Sanjida Akhter

Sanjida Akhter

Akhter in 2022
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
Youth career
2011–2013	Kalsindur Government Primary School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Bashundhara Kings	29	(12)
2024	East Bengal
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 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

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

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

Playing career

Early career

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

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.[3]

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.[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

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

Honours

Club

Bashundhara Kings Women

• Bangladesh Women's Football League
  • Winners (2): 2019–20,[7] 2020–21[8]

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

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.

External links

• Sanjida Akhter at Global Sports Archive