Sabina Khatun

Sabina Khatun (Bengali: সাবিনা খাতুন; born 25 October 1993) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Bangladesh Women's Football League club Bashundhara Kings[2] and the Bangladesh women's national team. She holds the record of most international goals for Bangladesh (31), male or female. She is also the all-time top goalscorer (male or female) in Bangladeshi club football, with 314 goals.

Sabina Khatun
Personal information
Full name Sabina Khatun
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993
Place of birth Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bashundhara Kings[1]
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–12 Satkhira District 21 (70)
2009 Bangladesh VDP 5 (6)
2011 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 5 (25)
2013 Dhaka Mohammedan 4 (28)
2014–16 Team BJMC 12 (74)
2015 Maldives Defense Force 7 (22)
2018 Sethu 7 (6)
2020– Bashundhara Kings 33 (81)
2021–2022 → Maldives Army FC (loan) 5 (21)
International career‡
2009–12 Bangladesh U19 5 (1)
2009– Bangladesh 51 (33)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 Nepal
Runner-up2016 India
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 Bangladesh
Bronze medal – third place2016 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 20222
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022

Early years

Khatun was born on 25 October 1993 in Satkhira. She is the fourth child of Md. Syed Ghazi and Mumtaz Begum. Khatun's relationship with football started back in 2007 when she was in class eight. She was introduced to football by the Satkhira district football coach Akbar. She was called up to the Bangladesh women's national football team after finding success at the school, inter-school and inter-district levels.

International career

In 2009, Khatun received her first call-up to the Bangladesh national team, which she has captained since 2015.[3]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 19 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bangladesh 201084
201120
201230
201330
201444
201500
201667
201722
201830
201931
202000
202120
202258
Total4126
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabina Khatun goal.
List of international goals scored by Sabina Khatun
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 February 2010Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Pakistan1–01–02010 South Asian Games
213 December 2010Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Sri Lanka2–02–02010 SAFF Championship
315 December 2010Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Bhutan5–09–0
4 8–0
513 November 2014Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Afghanistan4–16–12014 SAFF Championship
615 November 2014Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan India1–21–5
717 November 2014Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Maldives2–03–1
8 3–1
99 February 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India Maldives2–02–02016 South Asian Games
1013 February 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India India1–31–5
1129 December 2016Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India Afghanistan1–06–02016 SAFF Championship
12 2–0
13 3–0
14 4–0
15 5–0
162 January 2017Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India Maldives3–06–0
17 6–0
1814 March 2019Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal Bhutan2–02–02019 SAFF Championship
1926 September 2021JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hong Kong2–05–0Friendly
20 3–0
21 4–0
22 5–0
2323 June 2022BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Malaysia2–06–0Friendly
247 September 2022Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Maldives1–03–02022 SAFF Championship
25 3–0
2610 September 2022Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Pakistan3–06–0
27 4–0
28 5–0
29 16 September 2022 Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  Bhutan 2–0 8–0
30 5–0
31 8–0

Honours

Personal

Club

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Women

Bashundhara Kings Women

International
Champion : 2022
Runner-up : 2016
Bronze : 2010
Bronze : 2016

References
  1. "Sabina in kings". Dhaka Tribune. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. "Sabina the top paid signing". Dhaka Tribune. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাসে প্রথম প্রমীলা ফুটবল খেলোয়াড় হিসেবে বিদেশে খেলতে যাচ্ছেন সাবিনা". www.kheladhula.com (in Bengali).
  4. "Anannya honours 10 women". The Daily Star. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  5. "Anannya honours 10 successful women". New Age. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  6. "Jamal clinch women's title". archive.bff.com.bd. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  7. "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  8. "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. "নারী ফুটবল লিগে অপরাজিত চ্যাম্পিয়ন বসুন্ধরা কিংস". www.channel24.tv.com (in Bengali). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.


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