Nazrul Nazari

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nazrul Nazari

| image = 1 nazrul nazari 2013.jpg

| image_size = 180

| caption = Nazrul playing for LionsXII in 2013

| fullname = Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/national-team/u23-young-lions|title=U23 Young Lions|website=Football Association of Singapore|accessdate=6 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227060131/http://fas.org.sg/national-team/u23-young-lions|archivedate=27 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|2|11}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| height = {{height|m=1.63}}

| position = Full-back / Winger

| currentclub = Geylang International

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2009–2012

| clubs1 = Young Lions

| caps1 = 68

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2013–2015

| clubs2 = LionsXII

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2016–2025

| clubs3 = Hougang United

| caps3 = 210

| goals3 = 9

| nationalyears1 = 2012–

| nationalteam1 = Singapore

| nationalcaps1 = 66

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 2 August 2023

| nationalteam-update = 14 December 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|SIN}}}}

| years4 = 2025–

| clubs4 = Geylang International

| goals4 = 0

| caps4 = 0

}}

Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari (born 11 February 1991), better known as Nazrul Nazari or just Nazrul, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International 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 captained Hougang United to win 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.

On 30 June 2025, it was announced that Nazrul would be leaving the club after 9 seasons upon the expiry of his contract, leaving as the club’s all time highest appearance maker with 210 apps in all competitions.

=Geylang International=

On 7 July 1025, Nazrul alongside his teammate, Shodai Yokoyama, signed with Geylang International.

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.{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2022-03-17 |title=Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-four-uncapped-players-called-up-for-singapores-march-friendlies |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Amanda |date=2022-12-20 |title=Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time |url=https://youthopia.sg/read/five-players-in-singapore-squad-to-take-part-in-aff-mitsubishi-electric-cup-2022-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=youthopia.sg |language=en-US}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 27 Feb 2022}}. Caps and goals may not be correct.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|S.League !colspan="2"\|Singapore Cup !colspan="2"\|Singapore League Cup !colspan="2"\|Asia !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Young Lions \|2009 \|10	1	0	0\|

\|colspan='2'\|—	10	1
2010 \|20	3	3	0	colspan='2'\|—	colspan='2'\|—	23	3
2011 \|26	3	colspan='2'\|—\|

\|colspan='2'\|—	26	3
2012 \|10	1	0	0	4	0	colspan='2'\|—	14	1
Total !66	8	3	0	4	0	0	0	73	8
Club !Season !colspan="2"\|Malaysia Super League !colspan="2"\|Malaysia FA Cup !colspan="2"\|Malaysia Cup !colspan="2"\|Asia !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan="4"\|LionsXII \|2013{{cite web\| url=http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2013\| title=LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season\| publisher=LionsXII\| accessdate=22 March 2014\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204656/http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2013\| archive-date=16 February 2018\| url-status=dead}} \|15	1	0	0	6	0	colspan='2'\|—	21	1
2014{{cite web\| url=http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2014\| title=LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season\| publisher=LionsXII\| accessdate=22 March 2014\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309085113/http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2014\| archive-date=9 March 2014\| url-status=dead}} \|8	1	1	0	0	0	colspan='2'\|—	9	1
2015 \|??	??	??	??	??	??	colspan='2'\|—	??	??
Total !23	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	30	2
rowspan="1" \|Club ! rowspan="1" \|Season ! colspan="2" \|S.League ! colspan="2" \|Singapore Cup ! colspan="2" \|Singapore League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Asia ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="10" \|Hougang United \|2016 \|23	0\|

\|0	0	colspan="2" \|—	23	0
2017 \|20	3	5	0	3	0	colspan='2'\|—	28	3
2018 \|16	0	2	0	0	0	colspan='2'\|—	18	0
2019 \|18	2	3	0	0	0	colspan='2'\|—	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
colspan="2"\|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 =

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="9" \|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
colspan="2" \|Total\|\|49\|\|0

= International caps=

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

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/48385/Nazrul_Nazari.html|title=Nazari, Nazrul|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=6 June 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"

! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

6 June 2017

Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

align=center | 1–1

Friendly