Amin Nazari ( fa, امین نظری; born 26 April 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for the Philippines national team. His brother

Omid ''Omid'' ( fa, امید, meaning "Hope") was Iran's first domestically made satellite. Omid was a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications; Iran's state television reported that it was successfully launched on 2 February 2009 ...

is also a footballer who used to play for

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...

Club career

Malmö FF

Nazari began playing football at

at the age of five. He made his way up to the first team and made his

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

debut in a match against

Mjällby AIF Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund and play its home ...

on 20 April 2011. Nazari signed a -year first team contract on 4 May 2011, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2013 season. He made his

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debut on 26 July 2011 in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round against

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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 Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 Augu ...

. Back in Malmö FF during the

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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

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club

Assyriska FF Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently playin ...

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. 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

season Nazari went on loan to Norwegian side

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for the duration of the 2015 season.

Falkenbergs FF

On 7 January 2016 it was confirmed that Nazari had signed a contract with

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

in the

. Nazari scored his first goal for Falkenbergs on 21 February 2016 in the

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. He left the club at the end of 2017.

IFK Mariehamn

Nazari joined

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side

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is an Ålandic football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''). The club is managed by Daniel Norrmén, and it plays its home matches at Wiklö ...

in May 2018.

Ratchaburi

After beginning his playing career with the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, Nazari joined

Thai League 1 The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...

side Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in February 2019.

Kedah

On 14 December 2019, Amin Nazari agreed to join

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side

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International career

Nazari was born in Sweden, his parents are from Iran and the Philippines. He is therefore eligible to play for

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

or the

. Nazari has stated that playing for Sweden would be the most logical choice should the opportunity arise in the future. His older brother

Omid Nazari Omid Nazari ( fa, امید نظری, born 29 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. His brother, Amin, also played for Omid's previous club, Malmö FF, in the Allsvenskan. Career Club career Malmö FF Nazari mad ...

played for the Iranian national team and now he represents to the

Sweden

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.

Switch to Philippines

In September 2018, it was announced that Nazari received a call-up from the

. On 6 September 2018, Nazari made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–1 draw against

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

. He was a starter during that match and was replaced by

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in the 73rd minute. In November 2021, Nazari was called up to the Azkals for the

AFF Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

. He scored his first international goal for the Philippines in their opening game of the tournament on 8 December 2021 against

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Outside football

Sponsorship

Amin Nazari has been outfitted by German sportswear manufacturer Puma.

Career statistics

Club

:''As of 6 November 2020.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

Honours

Club

;Malmö FF *

References

External links

Malmö FF profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazari, Amin 1993 births Living people Footballers from Malmö Citizens of the Philippines through descent Filipino footballers Philippines international footballers Swedish footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Filipino people of Iranian descent Swedish people of Iranian descent Swedish people of Filipino descent Malmö FF players Assyriska FF players Fredrikstad FK players Falkenbergs FF players IFK Mariehamn players Amin Nazari Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Ceres–Negros F.C. players Amin Nazari Footballers from Skåne County Association football midfielders Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Swedish expatriates in Malaysia Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Norway Allsvenskan players Superettan players Veikkausliiga players Norwegian First Division players Sportspeople of Iranian descent Nazari family