Omid Nazari

Iranian footballer (born 1991)
Omid Nazari
Nazari with Global Cebu in 2016
Personal information
Full name Omid David Lazarte Nazari[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-29) April 29, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2011 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Malmö FF 4 (0)
2011–2015 Ängelholms FF 60 (3)
2015–2016 FC Rosengård 2 (0)
2016–2017 Global 15 (8)
2017 Melaka United 0 (0)
2017–2019 Ceres–Negros 58 (3)
2019–2021 Persib Bandung 20 (1)
2021 United City 0 (0)
2022 Negeri Sembilan 20 (0)
2023 Terengganu 8 (1)
International career‡
2012 Iran 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2012

Omid Nazari (Persian: امید نظری, born 29 April 1991)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Sweden, he has represented the Iran national team.

Career

Club career

Malmö FF

Nazari made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in a match against IFK Norrköping on 3 July 2011.[3] He made his UEFA debut on 13 July 2011 in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against HB Tórshavn.[4][5] It was announced on 15 December 2011 that Nazari would leave Malmö to join Superettan side Ängelholms FF.[6]

Ängelholms FF

When signing for Ängelholms FF, the coaching staff especially wanted to lift Nazari's potential, technique, play intelligence and speed, combined with a good character off the field.[7] Nazari played there for three seasons.[8]

FC Rosengård

After injuries, Nazari lost his motivation to play football, but he still wanted to try to play at least once more in a professional capacity. Therefore, he signed for FC Rosengård in Malmö.

While playing for FC Rosengård, Nazari reawakened his love for football, and he would later find his way to Asia.[9]

Global F.C.

Nazari was signed by Global of the Philippine United Football League in January 2016.[10] According to Offside (magazine), Nazari described it as an adventure, a way to discover his mother's homeland and an opportunity to chase a larger contract in Asia.[9] Nazari made his debut at the 2016 UFL Cup scoring a hat-trick in the 7–0 win over Pasargad[11] Nazari is registered as a Filipino player in the United Football League.[12] 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 had signed Nazari.[13] Shortly after, he came down with severe food poisoning and lost several kilograms of weight, therefore missed a majority of pre-season training which included friendly matches.[14] His contract was then terminated in January 2017 due to difficulty in regaining fitness after Nazari suffered from food poisoning.[15]

Ceres-Negros F.C.

By late-March 2017, Nazari is already with Ceres-Negros which is set to participate in the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League.[16] Nazari won the league title with Ceres in both the 2017 and 2018 season.[17]

Persib Bandung

On 20 August 2019, Nazari joined Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.[18] and made his debut against PSS Sleman.[19] He scored his first goal for Persib Bandung against Arema leading to a 3-1 victory for Persib Bandung.

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.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23] However, he has yet to receive clearance from FIFA to make the switch.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 December 2018[25]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011 Malmö Allsvenskan 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
2011 Ängelholms Superettan 7 1 – – 7 1
2012 24 1 1 0 – 25 1
2013 21 1 1 0 – 22 1
2014 8 0 1 0 – 9 0
2015 Rosengård Division 2 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
2016 Global Cebu PFL 17 9 3 1 – 18 9
2017 Ceres Negros 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2018 0 0 0 0 12 1 12 1
2019 Persib Bandung Liga 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
2020 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021 United City PFL 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Career total 83 11 6 1 13 1 102 13

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[26]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 December 2012 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Yemen 1–0 2–1 2012 WAFF Championship

Honours

Ceres Negros

Terengganu

See also

References

  1. ^ "[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.
  2. ^ "Den Himmelsblå Framtiden: Omid om drömmen att spela med brorsan" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  3. ^ "Två allsvenska MFF-debutanter". Sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Omid Nazari - - UCL".
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ "En lämnar, en stannar". Sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Omid Nazari lånas ut". Malmö FF. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Omid Nazari klar för FC Rosengård". fotbollskane.se. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  9. ^ a b "För Sverige i världen". Offside (4): 75–76. 2017.
  10. ^ Tupas, Cedelf (24 January 2016). "Global out to recover, acquires Fil-Iranian". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Line ups for Global FC vs Green Archers United FC". Twitter. United Football League Philippines. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Melaka United announce capture of Iranian-Filipino midfielder". Fourth Official.com. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Rich, famous and dodging taxes". The Star. Malaysia. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Transfer round-up: Selangor drop Andik, Melaka terminate Nazari's contract". Goal.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  16. ^ Guerrero, Bob (31 March 2017). "AFC Cup: Can Ceres deliver on the road once again?". Rappler. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Fox Sports".
  18. ^ "Resmi Gabung Persib, Omid Nazari: Mamprang" (in Indonesian). bola.com. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  19. ^ "Kesan Pemain Baru Persib Bandung Omid Nazari Debutnya Lawan PSS Sleman Didepan Puluhan Ribu Bobotoh" (in Indonesian). tribunwow.com. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  20. ^ Högström, Henrik (2011-04-20). "Nazari: "Det största jag varit med om"". Expressen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  21. ^ ورزش3: حضور يك بازيكن دورگه جديد در تيم ملي (in Persian). 2012-05-14.
  22. ^ "Football: Iran eliminated from WAFF despite defeating Yemen".
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ Bob Guerrero (21 March 2016). "Depleted Philippines face tough qualifier versus Uzbekistan". Rappler. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  25. ^ "Omid Nazari". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  26. ^ "Iran - O. Nazari - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  27. ^ "JDT retain Malaysia Cup, beats Terengganu 3-1". The Star. Retrieved 2023-12-19.

External links

  • (in Swedish) SvFF profile
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Terengganu FC – current squad