Monika Chakma is a midfielder for the Bangladesh women’s national football team. Her nickname is Jadu Chakma. She played for Bashundhara Kings Women in the Bangladesh Women’s Football League in 2019, she scored a goal against Mongolia in the Bangmata Under-19 Women’s International Tournament. FIFA recognized her goal as a ‘magic goal’.
Early Life
Monika was born on September 15, 2003 in Sumantpara, Lakshmichari, Khagrachari district. She is the youngest among five daughters Bindu Kumar Chakma and Ravi Mala Chakma. Her elder sister is Anika Chakma. Given Monika’s quiet and calm demeanor, it is easy to see her hunger to become a top player. But despite being in the public and media spotlight, he doesn’t have an ego about him and comes across as a very humble and simple person. After his eye-catching performance in the Sarkar, Monika got her first call-up to play at the U-14 national level.Primary school became the champion.
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Education
After attending Rangamati Ghagra High School, Monika passed HSC from the Humanities Department of Ghagra College. Monika played for Bangladesh in the Asian U14 Championship in Thailand and in the semi-final of the U-19 International Gold Cup against Mongolia. Bangladesh got a place in FIFA’s ‘Fan Favorite’ content. This goal earned him the title of ‘Magical Chakma’ by FIFA.
Career
Monika participated in the first Bangmata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Football Tournament held at Marachengi Government Primary School in Lakshmichari in 2010. In 2012, Rangamati Magchari in Chittagong gave him admission in Rangamati Magchari Government Primary School. In 2013, he played for the school in the Bangmata football tournament and became the runner-up at the national level.He gives a detailed account of the time leading up to that pivotal moment in her life.
At national level, he made her first appearance in the U-14 team after being called up. The team won the Fair Play Trophy for third place in the 2012 AFC tournament in Sri Lanka where she scored three goals.She joined the police force in January 2018 while pursuing her computer studies at a polytechnic institute. Movies, television series, and celebrity gossip – it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that for most of us, that exciting world occupies an indelible place in our lives growing up. But most of that is common.
What can be truly out of the ordinary is the experience of people who have grown up living in the world beyond the screen, not just looking at it. Those who live the mundane life of school and study yet work daily with the biggest names in showbiz. Youngsters who instill a desire in their hearts, strive to become stars themselves one day.
Personal life
Given Monica’s cool and calm demeanor, it’s easy to see her hunger to be a top player. But despite being in the limelight of the public and the media, he has no arrogance about him and comes across as a very humble and simple person. Villagers of Sumant Para, a remote hill township in Lakshichhari Upazila of Khagrachari, knew no bounds when their daughter Monika Chakma won back-to-back SAFF women’s football championships.
After returning home on Thursday, Monika went to her home village in Lakshichhari Upazila of Khagrachari on Friday. Soon after Monika arrived, the villagers gave her a warm welcome as there was a wave of joy in the Sumant Para area. Bangladesh women’s team became champion for the second time. At their house, their mother, Ravimala Chakma, and proud father, Bindu Kumar Chakma, provided them with sweets.
Conclusion
The passionate player aims to represent Bangladesh at other international platforms and take women’s football to great heights. With some positive results at the South Asian Games, Bangladeshi sports seem to be undergoing a renaissance, and men’s football is also showing signs of improvement under head coach Jamie Day. Going forward, better times await a women’s soccer team like Monica. The Chakma girl is going to take Bangladesh football to the next level.
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