Sumaya Matsushima
Bangladeshi footballer (born 15 February 2001 in Japan)
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Sumaya Matsushima (Bengali: সুমাইয়া মাতসুশিমা, Japanese: 松島 スマヤ; born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Japan, she represents the Bangladesh national team.
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| Birth name | Matsushima Sumaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagoya, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Bashundhara Kings | 11 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Nasrin Sporting Club | 8 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Paro FC | 9 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bangladesh | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Bangladesh futsal | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
She is also considered to be the first professional woman freestyler in Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4] At the age of 2, she moved from Japan to Bangladesh in 2003 and became a permanent resident of Bangladesh, as her father was a Bangladeshi.[5][6]
Early life
Sumaya was born in Nagoya, Japan. Her mother, Tomomi Matsushima, is Japanese while her father, Masudur Rahman, is Bangladeshi. She moved to Bangladesh at the age of 2. She became a permanent resident in 2008.[7][8]
Sumaya studied at Sea Breeze International School until 8th grade, and then moved to Don Bosco School and college. In 2018, she formed a football team and participated in the Inter-English Medium School festival.[9] Her team participated in the competition six times and were champions four times in a row. Sumaya was the top goal scorer in the competition.[10]
Club career
She started playing professionally in the Maldives for Dhivehi Sifainge Club.[11]
Bashundhara Kings
In 2020, she was selected by the Bashundhara Kings to play as a forward.[9][12][13]
Paro FC
In 2025, she signed with Bhutan Women's National League club Paro FC.[14]
International career
Sumaya made her national team debut for Bangladesh on 15 July 2023 against Nepal.[15]
In 2026, she contributed to Bangladesh's winning the title in 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship, with 4 goals.[16]
Honours
Bashundhara Kings
Bangladesh
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 December 2023 | BSSSMK Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Singapore |
7–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |