Tohura Khatun () is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for ARB College SC and the

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. She currently also plays for Bangladesh U-19 and Bangladesh U-16 team.

Career

U14

Tohura was a substitute player of ''2015 AFC U-14 Girls' Regional (South & Central) Championship'' winning squad of Bangladesh, but still managed to score one goal against Bhutan. But in the next edition of the tournament, Tohura helped her team to retain the title. She was the top scorer of ''2016 AFC U-14 Girls' Regional (South & Central) Championship'' with 10 goals in just 4 matches.

U15

Tohura was the member of the 2017 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship winning Bangladesh side. She scored a hat-trick against Nepal in the opening match of the tournament, but was injured after the match and could not score any more goals for the rest of the tournament. However, she was still the top scorer of the Bangladesh team, with 3 goals.
Tohura played a vital role for Bangladesh U-15 side to win their first ever invitational overseas trophy in 2018. Bangladesh U-15 girls clinch the title of ''2018 Jockey CGI U-15 Youth Football Tournament'' held in

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. She ended the four-nation tournament as the highest scorer with 8 goals from 3 matches.

U16

Tohura scored two goals against Iran and UAE during

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. She was also the member of Bangladesh squad at

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International goals

Bangladesh U-14

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Bangladesh U-17

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Bangladesh U-20

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Bangladesh

Honours

Individual

Bangladesh Women's Football League * 2023–24 The Bangladesh Women's Football League (),officially known as UCB Women's Football League for sponsorship reasons and simply as WFL, is the highest level of women's club football competition of Bangladesh. Established in 2011, the ...

Best Player:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tohura, Khatun 2003 births Living people Bangladeshi women's footballers 21st-century Bangladeshi sportswomen Bangladesh women's international footballers Bashundhara Kings players Bangladesh Women's Football League players Women's association football forwards People from Mymensingh District Kalsindur Government Primary School alumni Footballers from Mymensingh Division