Naiz Hassan

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Naiz Hassan
Personal information
Full name Naiz Hassan (Dhaadhu)
Date of birth (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Rinbudhoo, Maldives
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maziya
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Club All Youth Linkage 4 (0)
2014–2017 T.C. Sports
2018– Maziya
International career‡
2015– Maldives 40 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023

Naiz Hassan (born 10 May 1996), [1] commonly known as Dhaadhu, is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maziya S&RC in Dhivehi Premier League.

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Career

Born in the Maldives, Naiz helped T.C. Sports Club secure promotion to the Dhivehi Premier League in 2014. After the season, he was named best player at his club. [2] Then, after their first season in the first division, Naiz helped the club finish second and also earned player of the season awards again. [2]

International

Naiz made his competitive debut for Maldives on 8 September 2015 against China PR. He came on as a 93rd-minute substitute as Maldives lost 3–0. [3] He then scored his first goal for the club on 26 December 2015 in the SAFF Championship against Bangladesh. His 90th-minute goal proved to be the winner as Maldives won 3–1. [4]

He was also instrumental in the 2018 SAFF Championship title winning team. Naiz played in all the matches of the tournament and was also the provider for the first goal in the final match against India.

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2018 [5]
Maldives national team
YearAppsGoals
201561
201663
201751
201816
201951
202150
202240
202350
Total3710

International goals

Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first. [6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 December 2015 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2–13–1 2015 SAFF Championship
2.10 January 2016 Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore, Bangladesh Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–13–2 2016 Bangabandhu Cup
3.3–2
4.14 November 2017Arab American University Stadium, Jenin, Palestine Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1–41–8 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.27 March 2018 National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 2–07–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.4–0
7.5–0
8.6–0
9.14 November 2019National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1–21–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.22 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 2–02–0 2023 SAFF Championship

Honours

Maldives

TC Sports Club

Individual

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