Monika Chakma

Monika Chakma

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003
Place of birth	Khagrachhari, Chattogram, Bangladesh
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bashundhara Kings Women
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Bashundhara Kings	25	(9)
International career‡
2012–2016	Bangladesh U14	10	(5)
2016–2018	Bangladesh U16	11	(0)
2018–2019	Bangladesh U19	8	(1)
2019–	Bangladesh	22	(2)
Medal record Women's football Representing Bangladesh SAFF Women's Championship Winner 2024 Nepal Winner 2022 Nepal SAFF U-18 Women's Championship Winner 2021 Bangladesh Winner 2018 Bhutan Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup Winner 2019 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023

Monika Chakma (Chakma: 𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄨𑄇 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦; Bengali: মনিকা চাকমা) (born 15 September 2003) is a midfielder for the Bangladesh women's national football team. She currently plays for Bashundhara Kings Women in the Bangladesh Women's Football League. Chakma gained recognition in 2019 when she scored a goal against Mongolia during the Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup. She is also known by the nickname "Magical Chakma".

Early life

Monika Chakma was born on September 15, 2003, in Sumontpara, Lakshmichhari, located in the Khagrachari district of the Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. She is the youngest of five daughters of Bindu Kumar Chakma and Robi Mala Chakma. Her elder sister is Anika Chakma.

Domestic career

Monika Chakma first competed in the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Football Tournament in 2010, held at Marachengi Government Primary School in Lakshmichhari. In 2012, she relocated to Chattogram, where Rangamati Maghachari facilitated her admission to Rangamati Maghachari Government Primary School. Representing her school in the 2013 Bangamata Football Tournament, she achieved runner-up status at the national level.

International career

Chakma was first selected for the Bangladesh Under-14 team, where she contributed three goals and helped secure the Fair Play trophy for a third-place finish in the 2012 AFC Tournament in Sri Lanka. She later represented Bangladesh in the Asian Under-14 Championship in Thailand and competed in the Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup, where she scored a goal against Mongolia in the semi-finals. This goal led to Bangladesh being featured in FIFA's "Fans' Favorite" page, and FIFA recognized her skill with the title "Magical Chakma." Monika completed her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in Humanities from Monica Ghagra College, following her studies at Rangamati Ghagra High School.

She joined the police force in January 2018 while continuing her education in computer in a polytechnic institute.

Goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 June 2022	Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Malaysia	5–0	6–0	Friendly
2.	10 September 2022	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal	Pakistan	1–0	6–0	2022 SAFF Women's Championship

See also

• 2017 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
• 2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship