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![]() Nazary with Afghanistan in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zelfy Nazary [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1995||
Place of birth | Jaghori, Afghanistan [3] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Albans Saints | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Balcatta FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Balcatta FC | 26 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Floreat Athena | 25 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Olympic FC | 37 | (5) |
2019 | Western Pride | 11 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Dandenong Thunder | 11 | (0) |
2021– | St Albans Saints | 21 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Afghanistan | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Zelfagar "Zelfy" Nazary (Dari : ذوالفقار نظری; born 1 January 1995) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays for St Albans Saints in the National Premier Leagues Victoria and the Afghanistan national team. [4]
Nazary moved to Australia with his family where he lived in Katanning, Western Australia and played for clubs in Albany, Western Australia. [5]
Nazary played in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia over four seasons with Balcatta FC [6] and Floreat Athena. [7] [8]
In 2018, Nazary moved to Queensland where he helped Olympic FC reach the National Premier Leagues Queensland Grand Final and FFA Cup round of 32. [ citation needed ] [9]
Nazary joined league rivals Western Pride in June 2019.[ citation needed ] [10]
Nazary made his international debut for Afghanistan against Palestine in August 2018. [11] He won his second cap against Tajikistan, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw in June 2019. [11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 November 2019 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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