Monika Chakma

Personal information
Full name	Monika Chakma
Date of birth	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Khagrachhari, 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‡
2014–2016	Bangladesh U14	10	(5)
2015–2019	Bangladesh U16	11	(0)
2018–	Bangladesh U19	8	(1)
2019–	Bangladesh	22	(2)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Bangladesh SAFF Women's Championship Winner 2022 Nepal SAFF U-18 Women's Championship Winner 2018 Bhutan Winner 2021 Bangladesh 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 Bangladeshi Women's National Football Team midfielder. She is nicknamed Magical Chakma. She plays for Basundhara Kings Women in Bangladesh Women's Football League In 2019, she scored a goal against Mongolia in the Bangamata U-19 Women's International Tournament. FIFA recognizes her goal as a 'magical goal'.^[1][2][3]

Early life

Monika was born on September 15, 2003, in Brahmachari,^[4] Khagrachari district. She is the youngest among five daughters Bindu Kumar Chakma and Robi Mala Chakma. Her elder sister is Anika Chakma.

Career

Monika appeared in the first Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib football tournament played at Marchingi Government Primary School in Laxmichhari in 2010. In Chittagong in 2012, Rangamati Maghachari gave her the opportunity to be admitted to Rangamati Maghhari Government Primary School. She was runner-up at the national level after playing the Bangamata Football Tournament for the school in 2013.^[5]

International

In the national level, she appeared in the first game to be called in the Under-14 team. The team won the Fair Play trophy for third place in the 2012 AFC Tournament in Sri Lanka where she scored three goals. HSC passed from Humanities Department of Monica Ghagra College after reading at Rangamati Ghagra High School.^[6] Monika played in the Asian Under-14 Championship in Thailand and for Bangladesh against Mongolia at the semi-finals of the Under-19 International Gold Cup. Bangladesh got a place in FIFA's' Fans' favorite 'content. Because of this goal, FIFA awarded her the title of 'Magical Chakma'.^[7]

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

International 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