Amin Nazari

Amin Nazari (Persian: امین نظری‎; born 26 April 1993)[2] is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League Kedah FA and the Philippines national team.

Amin Nazari
Nazari playing for Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in 2019
Personal information
Full name Amin Adam Nazari[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kedah
Number 93
Youth career
1998–2011 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Malmö FF 18 (0)
2013 → Assyriska FF (loan) 23 (4)
2015 → Fredrikstad (loan) 26 (3)
2016–2017 Falkenbergs FF 39 (3)
2018 IFK Mariehamn 24 (3)
2019 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 27 (0)
2020– Kedah 8 (18)
National team‡
2009 Sweden U17 12 (3)
2011–2012 Sweden U19 8 (3)
2013 Sweden U21 1 (0)
2018– Philippines 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2018

His brother Omid is also a footballer who used to play for Malmö FF.[3]

Club career

Malmö FF

Nazari began playing football at Malmö FF at the age of five.[4] He made his way up to the first team and made his Allsvenskan debut in a match against Mjällby AIF on 20 April 2011.[5] Nazari signed a ​2 1⁄2-year first team contract on 4 May 2011, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2013 season.[6] He made his UEFA debut on 26 July 2011 in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round against Rangers F.C..[7][8] Nazari saw much more limited play during the 2012 season due to high competition in the central midfield. He only played one match during the season, a goalless home draw against BK Häcken. Back in Malmö FF during the 2014 season, Nazari made sporadic substitution appearances, adding up to a total of ten matches during the league season.

Loan spells

On 29 March 2013 it was announced that Nazari was to be on loan at Superettan club Assyriska FF until the end of the 2013 season. At the same time he extended his contract with Malmö FF until the end of the 2015 season.[9] Nazari played 23 matches and scored four goals for Assyriska during his loan spell at the club. After having made sporadic appearances for Malmö FF during the 2014 season Nazari went on loan to Norwegian side Fredrikstad for the duration of the 2015 season.[10]

Falkenbergs FF

On 7 January 2016 it was confirmed that Nazari had signed a contract with Falkenbergs FF in the Allsvenskan.[11] Nazari scored his first goal for Falkenbergs on 21 February 2016 in the 2015–16 Svenska Cupen.[12] He left the club at the end of 2017.[13]

IFK Mariehamn

Nazari joined Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn in May 2018.[14]

Ratchaburi

After beginning his playing career with the Philippines, Nazari joined Thai League 1 side Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in February 2019.[15]

Kedah

On 14 December 2019, Amin Nazari agreed to join Malaysia Super League side Kedah.[16]

International career

Nazari was born in Sweden, his parents are from Iran and the Philippines.[2] He is therefore eligible to play for Sweden, Iran or the Philippines. Nazari has stated that playing for Sweden would be the most logical choice should the opportunity arise in the future.[4] His older brother Omid Nazari played for the Iranian national team and now he represents to the Philippines.[17][18]

In 2009, he played for Sweden's under-17 team during the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, playing in all three matches and scoring one goal.[19]

In September 2018, it was announced that Nazari received a call-up from the Philippines.[20]

On 6 September 2018, Nazari made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–1 draw against Bahrain. He was a starter during that match and was replaced by Adam Reed in the 73rd minute.[21][22]

Outside football

Sponsorship

Amin Nazari has been outfitted by German sportswear manufacturer Puma.[23]

Career statistics
As of 6 November 2020.[24]
Club Division Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF Allsvenskan 2011 7031—10111
2012 1000——10
Total 80310010121
Assyriska FF Superettan 2013 23410——244
Malmö FF Allsvenskan 2014 10010—30140
Fredrikstad OBOS-ligaen 2015 26324——287
Falkenbergs Allsvenskan 2016 23231——263
Superettan 2017 16110——171
Total 393410000434
Mariehamn Veikkausliiga 2018 24300——243
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. Thai League 1 2019 27000——270
Kedah FA Malaysia Super League 2020 80001020110
Career total 16513116106018319

Honours

Club
Malmö FF

References
  1. https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/thai-league/1034870/thai-league-side-kedah-FA-sign-philippines-midfielder-from-finland-league/
  2. "Den Himmelsblå Framtiden: Omid om drömmen att spela med brorsan" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. "Omid Nazari". angelholmsff.se (in Swedish). Ängelholms FF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. Högström, Henrik (20 April 2011). "Nazari: "Det största jag varit med om"". Expressen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  5. Jönsson, Jan (20 April 2011). "Bästa MFF-starten på 60 år". Sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  6. "Amin Nazari – dubbelt 18!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. uefa.com. "UEFA Champions League - Amin Nazari – UEFA.com".
  8. uefa.com. "UEFA Champions League 2011/12 - History - Rangers-Malmö Lineups – UEFA.com".
  9. "Nytt kontrakt och utlåning för Amin". mff.se (in Swedish). 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  10. "Amin Nazari lånas ut till Fredrikstad". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. "Nazari lämnar MFF för allsvensk konkurrent" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 7 January 2016.
  12. "FFF inledde tävlingsåret med seger - Falkenbergs FF - Allsvenskan - SvenskaFans.com".
  13. Officiellt: Nazari lämnar Falkenberg‚ fotbollskanalen.se, 17 November 2017
  14. http://www.nyan.ax/sport/han-ersatter-skadade-petrovic/
  15. https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/fotboll/kom-ofta-fram-folk-och-vill-prata-fotboll/
  16. "amin nazari lengkapkan kuota pemain import kedah". Fox Sports. 14 December 2019.
  17. "Omid Nazari: "Stort att mäta sig med de bästa"". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  18. "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.
  19. "Amin Nazari profile". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  20. "Amin Nazari kan få göra landslagsdebut!". IFK Mariehamn (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  21. "Azkals held by late Bahrain strike in Cooper's managerial debut". Dugout PH. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  22. "Tidigare U21-landslagsman debuterade för Filippinerna: "Väldigt stolt"" (in Swedish). Fotballskanalen. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  23. http://www.footballbootsdb.com/player/Amin-Nazari/867
  24. "Amin Nazari". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  25. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/malmoff/article19648680.ab
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