Hazel Natasha Nali (born 4 April 1998) is a Zambian

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who plays as a

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for

Fatih Vatan Spor Fatih Vatan Spor Kulübü is a women's football team based in Fatih, Istanbul. The team completed the 2016–17 season of Turkish Women's Second Football League as champion, and were promoted to the Turkish Women's First Football League. Histor ...

in the Turkish Women's Super League and the Zambia women's national team. She played for the senior national team at the

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at the

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, at the

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, and at the

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Club career

At club level, Nali has played in Zambia for Chibolya Queens in

Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...

, for Nchanga Queens in

Chingola Chingola is a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 216,626 (2010 census). It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequent ...

, for Indeni Roses in

Ndola Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia and third in terms of size and population, with a population of 475,194 (''2010 census provisional''), after the capital, Lusaka, and Kitwe, and the second largest in terms of infrastructure development aft ...

, and for

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in Lusaka. In March 2020, she won the FAZ Women Super division with Green Buffaloes. In November 2020, Nali joined Israeli club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

who compete in the

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on a one-year deal. She started every one of the first games of the season and, in their sixth game, kept her first clean sheet to help the club claim their first victory of the season, beating

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

2–0. In March 2022, she moved to Turkey and joined the

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-based club

to play in the second half of the 2021-22 Women's Super League season.

International career

Nali played for Zambia's under-17 squad in the

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. She played all three games for Zambia, losing 2–0 to

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and 4–0 to

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before beating

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2–1. In October 2014, Nali was named for Zambia's senior squad for the

. In November 2018, Nali was called up for the

. In November 2020, Nali was called up for the

. In July 2021, Nali was called up for Zambia's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

CAF player profile
1998 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Zambian women's footballers Zambia women's international footballers Women's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Zambia Zambian expatriate women's footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Turkish Women's Football Super League players Fatih Vatan Spor players {{Zambia-women-footy-bio-stub