Zelfy Nazary

Zelfagar "Zelfy" Nazary (Dari: ذوالفقار نظری; born 1 January 1995) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays for St Albans Saints in the National Premier Leagues Victoria and the Afghanistan national team.^[4]

Zelfy Nazary

Nazary with Afghanistan in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Zelfy Nazary[1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth	Jaghori, Afghanistan[3]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St Albans Saints
Number	10
Youth career
	Balcatta FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Balcatta FC	26	(7)
2017–2018	Floreat Athena	25	(2)
2018–2019	Olympic FC	37	(5)
2019	Western Pride	11	(5)
2020–2021	Dandenong Thunder	11	(0)
2021–	St Albans Saints	21	(0)
International career‡
2018–	Afghanistan	15	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Early life

Nazary moved to Australia with his family where he lived in Katanning, Western Australia and played for clubs in Albany, Western Australia.^[5]

Club career

Nazary played in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia over four seasons with Balcatta FC^[6] and Floreat Athena.^[7][8]

In 2018, Nazary moved to Queensland where he helped Olympic FC reach the National Premier Leagues Queensland Grand Final and FFA Cup round of 32. ^{[citation needed][9]}

Nazary joined league rivals Western Pride in June 2019.^{[citation needed][10]}

International career

Nazary made his international debut for Afghanistan against Palestine in August 2018.^[11] He won his second cap against Tajikistan, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw in June 2019.^[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.^[11]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2019	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	India	1–0	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification