Maria Manda
.jpg) Manda in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maria Manda Sangma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 10, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mandirgona, Dhobaura, Mymensingh, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Farashganj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Kalsindur Government Primary School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Bashundhara Kings | 37 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Nasrin Sporting Club | 8 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Royal Thimphu College (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Thimphu City | 6 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025— | Farashganj | 10 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Bangladesh U14 | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Bangladesh U16 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Bangladesh U19 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Bangladesh | 46 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maria Manda Sangma (Bengali: মারিয়া মান্দা; born 10 May 2003) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer[2] who plays as a midfielder for Farashganj and the Bangladesh women's national football team. She has also played for the Bangladesh women's national futsal team.
Early life
Maria Manda Sangma was born on 10 May 2003 in Mandirgona village, Dhobaura, Mymensingh.[3] She belongs to Garo tribe.
Early career
Maria became involved in football in 2011. In 2013, they became the first champion for the famous Kalsindur Government Primary School in Dhobaura, where she was a player.
Club career
Nasrin Sporting
In the 2023–24 season, Maria joined Nasrin Sporting Club in the Bangladesh Women's Football League. In 2024, she was loaned to Royal Thimphu College SC in Bhutan to play in the preliminary stage of the 2024-25 AFC Women's Champions League.[4]
Farashganj SC
Maria joined Farashganj SC in the 2025–26 Bangladesh Women's Football League.[5] She scored her first goal in her debut for the club.[6][7]
International career
Youth
She was selected the captain of Bangladesh U-15 team. Under her leadership, Bangladesh became the undefeated champion after defeating India. She was then called up to the Under-14 national team in 2014. Bangladesh won the AFC U-14 Regional Championship in Tajikistan under her co-captaincy. She was also the co-captain of the undefeated champion team in the AFC U-16 qualifiers.
After she was selected for the Bangladesh women's national football team, she contributed to the runners-up of SAFF. As a result, Bangladesh under-15 armband was tied to her arm in the safe. Afterwards, India lost twice in the same tournament.[8]
She was selected to the Bangladesh U16 team for the 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group B matches in 2014. Bangladesh participated in the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central held in Nepal in 2015. Bangladesh women's national U16 football team played the qualifier for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship. And, she played in 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group C matches where Bangladesh became group C champion. Being group C champion, Bangladesh qualified for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand in September 2017.[9]
She was the member of the Bangladesh U19 team who won the 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship[10] and Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup[11] in 2019. She later played in the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification.[12]
Senior
Maria was selected to Bangladesh women's national football team for 2016 South Asian Games, where they became third in the women's football category and won Bronze. Also she was in the team for 2016 SAFF Women's Championship.Bangladesh were in the Group B. She played two of the group B matches and being group B unbeaten champion, Bangladesh demolish Maldives 6–0 to barge in the semi-final[13] into SAFF Championship final where they lost against India and became Runner-up.[14] And in 2018, she also played in the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[15] She played in 2019 SAFF Women's Championship for Bangladesh where they became semi-finalist.
Maria scored her first international goal on 2 December 2025 against Azerbaijan during the 2025 Bangladesh Tri-Nations Cup at the National Stadium.
Statistics
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 2 December 2025 | National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Azerbaijan |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2025 Bangladesh Tri-Nations Cup |
Honours
Club
Bashundhara Kings Women
International
- Bronze : 2016
- Champion trophy shared (1): 2019
- AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central
- Bangladesh U-14 Girls'
- Champion : 2015
References
- ^ "Schedule & Results". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Maria Manda". priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Uzzaman, Bodi. "'এখন বলে, ওই দেখো মারিয়ার মা যাচ্ছে'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Reporter, Sports (1 August 2024). "Bangladeshi quartet to compete in AFC Women's Champions League for a Bhutanese club". The Bangladesh Standard. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "ফরাশগঞ্জে মারিয়া তহুরা মনিকারা আছেন নেপালি ফুটবলাররাও". দৈনিক সংগ্রাম (in Bengali). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Dhaka Post (1 January 2026). "তহুরা-শামসুন্নাহারের হ্যাটট্রিকে ফরাশগঞ্জের গোলবন্যা" (in Bengali). Dhaka Post. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Sports Reporter (1 January 2026). "Shamsunnahar Jr, Tohura run riot in Rangers rout". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Maria Manda, the name of the fighter". Samakal. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh, Australia through to AFC U-16 Women's C'ship 2017". Asian Football Confederation. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh win SAFF U-18 Women's title". Banglanews24.com. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh, Laos U-19 women declared joint champions as Fani forces cancellation of Bangamata Gold Cup final". bdnews24.com. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Maria Manda". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "saff-womens-championship-2016". saffederation.org. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "AWARDS AND HONOURS". nepal90.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Maria Manda". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.