Krishna Rani Sarkar (Bengali: কৃষ্ণা রানী সরকার; born 1 January 2001)[3] is a Bangladeshi women's football forward. She currently plays at the Bangladesh women's national football team and Suti V. M. Pilot Model High School, Tangail. She was a member of the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central winning team in Nepal in 2015. She was the Captain of the Bangladesh women's national under-17 football team.

Krishna Rani Sarkar
Personal information
Full name Srimoti Krishna Rani Sarkar
Date of birth (2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth North Pathalia, Gopalpur, Tangail
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bashundhara Kings Women
Number 10
Youth career
2011–13 Suti V. M. Pilot Model High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Sethu FC 6 (0)
2020– Bashundhara Kings 25 (50)
International career
2013–2015 Bangladesh U-14[1] 8 (4)
2014–2017 Bangladesh U-16 10 (10)
2018–2020 Bangladesh U-19 9 (6)
2014– Bangladesh 31 (11)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Nepal
Runner-up 2016 India
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 India
SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
Winner 2018 Bhutan
Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup
Winner 2019 Bangladesh
AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
Winner 2015 Bangladesh Bangladesh U14[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022

Playing career

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International

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Krishna was selected to the Bangladesh women's U-17 team for the 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group B matches in 2014. She played four matches and scored one goal in that tournament. She was also an integral member of the team which won AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central in 2015.

She was named as Captain for 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group C matches. She played tremendously in the tournament scoring 8 goals in 5 matches. Being group C champion, Bangladesh have qualified for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand in September 2017.[4]

International goals

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Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 November 2014 Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan   Afghanistan 2–1 6–1 2014 SAFF Women's Championship
2 3–1
3 5–1
4 7 February 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India   Sri Lanka 1–0 2–1 2016 South Asian Games
5 2–1
6 11 November 2018 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar   India 1–7 1–7 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
7 23 June 2022 BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh   Malaysia 6–0 6–0 Friendly Match
8 13 September 2022 Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   India 2–0 3–0 2022 SAFF Women's Championship
9 16 September 2022 Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Bhutan 3–0 8–0
10 19 September 2022 Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Nepal 2–0 3–1
11 3–1

Honours

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Bashundhara Kings Women

Bangladesh

Bangladesh U-19

Bangladesh U-14

  • AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central: 2015

References

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  1. ^ "BD U-16 Women's team ready for AFC battle". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 2016-08-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. ^ "Schedule & Results". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  3. ^ Hoque, Shishir (2016-09-02). "Meet our supergirls". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh, Australia through to AFC U-16 Women's C'ship 2017". Asian Football Confederation. 2016-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  5. ^ "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  6. ^ "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.