Nazrul Nazari Explained

Nazrul Nazari
Fullname:	Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari^[1]
Birth Date:	1991 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Singapore
Position:	Full-back / Winger
Currentclub:	Hougang United
Clubnumber:	4
Years1:	2009–2012
Clubs1:	Young Lions
Caps1:	68
Goals1:	8
Years2:	2013–2015
Clubs2:	LionsXII
Caps2:	23
Goals2:	2
Years3:	2016–
Clubs3:	Hougang United
Caps3:	146
Goals3:	9
Nationalyears1:	2012–
Nationalteam1:	Singapore
Nationalcaps1:	65
Nationalgoals1:	0
Club-Update:	2 August 2023
Nationalteam-Update:	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.

Nazrul is holds the record for being Hougang United all-time most appearances in history.

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

. 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
40	3 June 2021	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		0-4 (lost)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
43	11 November 2021	Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Sharjah, UAE		1-2 (lost)	Friendly
44	5 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore		3-0(won)	2020 AFF Championship
45	8 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore		2-1(won)	2020 AFF Championship
46	14 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore		2-0(won)	2020 AFF Championship
47	22 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore		1-1(draw)	2020 AFF Championship
48	25 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore		2-4 (lost)	2020 AFF Championship
51		1 June 2022	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates		0–2 (lost)	Friendly
52		8 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan		1–2 (lost)	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
53		11 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan		0–1 (lost)	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
54		14 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan		6–2 (won)	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
55		21 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam		0-4 (lost)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
56		24 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam		1-1 (draw)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
57	24 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore		3-2(won)	2022 AFF Championship
58	27 December 2022	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos		2-0(won)	2022 AFF Championship

International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.^[6]

Honours

Club

LionsXII

• Malaysia Super League

2013

• FA Cup Malaysia

2015

Hougang United

• Singapore Cup Champions (1): 2022
• Singapore Cup Runner-ups (1): 2023

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: U23 Young Lions. Football Association of Singapore. 6 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227060131/http://fas.org.sg/national-team/u23-young-lions. 27 February 2014. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 2022-03-17 . Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies The Straits Times . 2023-01-10 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
3. Web site: Tan . Amanda . 2022-12-20 . Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time . 2023-01-10 . youthopia.sg . en-US.
4. Web site: LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season. LionsXII. 22 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204656/http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2013. 16 February 2018. dead.
5. Web site: LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season. LionsXII. 22 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309085113/http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2014. 9 March 2014. dead.
6. Web site: Nazari, Nazrul. National Football Teams. 6 June 2017.