Sabina Khatun (Bengali: সাবিনা খাতুন; born 25 October 1993) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Kickstart[1] and the Bangladesh national football team for which she captains.[2] She also represented Bashundhara Kings.[3]
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| Full name | Sabina Khatun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kickstart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Satkhira District | 21 | (70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Bangladesh VDP | 5 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | 5 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 4 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Team BJMC | 12 | (74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Maldives Defense Force | 7 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Sethu | 7 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Bashundhara Kings | 33 | (81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Maldives Army FC (loan) | 5 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kickstart | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–12 | Bangladesh U19 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Bangladesh | 56 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
She holds the record of most international goals for Bangladesh (34), male or female. She is also the all-time top goalscorer (male or female) in Bangladeshi club football, with 333 goals.
Early years
editKhatun was born at Satkhira in Khulna Division. She is the fourth child of Md. Syed Ghazi and Mumtaz Begum. Khatun's relationship with football started back in 2007 when she was in class eight. She was introduced to football by the Satkhira district football coach Akbar. She was called up to the Bangladesh women's national football team after finding success at the school, inter-school and inter-district levels.
International career
editIn 2009, Khatun received her first call-up to the Bangladesh national team, which she has captained since 2015.[4]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 4 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2010 | 8 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 53 | 34 | |
- Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabina Khatun goal.
Honours
editSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
Bashundhara Kings
Bangladesh
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Sanjida to join Sabina in Indian Women's League". The Daily Star. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Sabina the top paid signing". Dhaka Tribune. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Sabina in kings". Dhaka Tribune. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাসে প্রথম প্রমীলা ফুটবল খেলোয়াড় হিসেবে বিদেশে খেলতে যাচ্ছেন সাবিনা". www.kheladhula.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "Jamal clinch women's title". archive.bff.com.bd. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "নারী ফুটবল লিগে অপরাজিত চ্যাম্পিয়ন বসুন্ধরা কিংস". www.channel24.tv.com (in Bengali). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Anannya honours 10 women". The Daily Star. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Anannya honours 10 successful women". New Age. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
External links
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