Sabina Khatun ( bn, সাবিনা খাতুন; born 25 October 1993) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for and

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both Bangladesh Women's Football League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh women's national team. She holds the record of most international goals for Bangladesh (31), male or female. She is also the all-time top goalscorer (male or female) in Bangladeshi club football, with 314 goals.

Early years

Khatun was born on 25 October 1993 in

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. 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

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after finding success at the school, inter-school and inter-district levels.

International career

In 2009, Khatun received her first call-up to the Bangladesh national team, which she has captained since 2015.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabina Khatun goal.''

Honours

Personal

Anannya Top Ten Awards Anannya Top Ten Awards ( bn, অনন্যা শীর্ষ দশ পুরস্কার) is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture, industrial, trade, economics, acting, music, sports, ...

: 2016

Club

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Women * Bangladesh Women's Football League **Winners (1):

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Bashundhara Kings Women * Bangladesh Women's Football League ** Simple cup icon

Winners (3): 2019–20,

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, 2021–22

International

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:Champion :

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:Runner-up :

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:Bronze :

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:Bronze :

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1993 births Living people Bangladesh women's international footballers Bangladeshi women's footballers Women's association football forwards People from Satkhira District Sethu FC players Bangladesh Women's Football League players Expatriate women's footballers in India Bangladeshi expatriate sportspeople in India Bangladeshi women's futsal players South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football Indian Women's League players Sportspeople from Khulna Division {{Bangladesh-women-footy-bio-stub