Sheuli Azim

Sheuli Azim (Bengali: শিউলী আজিম) (born 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football defender who plays as a right-back or a centre-back^[1] for Bashundhara Kings Women and the Bangladesh women's national football team. She previously played for the Bangladesh U-16 and the Bangladesh U-14, that won AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central in 2015 in Nepal. She currently plays football at the Kolsindur High School in Mymensingh. She played all five matches at 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification in Group C held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Sheuli Azim

Personal information
Full name	Sheuli Azim
Date of birth	(2001-12-20) December 20, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bashundhara Kings Women
Number	2
Youth career
2011–2013	Kalsindur Government Primary School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Bashundhara Kings	25	(17)
International career‡
2013–2015	Bangladesh U-14	7	(0)
2014–2017	Bangladesh U-16	8	(0)
2018–	Bangladesh U-19	10	(2)
2014–	Bangladesh	32	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Bangladesh SAFF Women's Championship Winner 2022 Nepal Runner-up 2016 India South Asian Games 2016 India SAFF U-18 Women's Championship Winner 2018 Bhutan Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup Winner 2019 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023

Early years

Sheuli Azim was born on 20 December 2001^[2] to a Garo family in Kolsindur, Dhobaura, Mymensingh district.^[3]

Playing career

Sheuli first played in 2011 Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Football Tournament for Kalsindur Government Primary School.^[4]

International

Sheuli Azim was selected to the Bangladesh girls' U-17 team for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification – Group C matches. She played first time at the tournament in the match against Iran girls' U-17 on 27 August 2016.^[5] She capped 5 times for the U-17 nationals. Being group C champion, Bangladesh have qualified for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand in September 2017.^[6]

Honours

Club

Bashundhara Kings Women

• Bangladesh Women's Football League
  • Winners (2): 2019–20,^[7] 2020–21^[8]

International

• SAFF Women's Championship

Winner : 2022

Runner-up : 2016

• South Asian Games

Bronze : 2016

• SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

Champion (1): 2018

• Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup

Champion trophy shared (1): 2019

• AFC U-14 Girls' Regional C'ship – South and Central

Bangladesh U-14 Girls'

Champion : 2015

References

1. "Bangladesh girls want to move further in int'l arena". The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper). Dhaka. 2016-05-03. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
2. Hoque, Shishir (2016-09-02). "Meet our supergirls". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
3. "The enigmatic eight of Kalsindur - No obstacles could stop them from bringing Bangladesh Saff glory". tbsnews.net. 2022-09-20.
4. Parvez, Kamran (2015-08-22). "Amazing football by Kalsindur girls". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
5. "AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017". Asian Football Federation. 2016-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
6. "Bangladesh, Australia through to AFC U-16 Women's C'ship 2017". Asian Football Confederation. 2016-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
7. "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
8. "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

External links

• Sheuli Azim at Global Sports Archive