Nazrul Nazari

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Nazrul Nazari
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Nazrul playing for LionsXII in 2013
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari [1]
Date of birth (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Hougang United
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Young Lions 68 (8)
2013–2015 LionsXII 23 (2)
2016– Hougang United 146 (9)
International career‡
2012– Singapore 66 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Naypyidaw 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari (born 11 February 1991), better known as Nazrul Nazari, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.

Contents

Nazrul is holds the record for being Hougang United all-time most appearances in history.

Club career

Young Lions

Nazrul began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009.

LionsXII

In December 2011, the FAS announced that Nazrul was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the 2012 Malaysia Super League.

Hougang United

In 2016, Nazrul signed for Hougang United for the 2016 S.League campaign after LionsXII was disbanded in 2015. On 19 November 2022, Nazrul won the 2022 Singapore Cup, helping the Cheetahs clinch their first ever piece of silverware.

On 26 February 2023, Nazrul became the fourth most capped player in Hougang after his start against Balestier Khalsa saw him reach 150 appearances, he capped his milestone with an assist for the opening goal. On 3 June 2023, Nazrul scored the second goal against Young Lions.

Nazrul start against the same opposition in Round 3 saw him joint third with Nurhilmi Jasni with 165 appearances and he would break that number and be the second most capped player after playing against the Young Lions.

International career

Nazrul made his international debut for Singapore in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012, since then Nazrul has been a consistent member of the squad since his debut and has amassed 60 appearances for the Lions.

In 2022, Nazrul was included in the team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and 2022 AFF Championship. [2] [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 Feb 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2009 10100--—101
2010 20330——233
2011 263—--—263
2012 1010040—141
Total668304000738
ClubSeason Malaysia
Super League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013 [4] 1510060—211
2014 [5] 811000—91
2015 ????????????—????
Total232106000302
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Hougang United 2016 230--00—230
2017 2035030—283
2018 1602000—180
2019 1823000—212
2020 140000030170
2021 121000000121
2022 221300030281
2023 212601060322
2024–25 0000000000
Total1469190401201699
Career total1991516011012023616

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Singapore
201230
2015100
201630
201760
201870
201990
2021100
202210
Total490

International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
403 June 2021 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 0-4 (lost) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
4311 November 2021 Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1-2 (lost)Friendly
445 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3-0(won) 2020 AFF Championship
458 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2-1(won) 2020 AFF Championship
4614 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 2-0(won) 2020 AFF Championship
4722 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1-1(draw) 2020 AFF Championship
4825 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2-4 (lost) 2020 AFF Championship
511 June 2022 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0–2 (lost) Friendly
528 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1–2 (lost) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5311 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0–1 (lost) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5414 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 6–2 (won) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5521 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0-4 (lost)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
5624 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of India.svg  India 1-1 (draw)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
5724 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3-2(won) 2022 AFF Championship
5827 December 2022 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, LaosFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 2-0(won) 2022 AFF Championship

International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first. [6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2017 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1–11–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

LionsXII

Hougang United


Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "U23 Young Lions". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Auto, Hermes (17 March 2022). "Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Tan, Amanda (20 December 2022). "Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nazari, Nazrul". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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