Omid Nazari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omid David Lazarte Nazari[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 29, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melaka United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2011 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Malmö FF | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Ängelholms FF | 62 | (3) |
| 2015 | FC Rosengård | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Global | 15 | (8) |
| 2016– | Melaka United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Iran | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Iran B | 3 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2016. | |||
Omid Nazari (Persian: امید نظری, born 29 April 1991 in Malmö, Sweden)[2] is a Iranian-Swedish footballer currently playing for Melaka United as a centre midfielder. His brother, Amin, also played for Omid's previous club, Malmö FF, in the Allsvenskan.[3]
Career
Club career
Malmö FF
Nazari made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in a match against IFK Norrköping on 3 July 2011.[4] He made his UEFA debut on 13 July 2011 in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against HB Tórshavn.[5][6] It was announced on 15 December 2011 that Nazari would leave Malmö to join Superettan side Ängelholms FF.[7]
Global FC
Global F.C. of the Philippine United Football League signed Nazari in January 2016.[8] Nazari made his debut at the 2016 UFL Cup scoring a hat-trick in the 7-0 win over Pasargad F.C..[9] Nazari is registered as a Filipino player in the United Football League.[10] Nazari made his debut in the League against Stallion coming in as a substitute. He scored his first league goal for Global in an 8-nil thrashing win against Laos.
Melaka United
On November 17, 2016, Melaka United announced that they have signed Nazari.[11]
International career
Like his brother, Nazari was born in Sweden and his parents are from Iran and the Philippines. He was, therefore, eligible to play for Sweden, Iran or the Philippines.[12] On 12 May 2012 the Iranian side's manager, Carlos Queiroz, confirmed that Omid will join Team Melli in a camp in Turkey before the friendly match against Albania.[13] He had his first international appearance for Team Melli in Hungary against Tunisia in a friendly on 16 August 2012. His first national team goal came months later against Yemen on 15 December.[14]
Since his five appearances for the Iran team were friendlies and West Asian Football Federation Championship matches, Nazari is still available to switch allegiance to the Philippines or Sweden. In March 2016, he received his first international call-up to the Philippines national team.[15] However, he has yet to receive clearance from FIFA to make the switch.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 September 2013[17]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011 | Malmö FF | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | Ängelholms FF | Superettan | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | Sweden | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 3 | |
| Career total | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 3 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[18]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 December 2012 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City |  Yemen | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
See also
References
- ↑ "[2016 AFF Suzuki Cup] Final Round Group Competition Group A - Final Registration of Officials and Players - Team: Philippines" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "Den Himmelsblå Framtiden: Omid om drömmen att spela med brorsan" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ "Swedish Iranians Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ "Två allsvenska MFF-debutanter". Sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 3 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/clubs/player=250034744/
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000260/match=2007496/postmatch/lineups/index.html
- ↑ "En lämnar, en stannar". Sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (24 January 2016). "Global out to recover, acquires Fil-Iranian". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (7 February 2016). "Fil-Iranian midfield ace Omid Nazari willing to play for Azkals if given chance". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Line ups for Global FC vs Green Archers United FC". Twitter. United Football League Philippines. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Melaka United announce capture of Iranian-Filipino midfielder". Fourth Official.com. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ Högström, Henrik (2011-04-20). "Nazari: "Det största jag varit med om"". Expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ ورزش3: حضور يك بازيكن دورگه جديد در تيم ملي (in Persian). 2012-05-14.
- ↑ http://www.payvand.com/news/12/dec/1141.html
- ↑ "PFF advisory on Philippines men's national team's WCQ matches on 24 and 29 March 2016". pff.org.ph. Philippines Football Federation. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ Bob Guerrero (21 March 2016). "Depleted Philippines face tough qualifier versus Uzbekistan". Rappler. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Omid Nazari". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/players/omid-nazari/180444/
External links
- (Swedish) SvFF profile