Mohammad Ali (footballer, born 1989)

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Mohammad Ali
Mohammad Reza Ali Nazari (cropped).jpg
Ali in 2019
Personal information
Full name Daniyal Mohammad Reza Ali Nazari
Date of birth (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Quetta, Pakistan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
B93
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 B93
2010 Kjøbenhavns
2010–2011 B93
2011 HB Køge
2011–2012 B93
2012–2014 BK Avarta
2014–2015 Svebølle B&I
2015–2016 Holbæk B&I
2016–2018 B93
2018–2019 Greve Fodbold
2019–2021 Ishøj IF
2021–2023 Tårnby FF
International career
2012–2019 Pakistan 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniyal Mohammad Reza Ali Nazari (born 2 September 1989) [1] is a Pakistani former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Club career

Ali started playing around 12–13 years old, in a local team near his home called Brønshøj for fun with his friends. [2] After a match against B93 Copenhagen, he was called by them and joined the club. [2] As 15 years old he signed his first contract with the team. He served as the team captain in the u17 and u19 level in the Danish youth league. [2] He made his debut for the B93 senior team at the age of 17. [2]

With chances of breaking into the senior team bleak, Ali then linked up with Køge in the Danish 1st Division, where he helped them gain promotion to the Danish SuperLiga until he received an 8-month injury. [2] He signed for BK Avarta as a vice captain in the Danish 2nd division. [2] He moved to Svebølle Danish 2nd Division in January 2014. [3] After a short stint at Hollbaek, he moved back to his former club B93 in 2016.

In 2018, he signed for Greve Fodbold, where he was joined by national team fellow goalkeeper Yousuf Butt. [4] He moved to Ishoj in 2019, until signing for Tårnby FF in 2021. [5] He stayed in the club until his eventual retirement in February 2023. [6]

International career

He was called in the camps for Danish youth national team at U-17 nor U-19 level, but did not get selected. [2]

He made international debut in 2012 with Pakistan against Singapore, and scored his first goal for the team against Nepal at the 2018 SAFF Championship. [7]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by year and competition [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 201210
201350
201520
201861
201920
Total161

International goals

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first. [8]
No.CapsDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.74 September 2018 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
2–1
2–1
2018 SAFF Championship

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References

  1. 1 2 "Muhammad Ali (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Editorial Staff (14 October 2013). "Mohammad Ali: It's an honour to play for Pakistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. Editorial Staff (14 January 2014). "FPDC Report: Mohammad Ali signs for Svebølle". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. Editorial Staff (29 March 2018). "FPDC Exclusive: Yousuf Butt and Mohammad Ali reunite at Greve Fodbold". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. FF, Tårnby (12 September 2021). "Fire på stribe..." www.taarnbyff.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. FF, Tårnby (6 February 2023). "Så er der nyt fra 1. holdet". www.taarnbyff.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. "Late drama as Pakistan win on international return". dawn.com. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. "Ali, Mohammad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2018.