# Dimitrij Nazarov

Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov (Azerbaijani: Dmitri Valentinoviç Nazarov; Russian: Дмитрий Валентинович Назаров; born 4 April 1990) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays for German Regionalliga club Kickers Offenbach and the Azerbaijan national team.

## Early life

Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov was born on 4 April 1990 in Taiynsha, then Kazakh SSR, one of the republics of the Soviet Union. His grandfather was ethnic Azerbaijani. His family moved to Germany when he was one year old.

## Club career

On 7 June 2013, Nazarov signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC. On 2 July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side FC Erzgebirge Aue.
On 22 June 2023, Nazarov signed with Kickers Offenbach in Regionalliga Südwest.

## International career

Because Nazarov was born in Kazakhstan, he was eligible to play for the national teams of Kazakhstan and all other former Soviet Union republics. In October 2012, he was spotted by then Azerbaijan's German head coach Berti Vogts and nominated for a match against Russia on 16 October. However, he was not able to make his debut because the Azerbaijani Football Federation failed to organize the issue of his Azerbaijani passport. He finally debuted on 27 May 2014 in an away match against the United States in San Francisco.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 11 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Kaiserslautern II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 9 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | Total | Total | 39 | 11 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
| Preußen Münster | 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 7 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Karlsruher SC | Total | Total | 77 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 10 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 9 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 10 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | Total | Total | 188 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 39 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 362 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 380 | 69 |
* ↑ Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs

### International

    As of match played 16 November 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Azerbaijan | 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 2015 | 7 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 2018 | 10 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43 | 7 |
    As of 17 November 2018
    Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazarov goal.
List of international goals scored by Dimitrij Nazarov :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 9 September 2014 | Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | 4 | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 2 | 28 March 2015 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 8 | Malta | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 3 | 7 June 2015 | NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria | 9 | Serbia | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 4 | 10 October 2015 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 13 | Italy | 1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 5 | 3 June 2016 | Stadion Rohrbach, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria | 18 | Canada | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 26 March 2017 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 23 | Germany | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 11 October 2018 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 34 | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
Note: Some sources have credited Nazarov with scoring the first goal in a 2–0 victory over Faroe Islands in 2018, however this was an own-goal scored by Sonni Nattestad.