Hazel Nali

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Hazel Nali
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Nali playing for Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük SK in May 2022
Personal information
Full name Hazel Natasha Nali
Date of birth (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Zambia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 OFI Crete W.F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Chibolya Queens
2014–2015 Nchanga Queens
2016–2017 Indeni Roses
2018–2019 Green Buffaloes
2019–2021 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2022–2024 Fatih Vatan Spor 23 (0)
2024– OFI
International career‡
2014 Zambia U-17 3 (0)
2014– Zambia
Medal record
Representing Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2021

Hazel Natasha Nali (born 4 April 1998) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OFI in the Greek A Division and the Zambia women's national team. She played for the senior national team at the 2014 African Women's Championship at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Club career

At club level, Nali has played in Zambia for Chibolya Queens in Lusaka, for Nchanga Queens in Chingola, [1] for Indeni Roses in Ndola, [2] and for Green Buffaloes in Lusaka. In March 2020, she won the FAZ Women Super division with Green Buffaloes. [3]

In November 2020, Nali joined Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva who compete in the Ligat Nashim on a one-year deal. She started every one of the first games of the season and, in their sixth game, kept her first clean sheet to help the club claim their first victory of the season, beating Hapoel Ra'anana 2–0. [4] [5]

In March 2022, she moved to Turkey and joined the Istanbul-based club Fatih Vatan Spor to play in the second half of the 2021-22 Women's Super League season. [6]

International career

Nali played for Zambia's under-17 squad in the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [7] She played all three games for Zambia, losing 2–0 to Italy and 4–0 to Venezuela before beating Costa Rica 2–1. [8]

In October 2014, Nali was named for Zambia's senior squad for the 2014 African Women's Championship. [1]

In November 2018, Nali was called up for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations. [9]

In November 2020, Nali was called up for the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. [10] [11]

In July 2021, Nali was called up for Zambia's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bwale names squad for African Women Championship". Football Association of Zambia. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zambia set up women's friendly". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Green Buffaloes crowned Zambia Women's League champions". Confederation of African Football. 18 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Ahmadu, Samuel (5 February 2021). "Hazel Nali bags first clean sheet as Hapoel Be'er Sheva claim maiden win". Goal.
  5. ↑ Ahmadu, Samuel (8 February 2021). "Hazel Nali: Zambia goalkeeper hungry to add character to Hapoel Be'er Sheva". Goal.
  6. ↑ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi – Kocaeli Bayan Futbol Kulübü 0-4 Fatih Vatan Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Zambia– Squad List". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Hazel Nali at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Ahmadu, Samuel (6 November 2018). "Zambia announce final squad for Africa Women's Cup of Nations". Goal . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Mwape unveils Copper Queens final squad". Football Association of Zambia. 1 November 2020 – via Facebook.
  11. ↑ "Shepolopolo at Port Elizabeth Base Ahead of COSAFA Kickoff". Lusaka Times . 2 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Mwape Unveils Tokyo Bound Copper Queens Squad". Football Association of Zambia. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.


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