Sumaya Matsushima (Bengali: সুমাইয়া মাতসুশিমা, Japanese: 松島 スマヤ; born 15 February 2001) is a professional Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a forward for Bashundhara Kings Women Club and the Bangladesh women's national football team. She is also considered to be the first professional woman freestyler in Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4] Sumaya was born in Japan in 2001. At the age of 2, she moved to Bangladesh in 2003 and became a permanent resident of Bangladesh as her father was a Bangladeshi.[5][6]
 Sumaya Matsushima | |||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Matsushima Sumaya | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagoya, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bashundhara Kings Women | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Bashundhara Kings | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bangladesh | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal life
editShe was born in Japan. Her mother, Tomomi Matsushima is Japanese, while her father Masudur Rahman is Bangladeshi. At the age of 2, she moved to Bangladesh. In 2008, she became a permanent resident.[7][8] Sumaya is a forward with Basundhara Kings women football team. She previously played for Dhivehi Sifainge Club in the Maldives.
Sumaya studied at Sea Breeze International School until 8th grade. She moved to Don Bosco School and college. In 2018, she formed a football team and participated in the Inter-English Medium School festival.[9] Her team participated in the competition six times and were Champions four times in a row. Sumaya was the top goal scorer in the competition.[citation needed]
Professional career
editShe started playing professionally in the Maldives for Dhivehi Sifainge Club.[10] In 2020, she was selected by the Basundhara Kings.[9][11][12] Sumaya made her national team debut for Bangladesh on 15 July, 2023 against Nepal.[13]
Honours
editBashundhara Kings
Bangladesh
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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7–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Matsushima Sumaya: If the girls love football, there is a way". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ "Matsushima Sumaiya dreams of representing the nation". The Daily Observer.
- ^ "Matsushima Sumaiya all set to play for Kings". bangladeshpost.net.
- ^ "Cultivating flair". Dhaka Tribune. 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Biography of Sumaiya Matsushima". Samakal. Archived from the original on 30 October 2024.
- ^ "When did Sumaya move to Bangladesh?". Bangla Tribune.
- ^ "Biography of Sumaiya Matsushima". Samakal.
- ^ "দেশের ফুটবলে জাপানি হাওয়া" [Japanese gust in the country's football]. Khela 71 (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b "BFF eyeing on Matsushima Sumaiya". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "DSC demolished defending champions MPL to win third title". clubmaldives.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Japanese-Bangladeshi Mathsushima in women's team's camp". The Business Standard. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "'I had to balance football and society'". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Japan's Sumaya now belongs to Bangladesh".