Rupna Chakma
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| Full name | Rupna Chakma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Naniarchar, Rangamati, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rajshahi Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Bashundhara Kings | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Transport United Ladies | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Rajshahi Stars | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Bangladesh U17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Bangladesh U19 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Bangladesh | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Bangladesh futsal | 3 | (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 23 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rupna Chakma (Chakma: 𑄢𑄪𑄛𑄴𑄚 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦; Bengali: রুপনা চাকমা) is a Bangladeshi professional football player who plays for the Bangladesh women's national football team and Rajshahi Stars.[2][3]
She was part of the Bangladesh team that won the 2022 and 2024 SAFF Women's Championship and was named "The best goalkeeper" in both of those tournaments.[4][5]
She has also played for the Bangladesh women's national futsal team.
Club career
Bashundhara Kings
In 2020, Rupna signed with Bashundhara Kings Women for the Bangladesh Women's Football League. During her tenure with the club, she was a key part of the squad that secured consecutive league titles in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. She made 25 appearances for the club before her departure in early 2025.[6]
Transport United Ladies
In April 2025, Rupna moved abroad for the first time, joining the Bhutanese club Transport United Ladies for the Bhutan Women's National League. She was part of a group of five Bangladeshi players recruited to the league following their regional success.[7]
Rajshahi Stars
Rupna joined Rajshahi Stars FC for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Women's Football League, where her debut match resulted in a 12–0 win.[8][9]
International career
Chakma played in the Bangladesh under-16 team in 2019.[10]
In 2018, she joined the Under-19 Women's Team in the 2021 SAFF Championship, where Bangladesh defeatedIndia in the final.[11]
She made her senior international debut in 2019. She starred in the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship, where Bangladesh won the title for the first time, and Rupna was awarded the Best Goalkeeper trophy.[5]
In October 2024, she helped Bangladesh defend its title at the 2024 SAFF Women's Championship, and was again named the tournament's best goalkeeper.[12]
In 2025, she was part of the squad that achieved Bangladesh's historic first qualification for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Honours
Bashundhara Kings
Bangladesh
Bangladesh U20
Individual
- SAFF Women's Championship Best Goalkeeper: 2022, 2024
Personal life
Rupna's achievements brought attention to her family's struggles. After the 2022 SAFF Women's Football Tournament, the deputy commissioner of Rangamati visited Rupna's home and provided financial support.[13] Media coverage of her story caught the attention of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who ordered that a new house be built for Rupna's family.[14]
References
- ^ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Motivated Bangladesh face Bhutan in 1st semifinal on Friday". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Valiant Rupna's error costs Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Captain fantastic Sabina named player of the tournament". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh players sweep SAFF Women Championship awards". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Five more women footballers leave for Bhutan". The Daily Star. 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ^ "Five more Bangladeshi women footballer head to Bhutan for National League". The Business Standard. 13 April 2025.
- ^ "দিপা-রিপা আর প্রীতির ঝলকে রাজশাহী স্টার্সের দুর্দান্ত জয়". Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "নাসরিন একাডেমিকে গোলবন্যায় ভাসালো রাজশাহী স্টারস". Somoy News. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "U-16 girls in final round again". The Daily Star. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh beat India to retain SAFF U-19 Women's Championship title". The Daily Star. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Chowdhury, Shabab (4 July 2025). "Want to play high-risk, high-reward football? Better have Rupna 'The Eagle' Chakma". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Dhar, Bijoy (21 September 2022). "Rangamati DC hands 3L to Rupna and Ritu Porna's family". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "PM orders building house for Rupna Chakma". Daily Sun. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.