# Nazrul Nazari

Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari (born 11 February 1991), better known as Nazrul Nazari, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a right-back 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 27 Feb 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Young Lions | 2009 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Young Lions | 2010 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Young Lions | 2011 | 26 | 3 | — | — | - | - | — | — | 26 | 3 |
| Young Lions | 2012 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Young Lions | Total | 66 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 8 |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| LionsXII | 2013 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| LionsXII | 2014 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| LionsXII | 2015 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | — | ?? | ?? |
| LionsXII | Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Club | Season | S.League | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| Hougang United | 2016 | 23 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Hougang United | 2017 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| Hougang United | 2018 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Hougang United | 2019 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Hougang United | 2020 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hougang United | 2021 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Hougang United | 2022 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Hougang United | 2023 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Hougang United | 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hougang United | Total | 146 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 169 | 9 |
| Career total | 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 |
| Singapore | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| Singapore | 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| Singapore | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Singapore | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Singapore | 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Singapore | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Singapore | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| Singapore | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 49 | 0 |

### International caps

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

### International goals

    Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 6 June 2017 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Myanmar | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |

## 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