# Sabina Khatun

Sabina Khatun (Bengali: সাবিনা খাতুন; born 25 October 1993) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Bangladesh national football team which she captains. She also represented Bashundhara Kings.
She holds the record of most international goals for Bangladesh (34), male or female. She is also the all-time top goalscorer (male or female) in Bangladeshi club football, with 333 goals.

## Early years

Khatun was born at Satkhira in Khulna Division. She is the fourth child of Md. Syed Ghazi and Mumtaz Begum. Khatun's relationship with football started back in 2007 when she was in class eight. She was introduced to football by the Satkhira district football coach Akbar. She was called up to the Bangladesh women's national football team after finding success at the school, inter-school and inter-district levels.

## International career

In 2009, Khatun received her first call-up to the Bangladesh national team, which she has captained since 2015.

## Career statistics
### International

    As of match played 4 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bangladesh | 2010 | 8 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 53 | 34 |
    Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabina Khatun goal.
List of international goals scored by Sabina Khatun :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 2 February 2010 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Pakistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 South Asian Games |
| 2 | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 SAFF Championship |
| 3 | 15 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | 5–0 | 9–0 | 2010 SAFF Championship |
| 4 | 15 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | 8–0 | 9–0 | 2010 SAFF Championship |
| 5 | 13 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2014 SAFF Championship |
| 6 | 15 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | India | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2014 SAFF Championship |
| 7 | 17 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | Maldives | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2014 SAFF Championship |
| 8 | 17 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | Maldives | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 SAFF Championship |
| 9 | 9 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India | Maldives | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 South Asian Games |
| 10 | 13 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India | India | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2016 South Asian Games |
| 11 | 29 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2016 SAFF Championship |
| 12 | 29 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Afghanistan | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2016 SAFF Championship |
| 13 | 29 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Afghanistan | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2016 SAFF Championship |
| 14 | 29 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Afghanistan | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2016 SAFF Championship |
| 15 | 29 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Afghanistan | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2016 SAFF Championship |
| 16 | 2 January 2017 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Maldives | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2016 SAFF Championship |
| 17 | 2 January 2017 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Maldives | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2016 SAFF Championship |
| 18 | 14 March 2019 | Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal | Bhutan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 SAFF Championship |
| 19 | 26 September 2021 | JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hong Kong | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 26 September 2021 | JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hong Kong | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 21 | 26 September 2021 | JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hong Kong | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 22 | 26 September 2021 | JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hong Kong | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 23 | 23 June 2022 | BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Malaysia | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 24 | 7 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Maldives | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 25 | 7 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Maldives | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 26 | 10 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Pakistan | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 27 | 10 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Pakistan | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 28 | 10 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Pakistan | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 29 | 16 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 30 | 16 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 31 | 16 September 2022 | Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship |
| 32 | 13 July 2023 | BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nepal | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 33 | 28 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Nepal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 34 | 4 December 2023 | BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Singapore | 6–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
* Bangladesh Women's Football League: 2011
Bashundhara Kings
* Bangladesh Women's Football League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Bangladesh
* SAFF Women's Championship
    Champion : 2022
    Runner-up : 2016
* South Asian Games
    Bronze (2) : 2010, 2016
Individual
* SAFF Women's Championship Most Valuable Player: 2022
* Anannya Top Ten Awards : 2016