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Rupna Chakma
Rupna in 2024
Personal information
Full name Rupna Chakma
Date of birth (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Naniarchar, Rangamati, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rajshahi Stars
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Bashundhara Kings 25 (0)
2025–2026 Transport United 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
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 Nepal
Winner2024 Nepal
SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship
Winner2018 Bhutan
Winner2021 Bangladesh
Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup
Winner2019 Bangladesh
* 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.[citation needed]

Club career

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Bashundhara Kings

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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

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In April 2025, Rupna moved abroad for the first time, joining the Bhutanese club Transport United 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

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Rupna joined Rajshahi Stars for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Women's Football League, where her debut match resulted in a 12–0 win.[8][9] She became the league's best goalkeeper in the season.[10]

International career

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Chakma played in the Bangladesh under-16 team in 2019.[11]

In 2018, she joined the Under-19 Women's Team in the 2021 SAFF Championship, where Bangladesh defeatedIndia in the final.[12]

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.[13]

In 2025, she was part of the squad that achieved Bangladesh's historic first qualification for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Honours

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Bashundhara Kings

Rajshahi Stars

Bangladesh

Bangladesh U20

Individual

Personal life

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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.[14] 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.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Motivated Bangladesh face Bhutan in 1st semifinal on Friday". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Valiant Rupna's error costs Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Captain fantastic Sabina named player of the tournament". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. 1 2 "Bangladesh players sweep SAFF Women Championship awards". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Five more women footballers leave for Bhutan". The Daily Star. 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  7. ↑ "Five more Bangladeshi women footballer head to Bhutan for National League". The Business Standard. 13 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "দিপা-রিপা আর প্রীতির ঝলকে রাজশাহী স্টার্সের দুর্দান্ত জয়". Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "নাসরিন একাডেমিকে গোলবন্যায় ভাসালো রাজশাহী স্টারস". Somoy News. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Shamsunnahar Jr emerges most valuable player in WFL". BSS News. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "U-16 girls in final round again". The Daily Star. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Bangladesh beat India to retain SAFF U-19 Women's Championship title". The Daily Star. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Dhar, Bijoy (21 September 2022). "Rangamati DC hands 3L to Rupna and Ritu Porna's family". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "PM orders building house for Rupna Chakma". Daily Sun. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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