Olagar Xavier
{{Short description|Timorese footballer}}
{{Portuguese name|Malik|Xavier}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Olagar Xavier
| image = Olagar Xavier.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Xavier with Timor-Leste national team in 2024
| fullname = Olagar Fernando Malik Xavier
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|5|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ainaro, Timor-Leste
| height = 1.83m
| currentclub = Master 7
| clubnumber = 22
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Ponta Leste
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2023–2024
| clubs2 = Siem Reap
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = Master 7
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Timor-Leste
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| ntupdate = 17 December 2024
| club-update = 1 March 2025
}}
Olagar Fernando Malik Xavier (born 18 May 2003) is a Timorese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lao League 1 club Master 7 and the Timor-Leste national team.
Club career
= Ponta Leste =
As a youth, Xavier played for Ponta Leste of the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste.
= Siem Reap =
On 15 September 2023, it was announced that Xavier had joined second tier Cambodian club Siem Reap which plays in the Cambodian League 2.{{cite web |title=Done Deal |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=792050309594929&set=a.207182231415076&paipv=0&eav=Afba-ZX4-2xjiqU_v14iq27DfkZXCotEg15oXSmUGsKPQBW-AGtg010-OBSL0kjME6I&_rdr |publisher=ASEAN Football Federation |access-date=9 October 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Nai |first1=Ngay |title=MoIFA, Visakha lead CL2 rankings after week three |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371333/moifa-visakha-lead-cl2-rankings-after-week-three/ |publisher=The Khmer Times |access-date=9 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Announcement |url=https://www.facebook.com/siemreapfootballclub/posts/pfbid0kKHVqF3K1ba5Us7Gmuxmr3a5uXW8CYZ8UAsEZ8JJTmnoAzfystcS5LYuoBmkFavil |publisher=Siem Reap FC |access-date=9 October 2023}}
= Thimphu City =
On 25 April 2024, Xavier moved to Bhutan Premier League club Thimphu City making him the first Timorese footballer to play in the league. On 14 May, he scored a goal in a 3–1 league win against Tensung.
International career
Xavier made his senior international debut on 27 January 2022 in a friendly with Indonesia. Later that year, he was part of the Timor-Leste squad that competed in 2022 AFF Championship qualification.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/85577/Olagar_Xavier.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=9 October 2023}} In August 2023, he competed for his nation in the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship. He scored the team's only goal in the competition in a 1–3 defeat to Malaysia in the final match of the group stage.{{cite web |last1=Rajan |first1=K. |title=Malaysia outclass Timor Leste to reach Asean Under-23 semi-finals |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/08/946193/malaysia-outclass-timor-leste-reach-asean-under-23-semi-finals |publisher=New Strait Times |access-date=9 October 2023}}
Xavier scored his first senior international goal on 11 December 2024 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium against Malaysia during the 2024 ASEAN Championship.
=International career statistics=
{{updated|match played 17 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Timor-Leste national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| Total||13||1 |
=International goals=
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 2024 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | {{fb|MAS}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 2–3 | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|olagar-xavier/813516}}
- {{NFT player|85577/Olagar_Xavier}}
- {{GSA player|olagar-xavier/530255}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xavier, Olagar}}
Category:East Timorese men's footballers
Category:Timor-Leste men's international footballers
Category:People from Ainaro Municipality
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:East Timorese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia
Category:East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia