (Bengali: সানজিদা আক্তার; born 20 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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 and education
[edit]Sanjida Akter was born on 20 March 2001[2] in Kalsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.
She is currently a undergraduate student of American International University-Bangladesh.[3]
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.[4]
In 2025, she signed with Bhutan Women's National League club Thimphu City FC.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
She later played in 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification and the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[8]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 December 2023 | BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Singapore
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4–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Bashundhara Kings Women
International
[edit]- 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]- ^ "Schedule & Results". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Den, islam (2016-09-02). "Meet our supergirls". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Congratulation! The Bangladesh Women's Football Team for winning the SAFF Women's Championship 2022". www.aiub.edu. AIUB. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Sanjida to join Sabina in Indian Women's League". The Daily Star. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Five more Bangladeshi women footballer head to Bhutan for National League". The Business Standard. April 13, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Sanjida Akhter at Wikimedia Commons- Sanjida Akhter at Global Sports Archive
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Bangladeshi women's footballers
- 21st-century Bangladeshi sportswomen
- Bangladesh women's international footballers
- Bashundhara Kings Women players
- Bangladesh Women's Football League players
- Women's association football midfielders
- People from Mymensingh District
- Bangladeshi women's futsal players
- Kalsindur Government Primary School alumni
- South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers from Mymensingh Division
- American International University-Bangladesh alumni
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- Expatriate women's footballers in India
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