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.
Sanjida Akter was born on 20 March 2001[2] in Kalsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.
Sanjida first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kolsindur Govt. Primary School.
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]
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]
Bashundhara Kings Women
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