Sheuli Azim Explained

Sheuli Azim
Fullname:	Sheuli Azim
Birth Date:	20 December 2001
Birth Place:	Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh
Height:	1.67m
Position:	Right-back, Centre-back
Currentclub:	Bashundhara Kings Women
Clubnumber:	2
Youthyears1:	2011–2013
Youthclubs1:	Kalsindur Government Primary School
Years1:	2020–
Clubs1:	Bashundhara Kings
Caps1:	25
Goals1:	17
Nationalyears1:	2013–2015
Nationalteam1:	Bangladesh U-14
Nationalcaps1:	7
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2014–2017
Nationalteam2:	Bangladesh U-16
Nationalcaps2:	8
Nationalgoals2:	0
Nationalyears3:	2018–
Nationalteam3:	Bangladesh U-19
Nationalcaps3:	10
Nationalgoals3:	2
Nationalyears4:	2014–
Nationalteam4:	Bangladesh
Nationalcaps4:	32
Nationalgoals4:	0
Club-Update:	9 December 2020
Nationalteam-Update:	4 December 2023

Sheuli Azim (Bengali: শিউলী আজিম) (born 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football defender who plays as a right-back or a centre-back^[1] for Bashundhara Kings Women and the Bangladesh women's national football team. She previously played for the Bangladesh U-16 and the Bangladesh U-14, that won AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central in 2015 in Nepal. She currently plays football at the Kolsindur High School in Mymensingh. She played all five matches at 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification in Group C held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Early years

Sheuli Azim was born on 20 December 2001^[2] to a Garo family in Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.^[3]

Playing career

Sheuli first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kalsindur Government Primary School.^[4]

International

Sheuli Azim was selected to the Bangladesh girls' U-17 team for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group C matches. She played first time at the tournament in the match against Iran girls' U-17 on 27 August 2016.^[5] She capped 5 times for the U-17 nationals. Being group C champion, Bangladesh have qualified for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand in September 2017.^[6]

Honours

Club

Bashundhara Kings Women

• Bangladesh Women's Football League
  • Winners (2): 2019–20,^[7] 2020–21^[8]

International

• SAFF Women's Championship

Winner : 2022

Runner-up : 2016

• South Asian Games

Bronze : 2016

• SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

Champion (1): 2018

• Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup

Champion trophy shared (1): 2019

• AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central

Bangladesh U-14 Girls'

Champion : 2015

Notes and References

1. News: Bangladesh girls want to move further in int'l arena . . Dhaka . 2016-05-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921143646/http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/42604 . 2016-09-21 . 2016-09-21 .
2. News: Hoque . Shishir . Meet our supergirls . . Dhaka . 2016-09-02 . 2016-09-21 .
3. News: The enigmatic eight of Kalsindur - No obstacles could stop them from bringing Bangladesh Saff glory . tbsnews.net . 2022-09-20 .
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: AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017 . 2016-08-27 . Asian Football Federation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160830030416/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10365&stageid=409&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary . 2016-08-30 . 2016-08-30 .
6. 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 .
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.