Zelfagar "Zelfy" Nazary ( prs, ذوالفقار نظری; born 1 January 1995) is an Afghan professional
footballer
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who plays for
St Albans Saints
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in the
National Premier Leagues Victoria
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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
Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a ...
.
Club career
Nazary played in the
National Premier Leagues Western Australia
The National Premier Leagues Western Australia is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia. The league name is often abbreviated to NPL Western Australia or NPL WA. As a subdivision of the Na ...
over four seasons with Balcatta FC and Floreat Athena.
In 2018, Nazary moved to
Queensland
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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
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
in August 2018.
He won his second cap against
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw in June 2019.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Afghan men's footballers
Afghanistan men's international footballers
Afghan emigrants to Australia
Men's association football midfielders
National Premier Leagues players
Floreat Athena FC players
Dandenong Thunder SC players
Soccer players from Western Australia
Afghan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Afghan expatriate sportspeople in Australia