Munki Akhter

Munki Akhter
Personal information
Full name Mosammat Munki Akhter
Date of birth (2008-12-05) 5 December 2008 (age 17)
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rajshahi Stars
Number 15
Youth career
2016 Tepurgari BK Government Primary School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Siraj Srity Songsod
2023–2024 ARB College 8 (3)
2025– Rajshahi Stars 9 (4)
International career‡
2022–2024 Bangladesh U17
2024– Bangladesh U20 16 (10)
2024– Bangladesh 16 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner2024 Nepal
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Runner-up2026 Bangladesh
Winner2025 Bangladesh
Winner2024 Bangladesh
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 April 2026

Munki Akhter (Bengali: মুনকি আখতার IPA: [munki akʰtaɾ]; 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.

Early career

Akhter is from Patgram of Lalmonirhat District. She began her football career representing Tepurgari BK Government Primary School in the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib National Gold Cup Football Tournament. In 2016, she was part of the school's team that won the national championship, a breakthrough achievement that helped establish the school's reputation for girls' football. Her performances attracted the attention of coaches, while the school's headteacher, Abdur Rashid, encouraged her development.

She later captained the school team and scored eight goals in the 2019 UNICEF Under-16 Girls' Football competition in Dhaka, helping her side win the title, and becoming the Player of the Tournament herself.

Club career

Siraj Srity Songsod

Akhter played for Siraj Srity Songsod in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Women's Football League. She scored in the club's 6–0 victory over  Kachari Para Akadas on 22 December 2022 and its 5–1 win over Brahmanbaria later that month. The club finished fourth in the league with 19 points from 11 matches.

ARB College

Akhter played for ARB College in the Bangladesh Women's Football League. During the 2020–21 season of the Bangladesh Women's Football League, the club finished as the runner-up of the season.

Rajshahi Stars

On 22 December 2025, she joined Rajshahi Stars for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Women's Football League.

International career

Youth

In the 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship, she scored three goals and helped her team clinch the championship. In the same year, her team qualified for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, with her scoring a goal against Laos.

She scored the first hat-trick for the team against Bhutan in 2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship.

Senior

Akhter made her senior international debut for Bangladesh in an international friendly against Chinese Taipei in 2024.

In October 2024, she 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.

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, Akhter contributed by scoring one of Bangladesh's seven goals against Bahrain.

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.
List of international goals scored by Munki Akhter
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 June 2025Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Bahrain7–07–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Rajshahi Stars

Bangladesh

Bangladesh U20

References

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  15. ↑ "Munki, Trishna lead Bangladesh's 12-0 rout of Bhutan". The Daily Star. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  16. ↑ 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.
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  18. ↑ "Bangladesh retains SAFF Women's Championship title". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Bangladesh women crush Bahrain 7-0 in Yangon". Dhaka Tribune. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.