Sanjida Akhter (born 20 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football player, who plays as a

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. She was the member of AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central winning Bangladesh U-14 held in

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in 2015. She currently plays football for Bangladesh women's football team, and Bashundhara King's Women. She played all five matches at

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. She is a well known woman footballer in the history of Bangladesh women's football team.

Early years

Sanjida Akter was born on 20 March 2001 in Kalsindur, Dhobaura,

Mymensingh district Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is a district in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya, a state of India and the Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur District, on the east by the districts of Netr ...

Playing career

Sanjida first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kolsindur Govt. Primary School.

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. 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

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in Thailand in September 2017. She later played in

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Club career

Sanjida joined

Bangladesh Women's Football league The Bangladesh Women's Football League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ওমেন্স ফুটবল লিগ) simply known as WFL and officially as Bashundhara Group Women's Football League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level ...

team

in 2019 and made appearances for the club as their starting midfielder during the 2019-20 Bangladesh Women's Football League season.

Honours

Club

Bashundhara Kings Women *

Bangladesh Women's Football League The Bangladesh Women's Football League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ওমেন্স ফুটবল লিগ) simply known as WFL and officially as Bashundhara Group Women's Football League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level ...

Winners (2): 2019–20,

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International

SAFF Women's Championship The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the ''South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup'', is the main association football competition of the women's national football teams, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seve ...

:Winner :

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:Runner-up :

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:Bronze :

SAFF U-18 Women's Championship The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship is a biennial international association football tournament for women's national football teams under the age of 18/19/20, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All the seven teams o ...

:Champion (1):

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Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup The Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father o ...

:Champion trophy shared (1):

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She was the best player in the tournament. *AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central :Bangladesh U-14 Girls' :Champion : 2015

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* 2001 births Living people Bangladeshi women's footballers Bangladesh women's international footballers Bashundhara Kings players Bangladesh Women's Football League players Women's association football midfielders People from Mymensingh District Women's futsal players Kalsindur Government Primary School alumni South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football {{Bangladesh-women-footy-bio-stub