Nazjir Held
{{short description| Curaçaoan association football player (born 2005)}}
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|birth_place = Willemstad, Curaçao
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|9|2|df=y}}
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Jong Utrecht
|clubnumber = 45
|youthyears1 = 2015–2023
|youthclubs1 = FC Utrecht
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|years1 = 2023-
|clubs1 = Jong Utrecht
|caps1 = 51
|goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2024-
|clubs2 = Utrecht
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
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|club-update = 00:15 (UTC) 1 December 2024
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Nazjir Held (born 2 September 2005) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie side Jong FC Utrecht.{{cite web|title= Nazjir Held|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 December 2024|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/nazjir-held/897981/}}
Career
Born in Curaçao, Held started playing football at the Curaçao club Excellence. In 2015, he moved to the Netherlands and played in the youth academy of FC Utrecht after being identified as a nine year-old.{{cite web|url= https://knipselkrant-curacao.com/pbc-9-jarige-curacaos-wondertalent-gaat-naar-fc-utrecht/|website=knipselkrant-curacao.com|accessdate=1 December 2024|title= 9-year-old Curaçao wonder talent goes to FC Utrecht|date=December 24, 2014}}
He scored his first goal in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 25 August 2023 against VVV Venlo.{{cite web|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/nazjir-held/897981/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 December 2024|title= VVV VS. UTRECHT II 4 - 1|date=25 August 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2023/augustus/leerzame-avond-voor-beloftenploeg-in-venlo|website=fcutrecht.nl|accessdate=1 December 2024|title= Educational evening for promising team in Venlo|date=August 25, 2023}} He signed a new three-year professional contract with the club in September 2023.{{cite web|url=https://paradisefm.cw/tag/nazjir-held/|website=Paradisefm.cw|accessdate=1 December 2024|title= Defender Nazjir Held signs for three seasons with FC Utrecht|date=5 September 2023}}
He made his debut in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht on 7 April 2024 in an 3-2 away win against SC Heerenveen.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 December 2024|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/07/netherlands/eredivisie/sportclub-heerenveen/stichting-fc-utrecht/4096912/|title= HEERENVEEN VS. UTRECHT 2 - 3|date=7 April 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/live-eredivisie-sc-heerenveen-fc-utrecht~a45dbbae/|website=ad.nl|accessdate=1 December 2024|title= FC Utrecht one step closer to European play-offs after victory over ten-team Heerenveen|first=Dennis|last=Van Bergen|date=7 April 2024}}
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Category:Footballers from Willemstad
Category:Curaçao men's footballers
Category:Curaçao expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders