Shamsunnahar (footballer, born 2003)

Shamsunnahar
Personal information
Date of birth	January 31, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kolsindur High School, Mymensingh
Youth career
	Kolsindur High School, Mymensingh
International career‡
Years	Team
2015–16	Bangladesh U-14
2016–	Bangladesh U-17
Medal record
AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
	‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2016

Shamsunnahar (born 2003) is a Bangladeshi women's football defender.^[3] She was s member of two time AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central winning Bangladesh team those held in Nepal in 2015 and in Tajikistan in 2016. She currently plays football at the Kolsindur High School in Mymensingh and the Bangladesh women's national under-17 football team as a defender. She played all five matches at 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification in Group C held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Early years

Shamsunnahar was born in 31 January, 2003^[4] in Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.

Shamsunnahar first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kolsindur Govt. Primary School.^[5]

Shamsunnahar was selected to the Bangladesh girls' U-17 team for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group C matches. She played first time at the tournament in the match against Iran girls' U-17 on 27 August, 2016.^[6] She capped 5 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.^[7]

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