Akhi Khatun

{{short description|Bangladeshi footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Akhi Khatun

| fullname = Akhi Khatun

| image =

| caption = Akhi at the training ground ahead the match against Myanmar in the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qual.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|6|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Shahzadpur, Sirajganj

| height = 1.73 m{{cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/p40y54yvqi|script-title=bn:আঁখি খাতুন|work=Prothomalo|date=3 October 2022|access-date=8 February 2024}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Bashundhara Kings Women

| clubnumber = 18

| years1 = 2020–

| clubs1 = Bashundhara Kings

| caps1 = 22

| goals1 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2018

| nationalteam1 = Bangladesh U–14

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2020

| nationalteam2 = Bangladesh U–16

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2018–2021

| nationalteam3 = Bangladesh U–19

| nationalcaps3 = 9

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2018–2022

| nationalteam4 = Bangladesh

| nationalcaps4 = 18

| nationalgoals4 = 3

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fbw|BAN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | SAFF Women's Championship}}

{{Medal|W|2022 Nepal|}}

{{MedalCompetition | SAFF U-18 Women's Championship}}

{{Medal|W|2018 Bhutan|}}

{{Medal|W|2021 Bangladesh|}}

{{MedalCompetition | Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup}}

{{Medal|W|2019 Bangladesh|}}

| club-update = 9 December 2020

| nationalteam-update = 19 September 2022

}}

Akhi Khatun ({{langx|bn|আঁখি খাতুন}}) is a Bangladeshi women's football defender who plays as a centre-back for Bashundhara Kings Women and the Bangladesh women's national football team. She previously played for Bangladesh women's national under-15 football team.{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2016/09/02/meet-our-supergirls/|title=Meet our supergirls|date=2 September 2016|work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=10 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bff.com.bd/akhi-keeps-her-promise/|title=Akhi keeps her promise |website=BFF |access-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710102829/https://www.bff.com.bd/akhi-keeps-her-promise/|archive-date=10 July 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2017/12/19/akhi-khatun-bangladeshs-maldini-making/|title=Akhi Khatun: Bangladesh's Maldini in the making|date=19 December 2017|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=10 July 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://bn.mtnews24.com/kheladhula/220667/---|script-title=bn:বার্সার পিকে, বাংলাদেশের আঁখি|work=MT News 24 |language=bn |access-date=10 July 2018}}

Career

Akhi was the member of 2017 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship winning Bangladesh squad. She scored two goals for a 3–0 win against Bhutan and showed doughty performance throughout the tournament on artificial turf was adjudged most valuable player of the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.poriborton.news/football/93913|script-title=bn:সিরাজগঞ্জের মেয়ে আঁখি এখন দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার সেরা|website=poriborton.com |language=bn |access-date=10 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE|script-title=bn:তাঁতিপাড়া থেকে উঠে এসে দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার সেরা|trans-title=Coming from Tantipara is the best in South Asia|work=Prothom Alo|date=24 December 2017|access-date=15 July 2018|language=bn}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/mohla-aongon/2017/11/06/234267.html|script-title=bn:স্বপ্ন বোনা দুটি পায়ে {{!}} মহিলা অঙ্গন |work=The Daily Ittefaq|date=6 November 2017|language=bn|access-date=18 July 2018}}

International goals

class="wikitable"
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 November 2018Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar{{fbw|NEP}}align=center|1–1align=center {{draw|1–1}}2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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