Monika Chakma
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| Full name | Monika Chakma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khagrachhari, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bashundhara Kings Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Bashundhara Kings | 25 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Bangladesh U14 | 10 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Bangladesh U16 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Bangladesh U19 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Bangladesh | 22 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monika Chakma (Chakma: 𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄨𑄇 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 ; Bengali: মনিকা চাকমা) (born 15 September 2003) is a Bangladeshi Women's National Football Team midfielder. She is nicknamed Magical Chakma. She plays for Basundhara Kings Women in Bangladesh Women's Football League In 2019, she scored a goal against Mongolia in the Bangamata U-19 Women's International Tournament. FIFA recognizes her goal as a 'magical goal'.[1][2][3]
Early life
Monika was born on September 15, 2003, in Brahmachari,[4] Khagrachari district. She is the youngest among five daughters Bindu Kumar Chakma and Robi Mala Chakma. Her elder sister is Anika Chakma.
Career
Monika appeared in the first Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib football tournament played at Marchingi Government Primary School in Laxmichhari in 2010. In Chittagong in 2012, Rangamati Maghachari gave her the opportunity to be admitted to Rangamati Maghhari Government Primary School. She was runner-up at the national level after playing the Bangamata Football Tournament for the school in 2013.[5]
International
In the national level, she appeared in the first game to be called in the Under-14 team. The team won the Fair Play trophy for third place in the 2012 AFC Tournament in Sri Lanka where she scored three goals. HSC passed from Humanities Department of Monica Ghagra College after reading at Rangamati Ghagra High School.[6] Monika played in the Asian Under-14 Championship in Thailand and for Bangladesh against Mongolia at the semi-finals of the Under-19 International Gold Cup. Bangladesh got a place in FIFA's' Fans' favorite 'content. Because of this goal, FIFA awarded her the title of 'Magical Chakma'.[7]
She joined the police force in January 2018 while continuing her education in computer in a polytechnic institute.
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 23 June 2022 | Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Malaysia |
5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 10 September 2022 | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Pakistan |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship |
See also
References
- ^ Report, Star Online (May 4, 2019). "Monika's super effort in FIFA's list of 'favourite' moments". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Fans' Favourites". www.fifa.com.
- ^ "Wonder Monika strike features in Fifa Fans' Favorite". Dhaka Tribune. May 4, 2019.
- ^ খাগড়াছড়ির তিন ফুটবল কন্যা [Khagrachori's three football daughters]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ "Monika Chakma: Taking Bangladesh football to the next level". The Business Standard. March 27, 2020.
- ^ মনিকার জার্সি বদল! জাতীয় ফুটবলার থেকে পুলিশ [Monika's jersey changed! Police from the national footballer]. Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ ‘ম্যাজিক্যাল চাকমা’ কিশোরী মনিকা ['Magical Chakma' Monika] (in Bengali). Ekushey TV. Retrieved 2019-05-31.