Nadir Haroub

Nadir Haroub
Personal information
Full name Nadir Haroub Ali
Date of birth (1982-02-10) 10 February 1982
Place of birth Michenzani, Tanzania
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Right Defender
Club information
Current team
Young Africans FC
Number 32
Youth career
1994-2000 Young Africans FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000-2003 Young Africans FC 0 (0)
2003–2005 Malindi FC 36 (0)
2006– Young Africans FC 119 (7)
2009Whitecaps Residency (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2006– Tanzania 51 (3)
2008– Zanzibar 21 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 5, 2011.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 5, 2011

Nadir Haroub Ali (born 10 February 1982) is a Tanzanian footballer who plays for Young Africans FC as a defender.

Haroub's nickname Cannavaro is in reference to the way he plays the game as a defender similar to Fabio Cannavaro.[1]

Career

On 13 August 2009 left Young Africans FC of the Tanzanian Premier League[2] who played from 2006 to 2009 on loan to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency,[3] formerly played one season in the Zanzibar Premier League.[4]

International career

Haroub represented the Tanzania national football team in qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations, and in friendly matches.[5] He capped 13 times for Tanzania in three different editions of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers (2010, 2014 and 2018).[6] Being Zanzibari, he played for the Zanzibar national football team in seven editions of the CECAFA Cup (from 2007 to 2012, and 2015).[7]

References

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