Ashley Nazira

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Ashley Nazira
Personal information
Full name Steven Ashley Rex Nazira
Date of birth (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Pamplemousses District, Mauritius
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Pauloise FC
Number 21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Boulet Rouge 86 (53)
2020 San Diego Loyal 2 (0)
2021– Saint-Pauloise FC 53 (25)
International career‡
2015– Mauritius 33 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Ashley Nazira (born 11 November 1995) is a Mauritian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for the Mauritius national football team. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] He played for San Diego Loyal SC, an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California, during the 2020 USL Championship season. Since 2021, he now plays for Saint-Pauloise FC, a football club based in Saint-Paul, Réunion, France.

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Club career

Nazira began playing football at the age of six. [11] He played for Boulet Rouge, a Mauritian Premier League club, for his entire career up until the 2019–2020 season. During his spell within Mauritian football, Nazira was the league's top goalscorer for four times. [11]

Following his time spent in his homeland, Nazira then signed for San Diego Loyal SC, the new USL Championship expansion team, on a 12-month deal in January 2020. By doing so, he became the first ever Mauritian professional footballer to play in a top league in North America. [12] [13]

He previously had a successful trial with Réunion Premier League club Saint-Pauloise FC in February 2019 after being top goal scorer in the Mauritian first division with twenty goals. [14] However the signing was put on hold by the club for financial reasons. [15]

Two and a half years after his failed attempt to join Saint-Pauloise FC, he finally signed for the Réunionese club in September 2021.

International career

Nazira made his senior international debut for Mauritius on 25 March 2015 in a 2–2 friendly draw with Burundi. [16] With three goals, he was the join top-scorer at the 2019 COSAFA Cup. [12] [13]

International goals

Score and result list Mauritius's goal tally first. [16]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
21 March 2019 Churchill Park, Lautoka, FijiNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
3–1
3–1
 Friendly
2
25 May 2019 King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South AfricaFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
1–0
2–2
 2019 COSAFA Cup
3
2–1
4
29 May 2019Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
1–1
1–2
5
18 July 2019 Stade George V, Curepipe, MauritiusFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
1–0
1–1
 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games
6
22 July 2019Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
1–1
1–1
7
13 October 2019 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and PríncipeFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
1–2
1–2
 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8
27 March 2022 Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, MauritiusFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
3–3
3–3
 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9
11 June 2023Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre, MauritiusFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
2–0
3–0
Friendly
10
14 June 2023 Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, MauritiusFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
1–0
1–3
Friendly
11
2 September 2023Elgeco Plus Stadium, Antananarivo, MadagascarFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
1–0
2–0
 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
Last updated 14 June 2023

International statistics

As of match played 21 November 2023 [16]
Mauritius
YearAppsGoals
201530
201810
2019127
202251
2023123
Total3311

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  4. ↑ "Nazira, partir pour rester ?". lemauricien.com.
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