Sanjida Akhter Explained

Sanjida Akhter
Fullname:Sanjida Akhter
Birth Date:20 March 2001
Birth Place:Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh
Height:1.60 m
Position:Right winger, Attacking Midfielder
Currentclub:East Bengal
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:2011–2013
Youthclubs1:Kalsindur Government Primary School
Years1:2020–2024
Clubs1:Bashundhara Kings
Caps1:29
Goals1:12
Years2:2024–
Clubs2:East Bengal
Caps2:4
Goals2:1
Nationalyears1:2013–2015
Nationalteam1:Bangladesh U-14
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2014–2017
Nationalteam2:Bangladesh U16
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalteam3:Bangladesh U19
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:2016–
Nationalteam4:Bangladesh
Nationalcaps4:29
Nationalgoals4:1
Medaltemplates: [1]
Club-Update:30 January 2024
Nationalteam-Update:4 December 2023

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.

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]

Honours

Club

Bashundhara Kings Women

International

Winner : 2022

Runner-up : 2016

Bronze : 2016

Champion (1): 2018

Champion trophy shared (1): 2019 She was the best player in the tournament.

Bangladesh U-14 Girls'

Champion : 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule & Results . . 2016-10-02 .
  2. News: Den . islam . Meet our supergirls . . Dhaka . 2016-09-02 . 2016-09-21 .
  3. News: Sanjida to join Sabina in Indian Women’s League. The Daily Star. 15 January 2024. 15 January 2024.
  4. News: Parvez . Kamran . Amazing football by Kalsindur girls . . 2015-08-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160102234254/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/76425/Amazing-football-by-Kalsindur-girls . 2016-01-02 . 2016-09-21 .
  5. Web site: Bangladesh, Australia through to AFC U-16 Women's C'ship 2017 . Asian Football Confederation . 2016-09-04 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160905132627/http://the-afc.com/u-16-womens-championship-2017/bangladesh-australia-through-to-afc-u-16-womens-cship-2017 . 2016-09-05 . 2016-09-06 .
  6. Web site: Sanjida Akhter. Global Sports Archive. 8 December 2020.
  7. News: Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League. 2020-12-06. Dhaka Tribune. en. 2020-12-06.
  8. News: Bashundhara Kings retain title. 18 July 2021. The Daily Star. 20 July 2021.