Dimitrij Nazarov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valentinovich and the family name is Nazarov.

Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov (Azerbaijani: Dmitri Valentinoviç Nazarov; Russian: Дмитрий Валентинович Назаров; born 4 April 1990) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays for German Regionalliga club Kickers Offenbach and the Azerbaijan national team.

Dmitry Nazarov

Nazarov in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov
Date of birth	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Krasnoarmeysk, Kazakh SSR
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Kickers Offenbach
Number	10
Youth career
2001–2006	Wormatia Worms
2006–2009	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	22	(2)
2010–2012	Eintracht Frankfurt II	39	(11)
2012–2013	Preußen Münster	36	(6)
2013–2016	Karlsruher SC	77	(10)
2016–2023	Erzgebirge Aue	205	(45)
2023–	Kickers Offenbach	50	(15)
International career‡
2014–	Azerbaijan	46	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2024

Early life

Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov was born on 4 April 1990 in Taiynsha, then Kazakh SSR, one of the republics of the Soviet Union. His grandfather was ethnic Azerbaijani.^[1] His family moved to Germany when he was one year old.

Club career

On 7 June 2013, Nazarov signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC.^[2] On 2 July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side FC Erzgebirge Aue.^[3]

On 22 June 2023, Nazarov signed with Kickers Offenbach in Regionalliga Südwest.^[4]

International career

Because Nazarov was born in Kazakhstan, he was eligible to play for the national teams of Kazakhstan and all other former Soviet Union republics. In October 2012, he was spotted by then Azerbaijan's German head coach Berti Vogts and nominated for a match against Russia on 16 October.^[5] However, he was not able to make his debut because the Azerbaijani Football Federation failed to organize the issue of his Azerbaijani passport.^[6] He finally debuted on 27 May 2014 in an away match against the United States in San Francisco.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2022^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kaiserslautern II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	22	2	—		—		22	2
Eintracht Frankfurt II	2010–11	Regionalliga Süd	10	2	—		—		10	2
	2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	29	9	—		—		29	9
	Total		39	11	—		0	0	39	11
Preußen Münster	2012–13	3. Liga	36	6	2	1	—		38	7
Karlsruher SC	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	26	6	1	0	—		27	6
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	25	2	2	0	2[a]	0	29	2
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	26	2	1	0	—		27	2
	Total		77	10	4	0	2	0	83	10
Erzgebirge Aue	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	28	9	1	0	—		29	9
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	30	3	1	0	2	0	33	3
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	24	4	1	0	—		25	4
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	32	10	2	0	—		34	10
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	30	8	1	0	—		31	8
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	30	4	1	0	—		31	4
	2022–23	3. Liga	14	1	1	0	—		15	1
	Total		188	39	8	0	2	0	198	39
Career total			362	68	14	1	4	0	380	69

1. Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 16 November 2019

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Azerbaijan	2014	7	1
	2015	7	3
	2016	8	1
	2017	5	1
	2018	10	1
	2019	6	0
Total		43	7

As of 17 November 2018^[8]

Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazarov goal.

List of international goals scored by Dimitrij Nazarov

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 2014	Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan	4	Bulgaria	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2	28 March 2015	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	8	Malta	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
3	7 June 2015	NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria	9	Serbia	1–1	1–4	Friendly
4	10 October 2015	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	13	Italy	1–1	1–3	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5	3 June 2016	Stadion Rohrbach, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria	18	Canada	1–1	1–1	Friendly
6	26 March 2017	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	23	Germany	1–1	1–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	11 October 2018	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	34	Faroe Islands	2–0	3–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

Note: Some sources have credited Nazarov with scoring the first goal in a 2–0 victory over Faroe Islands in 2018, however this was an own-goal scored by Sonni Nattestad.^[9]