Shamsun Nahar, also known as Shamsun Nahar Sr. ( bn, শামছুন্নাহার; born 31 January 2003), is a Bangladeshi

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defender who plays as a

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for

Bashundhara Kings Women Bashundhara Kings Women ( bn, বসুন্ধরা কিংস নারী দল) is a Bangladeshi women's football club affiliated with Bashundhara Kings. The team plays Bangladesh Women's Football League. Though the name of the club i ...

and the

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. She previously played for the Bangladesh women's national under-17 football team and was twice a member of the winning Bangladesh team in the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central, held in Nepal in 2015 and in Tajikistan in 2016. She currently plays

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at the Kolsindur High School in

Mymensingh Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...

as a defender, most recently in the

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Early years

Shamsunnahar was born on 31 January 2003 in Kolsindur, 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

Shamsunnahar first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for

Kalsindur Government Primary School Kalsindur Government Primary School is a government-funded primary school situated in Kalsindur village of Dhobaura Upazila in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh. Boys and girls ages at the range of 6-11 years old study there from class I-V. Sports T ...

International

Shamsunnahar was selected to the Bangladesh women's national under-17 football 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

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on 27 August 2016.

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 (2):

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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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; AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central : Bangladesh U-14 Girls' * ''Champion'' (2): 2015, 2016

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2003 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 defenders People from Mymensingh District Bangladeshi women's futsal players Kalsindur Government Primary School alumni South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football Sportspeople from Mymensingh Division {{Bangladesh-women-footy-bio-stub