 Nazrul Nazari playing for LionsXII in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Full-back / Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hougang United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Young Lions | 68 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | LionsXII | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Hougang United | 146 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Singapore | 64 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari (born 11 February 1991), better known as Nazrul Nazari, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United, whom he captains and the Singapore national team.
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Club career
Young Lions
Nazrul began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009.
LionsXII
In December 2011, the FAS announced that Nazrul was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the 2012 Malaysia Super League.
Hougang United
In 2016, Nazrul signed for Hougang United for the 2016 S.League campaign after LionsXII was disbanded in 2015. On 19 November 2022, Nazrul won the 2022 Singapore Cup, helping the Cheetahs clinch their first ever piece of silverware.
On 26 February 2023, Nazrul became the fourth most capped player in Hougang after his start against Balestier Khalsa saw him reach 150 appearances, he capped his milestone with an assist for the opening goal. On 3 June 2023, Nazrul scored the second goal against Young Lions.
Nazrul start against the same opposition in Round 3 saw him joint third with Nurhilmi Jasni with 165 appearances and he would break that number and be the second most capped player after playing against the Young Lions.
International career
Nazrul made his international debut for Singapore in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012, since then Nazrul has been a consistent member of the squad since his debut and has amassed 60 appearances for the Lions.
In 2022, Nazrul was included in the team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and 2022 AFF Championship.[2][3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 Feb 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2009 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2011 | 26 | 3 | — | - | - | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 8 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| LionsXII | 2013[4] | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2014[5] | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | ?? | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
| Hougang United | 2016 | 23 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 146 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 169 | 9 | |
| Career total | 199 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 236 | 16 | |
- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
- Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup, and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to participation in AFC and AFF youth competitions.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | |||
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | |
International caps
International goals
- Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2017 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Myanmar |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
LionsXII
Hougang United
- Singapore Cup Champions (1): 2022
- Singapore Cup Runner-ups (1): 2023
Individual
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2019
References
- ^ "U23 Young Lions". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (17 March 2022). "Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Tan, Amanda (20 December 2022). "Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Nazari, Nazrul". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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