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Zelfy Nazary
Nazary with Afghanistan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zelfy Nazary
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Jaghori, Afghanistan
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.


Early life

Nazary moved to Australia with his family where he lived in Katanning, Western Australia and played for clubs in Albany, Western Australia.

Club career

Nazary played in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia over four seasons with Balcatta FC and Floreat Athena.

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.

Nazary joined league rivals Western Pride in June 2019.

International career

Nazary made his international debut for Afghanistan against Palestine in August 2018. He won his second cap against Tajikistan, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw in June 2019.

International goals

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2019 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan  India 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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