Sanjida Akhter

Sanjida Akhter
Akhter in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sanjida Akhter
Date of birth (2001-03-20) March 20, 2001
Place of birth Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Jhapa
Youth career
2011–2013 Kalsindur Government Primary School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Bashundhara Kings 29 (12)
2023–2024 Nasrin 8 (5)
2024 East Bengal 6 (1)
2025 Thimphu City 2 (2)
2025 Nasrin 0 (0)
2025–2026 Bangladesh Police 10 (7)
2026– Jhapa 0 (0)
2026– Techvill (futsal) 3 (1)
International career‡
2013–2015 Bangladesh U-14 4 (4)
2014–2017 Bangladesh U17 9 (4)
2018–2019 Bangladesh U20 9 (2)
2016– Bangladesh 31 (1)
2018 Bangladesh futsal 3 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 Nepal,
Winner2024 Nepal
Runner-up2016 India
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 India
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Winner2018 Bhutan
Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup
Winner2019 Bangladesh
AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
Winner2015 BangladeshBangladesh U14[1]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 May 2026

Sanjida Akhter (Bengali: সানজিদা আক্তার; born 20 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jhapa and Bangladesh women's national team.

Besides, she has also played for the Bangladesh women's futsal team.

Early years and education

Sanjida Akter was born on 20 March 2001[2] in Kalsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.

She is currently an undergraduate student of American International University-Bangladesh.[3]

Early career

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

Club career

Bashundhara Kings

Sanjida joined Bangladesh Women's Football league team Bashundhara Kings in 2019 and made appearances for the club as their starting midfielder during the 2019-20 Bangladesh Women's Football League season.

East Bengal

In 2024, she joined the Indian Women's League club East Bengal for the season.[4]

Thimphu City

In 2025, she signed with Bhutan Women's National League club Thimphu City.[5] She scored two goals in two matches for the club.[6]

Nasrin

She played for Nasrin for 2025 SAFF Women's Club Championship.[7] Her team consisted largely of age-level players, with her as the sole experienced campaigner, resulting in her team finishing bottom of the table with two draws and two defeats, without registering a win.[8]

Bangladesh Police

In 2025, she signed with Bangladesh Police for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Women's Football League and led the team.[9]

Jhapa

In March 2026, she joined Jhapa for the 2025–26 ANFA Women's League.[10] She became the first Bangladeshi woman footballer to play in Nepal's top-tier league.[11][12][13]

International career

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.[14] 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.[15]

She later played in 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification and the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[16]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 4 December 2023 BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Singapore 4–0 8–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Bashundhara Kings Women

International

Winner : 2022, 2024
Runner-up : 2016
Bronze : 2016
Champion (1): 2018
Champion trophy shared (1): 2019 She was the best player in the tournament.
  • AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
Bangladesh U-14 Girls'
Champion : 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & Results". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. ↑ Den, islam (2016-09-02). "Meet our supergirls". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Congratulation! The Bangladesh Women's Football Team for winning the SAFF Women's Championship 2022". www.aiub.edu. AIUB. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sanjida to join Sabina in Indian Women's League". The Daily Star. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Five more Bangladeshi women footballer head to Bhutan for National League". The Business Standard. April 13, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "নারী লিগে বাংলাদেশের চেয়ে এগিয়ে ভারত-ভুটান". Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "কাঠমান্ডুতে বড় হারে শুরু সানজিদাদের". দৈনিক সকালের বাণী (in Bengali). 5 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "A tough reality check for Sanjida and Co". The Daily Star. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "পুলিশ নারী ফুটবল টিমের চুক্তি স্বাক্ষর অনুষ্ঠান সম্পন্ন". দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক (in Bengali). 29 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "ভারত-ভুটানের পর এবার নেপালের লিগে সানজিদা". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "নতুন গন্তব্য নেপালে ছুটছেন সানজিদা". Banglanews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  12. ↑ "নেপালে খেলবেন বাংলাদেশের সানজিদা". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  13. ↑ "'কীভাবে যেন বারবার ইতিহাসের অংশ হয়ে যাই'". Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  14. ↑ Parvez, Kamran (2015-08-22). "Amazing football by Kalsindur girls". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  15. ↑ "Bangladesh, Australia through to AFC U-16 Women's C'ship 2017". Asian Football Confederation. 2016-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  16. ↑ "Sanjida Akhter". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  18. ↑ "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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