Sanjida Akhter

Sanjida Akhter (; 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 in Kalsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.

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

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.

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

Nasrin She played for Nasrin for 2025 SAFF Women's Club Championship. 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.

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

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

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. 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.

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

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 4 December 2023 BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 4–0 Friendly

Honours Club Bashundhara Kings Women

Bangladesh Women's Football League

International SAFF Women's Championship Winner : 2022, 2024 Runner-up : 2016 South Asian Games Bronze : 2016 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship Champion (1): 2018 Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup 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