Tohura Khatun

Tohura Khatun
Tohura Khatun in 2022
Personal information
Full name Tohura Khatun
Date of birth (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003
Place of birth Kolsindur, Mymensingh
Height 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rajshahi Stars
Youth career
2011–2014 Kalsindur Government Primary School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Kolsindur High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Bashundhara Kings 20 (22)
2023–2024 ARB College 8 (11)
2025 Royal Thimphu College 6 (1)
2025–2026 Farashganj 8 (11)
2026– Rajshahi Stars 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Bangladesh U-14 (11)
2017–2018 Bangladesh U-15 (15)
2016–2019 Bangladesh U-16 (11)
2018–2022 Bangladesh U-19 10 (4)
2018– Bangladesh 40 (15)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner2024 Nepal
Winner2022 Nepal
SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
Winner2018 Bhutan
Winner2021 Bangladesh
Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup
Winner2019 Bangladesh
AFC U-14 Girls' Regional (South and Central) Championship
First place2015 Nepal
First place2016 Tajikistan
SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
First place2017 Bangladesh
Jockey CGI U-15 Youth Tournament
First place2018 Hong Kong
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026

Tohura Khatun (Bengali: তহুরা খাতুন IPA: [tohuɾa kʰatun]; born 5 May 2003) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rajshahi Stars and the Bangladesh national team.

Club career

Royal Thimphu College

In July 2025, Tohura joined Bhutan Women's National League club Royal Thimphu College.[2][3]

Farashganj

In December 2025, Tohura joined Farashganj for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Women's Football League.[4] She scored four goals in her debut for the club.[5][6]

Rajshahi Stars

She joined Rajshahi Stars to play in the 2026–27 AFC Women's Champions League.[7]

International career

Youth

Tohura was a player of 2025 AFC U-14 Girls' Region (South & Central) Championship winning squad od Bangladesh. She managed to score one goal against Bhutan in the tournament.[8][9] She later helped her team to retain the title in the next edition. She was the top scorer of 2026 AFC U-14 Girls' Regional (South & Central) Championship, where she scored 10 goals in 4 matches.[10]

She was later selected for the Bangladesh U-15 team that won 2017 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship.[11] She scored a hat-trick against Nepal in the opening match, which resulted in her becoming the top-scorer in the tournament.

She played a key role for Bangladesh U-15 to win 2018 Jockey CGI U-15 Youth Football Tournament in Hong Kong, which was the first ever invitational overseas trophy her team won.. She ended the four-nation tournament as the highest scorer with 8 goals from 3 matches.[12][13]

She scored two goals against Iran and UAE during 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification. Later she was selected for the final squad at the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.[14]

International goals

Bangladesh U-14

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12015Kathmandu, NepalBhutanBhutan2015 AFC U14 Girls' Regional Championship (South and Central)
226 April 2016Aviator Stadium, Dushanbe, TajikistanIndiaIndia3–12016 AFC U14 Girls' Regional Championship (South and Central)
3
428 April 2016NepalNepal9-0
5
630 April 2016TajikistanTajikistan9-1
7
8
9 1 May 2016 IndiaIndia 1–0 4-0
10 3-0
11 4-0

Bangladesh U-17

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 August 2016Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshIranIran3–03-02017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
23 September 2016United Arab EmiratesUAE4–04-0
317 December 2017BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshNepalNepal3–06-02017 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
4 5-0
5 6-0
630 March 2018Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong KongMalaysiaMalaysia2–010-12018 CGI U15 Youth Football Tournament
7 3-0
831 March 2018IranIran1-08-1
9 2-0
10 3-0
111 April 2018Hong KongHong Kong1-06-0
12 3-0
13 6-0
149 August 2018Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, BhutanPakistanPakistan1–014-02018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
15 3-0
1613 August 2018NepalNepal1-03-0
1716 August 2018BhutanBhutan3-05-0
1817 September 2018BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshBahrainBahrain10–010-02019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
1919 September 2018LebanonLebanon3-08-0
2023 September 2018VietnamVietnam1-02-0
2127 February 2019Mandalar Thiri Stadium, Mandalay, MyanmarPhilippinesPhilippines1–010-0
22 2-0
23 4-0
24 5-0
2521 September 2019IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, ThailandAustraliaAustralia1–02-22019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
26 2-1

Bangladesh U-20

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 September 2018Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, BhutanPakistanPakistan16–017-02018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
230 April 2019Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshMongoliaMongolia3–03-02019 Bangamata U-19 Women's Gold Cup
313 December 2021BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshBhutanBhutan1–06-02021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
4 3-0

Bangladesh

As of match played 25 February 2026
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tohura Khatun goal.
List of international goals scored by Tohura Khatun
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 September 2021Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Nepal1–21–2Friendly
226 September 2021JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hong Kong1–05–0
3 16 September 2022 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal  Bhutan 7–0 8–0 2022 SAFF Women's Championship
4 1 December 2023 BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Singapore 2–0 3–0 Friendly
5 3–0
6 4 December 2023 1–0 8–0
7 3–0
823 October 2024Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal India2–03–12024 SAFF Championship
9 3–0
1027 October 2024 Bhutan2–07–1
11 4–0
12 6–1
1329 June 2025Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Bahrain4–07–0AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
14 5–0
155 July 2025 Turkmenistan6–0
-25 February 2026Marconi Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaAustralia Western Sydney Wanderers FC1–1Unofficial Friendly

Honours

Royal Thimphu College

Bangladesh U-20

Bangladesh

Individual

Bangladesh Women's Football League Best Player: 2020

References

  1. ↑ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "প্রথমবার বিদেশি লিগে তহুরা-শামসুন্নাহার". Dhaka Post. 21 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tohura and Shamsunnahar Jr set for first overseas league experience". Daily Sun. 21 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "ফরাশগঞ্জে মারিয়া তহুরা মনিকারা আছেন নেপালি ফুটবলাররাও". দৈনিক সংগ্রাম (in Bengali). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Dhaka Post (1 January 2026). "তহুরা-শামসুন্নাহারের হ্যাটট্রিকে ফরাশগঞ্জের গোলবন্যা" (in Bengali). Dhaka Post. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Sports Reporter (1 January 2026). "Shamsunnahar Jr, Tohura run riot in Rangers rout". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Rajshahi Stars target finals on AFC Women's Champions League debut". The Daily Star. 19 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  8. ↑ আমার মেয়েকে অনেকে মেসি বলে ডাকে : তহুরার বাবা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 17 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh girls become AFC U-14 champion". The Daily Star. 20 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh girls retain AFC U-14 title". The Daily Star. 1 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bangladesh girls clinch SAFF U-15 Championship". The Independent. Dhaka.
  12. ↑ "U-15 girls clinch first away title". The Daily Star. 2 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh girls clinch title after thrashing Hong Kong 6-0". Dhaka Tribune. April 2018.
  14. ↑ শুক্রবার থাইল্যান্ড যাচ্ছেন কিশোরী ফুটবলাররা. Jago News 24 (in Bengali).
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