Munki Akhter
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| Full name | Mosammat Munki Akhter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rajshahi Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | ARB College | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Rajshahi Stars | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Bangladesh U17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bangladesh U19 | 14 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bangladesh | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Munki Akhter (Bengali: মুনকি আখতার; born 5 December 2008) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Women's League club Rajshahi Stars and the Bangladesh national team.
Club career
ARB College Sporting
Munki plays for ARB College Sporting Club in the Bangladesh Women's Football League. During the 2020–21 season of the Bangladesh Women's Football League, her club, ARB College Sporting Club, finished as the runner-up.[2]
Rajshahi Stars
In 22 December 2025, she joined Rajshahi Stars FC.[3][4]
International career
Youth
In the 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship, she scored three goals and helped her team clinch the championship.[5][6] In the same year, her team qualified for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, with her scoring a goal against Laos.[7][8]
She scored the first hat-trick for the team against Bhutan in 2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship.[9][10]
Senior
In October 2024, Munki Akhter was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 SAFF Women's Championship, where the team retained their title with a 2–1 victory over Nepal in the final.[11][12]
Bangladesh qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time in history by finishing top of Group C in the qualifiers. The team secured dominant victories over Bahrain (7–0), Myanmar (2–1), and Turkmenistan (7–0), collecting all nine points from three matches. Their historic qualification was confirmed following a 2–2 draw between Bahrain and Turkmenistan. In the tournament, Munki contributed by scoring one of Bangladesh's seven goals against Bahrain.[13]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 5 July 2025
- Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Munki Akhter goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 29 June 2025 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Bahrain | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
Bangladesh
Bangladesh U20
References
- ^ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "ARB College off to winning start". The Daily Star. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Afeida, Ritu headline Rajshahi Stars' title ambition". The Daily Star. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "আফঈদা-ঋতুকে ঘিরে রাজশাহীর শিরোপা স্বপ্ন". The Daily Star (in Bengali). 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "ছবিতে সাগরিকা-মুনকিদের ৯ গোলের আনন্দ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "মাঠ বদল নাটকের পর শান্তির হ্যাটট্রিকে বাংলাদেশের জয়". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ "অনূর্ধ্ব-২০ নারী এশিয়ান কাপ: বাছাইপর্বে লাওসের বিপক্ষে জয় পেল বাংলাদেশ". UNB (Bangla) (in Bengali). United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Bangladesh qualify for Women's U-20 Asian Cup". New Age. 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Munki, Trishna lead Bangladesh's 12-0 rout of Bhutan". The Daily Star. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Pariyar, Deepak (31 January 2026). "Bangladesh hammer Bhutan 12–0 in SAFF U‑19 Women's Championship opener". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Sun, Daily (10 October 2024). "BFF announce SAFF Women's Championship 2024 squad". daily-sun. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh retains SAFF Women's Championship title". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh women crush Bahrain 7-0 in Yangon". Dhaka Tribune. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.