| Wael Nazha | |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1987–1989 |
| Clubs1: | Racing Beirut |
| Years2: | 1989–1998 |
| Clubs2: | Tadamon Sour |
| Years3: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs3: | Nejmeh |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs4: | Kavala |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs5: | Emley |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2001 |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs7: | Ossett Town |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs8: | Droylsden |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Years9: | 2003 |
| Clubs9: | Wakefield |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs10: | Eastwood Town |
| Caps10: | 37 |
| Goals10: | 32 |
| Years11: | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs11: | Frickley |
| Caps11: | 20 |
| Goals11: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | ? |
| Totalgoals: | 119 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1993–1998 |
| Nationalteam1: | Lebanon |
| Nationalcaps1: | 32 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
Wael Nazha (Arabic: وائل نزهة; born 26 March 1974) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward.
Nazha was born in Monrovia, Liberia to a Lebanese father and a Liberian mother.[1]
Nazha began playing football in Liberia; he continued his football career in Nabi Osman in Lebanon, then joining Labweh's local club in Baalbek. In 1987, Nazha joined Racing Beirut, then moved to Tadamon Sour in 1989. He eventually joined Beirut-based side Nejmeh.
Nazha spent one season playing for Kavala in the Greek Alpha Ethniki.[2] He finished his career in the lower levels of English football, playing for Emley, Bradford (Park Avenue),[3] Ossett Town,[4] Droylsden, Wakefield,[5] and Frickley.[6]
Nazha has made at least 45 appearances—official and unofficial—for the Lebanon national team, and has scored eight official goals between 1993 and 1998.[7]
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazha goal.[8]
| scope=col | No. | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition | scope=col class="unsortable" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 1993 | Beirut, Lebanon | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||||||||||
| 2 | 9 June 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||
| 3 | 12 May 1996 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification | [9] | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 June 1996 | Beirut, Lebanon | 1–0 | 3–5 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification | [10] | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 January 1997 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [11] | |||||||||
| 6 | 26 January 1997 | Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [12] | |||||||||
| 7 | 13 April 1997 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
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