Krishna Rani Sarkar
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| Full name | Srimoti Krishna Rani Sarkar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | North Pathalia, Gopalpur, Tangail, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Transport United FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–13 | Suti V. M. Pilot Model High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Sethu FC | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Bashundhara Kings | 25 | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Nasrin Sporting Club | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Transport United Ladies | 7 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Bangladesh U-14[1] | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Bangladesh U-16 | 10 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Bangladesh U-19 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Bangladesh | 33 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Bangladesh futsal | 9 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Krishna Rani Sarkar (Bengali: কৃষ্ণা রানী সরকার; born 1 January 2001)[3] is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Bangladesh women's national football team. She has also played for the Bangladesh women's national futsal team.
Club career
Transport United FC
In 2025, Krishna joined Bhutan Women's National League club Transport United FC.[4]
International career
Krishna was selected to the Bangladesh women's U-17 team for the 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group B matches in 2014. She played four matches and scored one goal in that tournament. She was also an integral member of the team that won the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central in 2015.
She was named as captain for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group C matches. She played tremendously in the tournament, scoring 8 goals in 5 matches. Being group C champion, Bangladesh qualified for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.[5]
In 2026, she contributed to Bangladesh winning the title in 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship, with 7 goals.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 13 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 5–1 | |||||
| 4 | 7 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 South Asian Games |
| 5 | 2–1 | |||||
| 6 | 11 November 2018 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | India | 1–7 | 1–7 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 7 | 23 June 2022 | BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Malaysia | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly Match |
| 8 | 13 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | India | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 9 | 16 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 10 | 19 September 2022 | Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Nepal | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 11 | 3–1 |
Honours
Bashundhara Kings Women
Bangladesh
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2022; runner-up: 2016
- South Asian Games bronze medal: 2016
Bangladesh U-19
Bangladesh U-14
- AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central: 2015
Education
As of 2022, she was an undergraduate student at American International University-Bangladesh.[9]
References
- ^ "BD U-16 Women's team ready for AFC battle". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 2016-08-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ "Schedule & Results". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Hoque, Shishir (2016-09-02). "Meet our supergirls". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Krishna scores a brace in Bhutan debut". New Age.
- ^ "Bangladesh, Australia through to AFC U-16 Women's C'ship 2017". Asian Football Confederation. 2016-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Another feather in Sabina-led Bangladesh's cap". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Congratulation! The Bangladesh Women's Football Team for winning the SAFF Women's Championship 2022". aiub.edu. AIUB. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.