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Nabiran Khatun
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-12-18) 18 December 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Magura, Bangladesh
Height 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Youth career
2017–2020 BKSP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Farashganj
2025– BKSP
International career‡
2022– Bangladesh U20 19 (0)
2025– Bangladesh 5 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Winner2025 Bangladesh
Winner2024 Bangladesh
Winner2023 Bangladesh
Runner-up2022 India
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 April 2026

Nabiran Khatun (Bengali: নবীরন খাতুন IPA: [nobiɾɔn kʰatun]; born 18 December 2006) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for BKSP, the Bangladesh U20 national team and the Bangladesh national team.[2]

Early life

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Born in Magura, Nabiran Khatun comes from a Muslim family. In 2017, she was admitted to Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan as a fifth-grade student at its Savar campus, marking the formal beginning of her football journey. She led the Magura district team to the JFA U-14 title, scoring twice in the final.[2]

Club career

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Farashganj

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Nabiran played for Farashganj in the Bangladesh Women's Football League 2024.[3]

International career

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Youth

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Nabiran featured in all four matches as Bangladesh finished runners-up at the 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship. She was subsequently a member of the Bangladesh squads that won the 2023 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship and the 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship. During this period, she primarily played as a forward.

She appeared in all of Bangladesh's matches during the victorious campaign at the 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship.[4] She also appeared in all three matches of the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification, helping Bangladesh to qualify for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup for the first time in the nation's history.[5]

Senior

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Nabiran had her first senior team callup for friendly matches against United Arab Emirates in March 2025.[6] During the preparations for UAE friendlies, the head coach Peter Butler converted and trained her as a defender. She was a member of the Bangladesh team which secured qualification for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time.[7][8] Nabiran made her international debut on 24 October 2025, in a friendly match against Thailand.[9] In February 2026, she was named in the final squad for the AFC Women's Asian Cup.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Run Nabiran run". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  3. ↑ "নারী লীগে ফরাশগঞ্জ ও রেঞ্জার্সের জয়!". www.offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Sagorika secures Bangladesh's another SAFF title". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh qualify for U-20 Women's Asian Cup for the first time". The Business Standard. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  6. ↑ "New-look Bangladesh Women's Football Team announced for UAE tour without a captain". The Business Standard. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  7. ↑ "Sabina excluded as women's squad named for Jordan tour". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh beat Turkmenistan". Prothomalo. 2025-07-05. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  9. ↑ "থাইল্যান্ডের কাছে বাংলাদেশের হার". দেশ রূপান্তর. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "26-member squad named ahead of AFC Women's Asian Cup". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). Retrieved 2026-05-30.
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