Monika Chakma

Monika Chakma (Chakma: 𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄨𑄇 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟đ‘„ŗđ‘„Ļ ; Bengali: āĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻŽāĻž) (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]

Monika Chakma
Personal information
Full name Monika Chakma
Date of birth (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003
Place of birth Khagrachhari, Bangladesh
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
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 20 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 Nepal
SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
Winner2018 Bhutan
Winner2021 Bangladesh
Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup
Winner2019 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 June 2022Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Malaysia5–06–0Friendly
2.10 September 2022Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Pakistan1–06–02022 SAFF Women's Championship

See also

References
  1. Report, Star Online (May 4, 2019). "Monika's super effort in FIFA's list of 'favourite' moments". The Daily Star.
  2. "Fans' Favourites". www.fifa.com.
  3. "Wonder Monika strike features in Fifa Fans' Favorite". Dhaka Tribune. May 4, 2019.
  4. āĻ–āĻžāĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĢā§āĻŸāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻž [Khagrachori's three football daughters]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  5. "Monika Chakma: Taking Bangladesh football to the next level". The Business Standard. March 27, 2020.
  6. āĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛! āĻœāĻžāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻŸāĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ [Monika's jersey changed! Police from the national footballer]. Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  7. ‘āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻœāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻŽāĻžâ€™ āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āĻ°ā§€ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•āĻž ['Magical Chakma' Monika] (in Bengali). Ekushey TV. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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