Naiz Hassan Explained

Naiz Hassan
Fullname:Naiz Hassan (Dhaadhu)
Birth Date:10 May 1996
Birth Place:Rinbudhoo, Maldives
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Maziya
Clubnumber:9
Years1:2013
Clubs1:Club All Youth Linkage
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2017
Clubs2:T.C. Sports
Years3:2018–
Clubs3:Maziya
Nationalyears1:2015–
Nationalteam1:Maldives
Nationalcaps1:40
Nationalgoals1:10
Club-Update:2 January 2016
Ntupdate:12 October 2023

Naiz Hassan (born 10 May 1996),[1] commonly known as Dhaadhu, is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maziya S&RC in Dhivehi Premier League.

Career

Born in the Maldives, Naiz helped T.C. Sports Club secure promotion to the Dhivehi Premier League in 2014. After the season, he was named best player at his club.[2] Then, after their first season in the first division, Naiz helped the club finish second and also earned player of the season awards again.[2]

International

Naiz made his competitive debut for Maldives on 8 September 2015 against China PR. He came on as a 93rd-minute substitute as Maldives lost 3–0.[3] He then scored his first goal for the club on 26 December 2015 in the SAFF Championship against Bangladesh. His 90th-minute goal proved to be the winner as Maldives won 3–1.[4]

He was also instrumental in the 2018 SAFF Championship title winning team. Naiz played in all the matches of the tournament and was also the provider for the first goal in the final match against India.

Career statistics

Maldives national team
YearAppsGoals
201561
201663
201751
201816
201951
202150
202240
202350
Total 3710

International goals

Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 December 2015Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India2–13–12015 SAFF Championship
2.10 January 2016Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore, Bangladesh2–13–22016 Bangabandhu Cup
3.3–2
4.14 November 2017Arab American University Stadium, Jenin, Palestine1–41–82019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.27 March 2018National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–07–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.4–0
7.5–0
8.6–0
9. 14 November 2019 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives align=center 1–2 align=center 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 22 June 2023 2–0 2–0 2023 SAFF Championship

Honours

Maldives

2018

TC Sports Club

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naiz Hassan. www.kooora.com. 2019-03-11.
  2. News: Alifulhu. Azzam. Visham. Mohamed. Maldives' modest hero plays down sublime first goal. 3 January 2016. Haveeru. 27 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100311/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/saff_suzuki_cup/65125. 4 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Maldives 0-3 China PR. Soccerway. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826125002/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/08/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/maldives/china-pr/2028636/. 2018-08-26. live.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh 1-3 Maldives. Soccerway. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826143421/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/26/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/bangladesh/maldives/2157828/. 2018-08-26. live.
  5. Web site: Dhivehi Premier League best player 2015. Sun.mv. 3 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151212055603/http://sun.mv/66000. 2015-12-12. live.
  6. News: Fasir wins Mihaaru Player of the Year 2017. 2018-05-06. MALDIVESOCCER. 2018-09-09. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909123553/https://maldivesoccer.com/3409. 2018-09-09. live.
  7. News: Molhu footboalha kulhuntheriyaage award aai ranboot Sentey ah. Mihaaru. 2018-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909074107/https://mihaaru.com/sports/35487. 2018-09-09. live.
  8. News: Molhu kulhuntheriyaage award Sentey dhifaau koffi. Mihaaru. 2018-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909074059/https://mihaaru.com/sports/28190. 2018-09-09. live.