Umehla Marma
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| Full name | Umehla Marma | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ansar & VDP FC Women | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Siraj Srity Songsod | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ansar & VDP | 9 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Bangladesh U17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bangladesh U19 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bangladesh | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Umehla Marma (Bengali: উমেহ্লা মারমা; born 1 January 2007) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Women's League club Ansar & VDP and the Bangladesh national team.[2]
Club career
Umehla played for Siraj Srity Songsod in the 2023–24 Bangladesh Women's Football League.
She was signed by Ansar & VDP for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Women's Football League. In the league, she scored her first hat-trick against Nasrin Sports Academy.[3]
International career
Youth
In the 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship, Umehla Marma featured for Bangladesh in a 1–1 draw against India in the final, with the match proceeding to a penalty shootout. After all 11 players from both sides converted their penalties, officials controversially attempted to decide the winner by a coin toss, initially favoring India. Following protests and review of the tournament rules, which had no provision for such a method, both teams were declared joint champions.[4]
Senior
In 2025, Umehla was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. 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.[5]
Honours
Bangladesh U20
References
- ^ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ Hossain, Khalid (15 July 2025). "Umehla Marma: The girl from tomorrow". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Ansar post emphatic win as Umehla slams hat-trick". BSS (Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha). 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Bangladesh and India declared joint champions". The Daily Star. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "History in women's football: Bangladesh qualify for Asian Cup for the first time". The Business Standard. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.