Sanjida Akhter (Bengali: সানজিদা আক্তার; born 20 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the Bangladesh women's national team.
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| Full name | Sanjida Akhter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 20, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger, Attacking Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | East Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Kalsindur Government Primary School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Bashundhara Kings | 29 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | East Bengal | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
editSanjida Akter was born on 20 March 2001[2] in Kalsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.
Playing career
editEarly career
editSanjida first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kolsindur Govt. Primary School.
Club career
editSanjida 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
editSanjida 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
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
editClub
editBashundhara 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.
- ^ "Sanjida to join Sabina in Indian Women's League". The Daily Star. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Sanjida Akhter at Global Sports Archive
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