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.

Dmitry Nazarov
Nazarov in 2022
Personal information
Full name Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Place of birth Krasnoarmeysk, Kazakh SSR
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Kickers Offenbach
Number 33
Youth career
2001–2006 Wormatia Worms
2006–2009 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 22 (2)
2010–2012 Eintracht Frankfurt II 39 (11)
2012–2013 Preußen Münster 36 (6)
2013–2016 Karlsruher SC 77 (10)
2016–2023 Erzgebirge Aue 205 (45)
2023– Kickers Offenbach 0 (0)
International career‡
2014– Azerbaijan 43 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2019

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.[1] 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.[2] On 2 July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side FC Erzgebirge Aue.[3]

On 22 June 2023, Nazarov signed with Kickers Offenbach in Regionalliga Südwest.[4]

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.[5] However, he was not able to make his debut because the Azerbaijani Football Federation failed to organize the issue of his Azerbaijani passport.[6] He finally debuted on 27 May 2014 in an away match against the United States in San Francisco.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 November 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kaiserslautern II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 222——222
Eintracht Frankfurt II 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 102——102
2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 299——299
Total 3911—003911
Preußen Münster 2012–13 3. Liga 36621—387
Karlsruher SC 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 26610—276
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 252202[lower-alpha 1]0292
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 26210—272
Total 771040208310
Erzgebirge Aue 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 28910—299
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 3031020333
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 24410—254
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 321020—3410
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 30810—318
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 30410—314
2022–23 3. Liga 14110—151
Total 18839802019839
Career total 362681414038069
  1. 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Azerbaijan 201471
201573
201681
201751
2018101
201960
Total437
As of 17 November 2018[8]
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 2014Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan4 Bulgaria1–11–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2 28 March 2015Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan8 Malta2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
3 7 June 2015NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria9 Serbia1–11–4Friendly
4 10 October 2015Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan13 Italy1–11–3UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5 3 June 2016Stadion Rohrbach, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria18 Canada1–11–1Friendly
6 26 March 2017Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan23 Germany1–11–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 11 October 2018Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands34 Faroe Islands2–03–02018–19 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.[9]

References
  1. "Дмитрий НАЗАРОВ: У меня есть азербайджанские корни" (in Russian). Azerisport.com. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. "Dimitrij Nazarov wechselt zum KSC". www.ksc.de (in German). Karlsruher SC. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. "Dimitrij 'Dima' Nazarov ab sofort bei den Veilchen". www.fc-erzgebirge.de (in German). FC Erzgebirge Aue. 2 July 2016.
  4. "NAZAROV AUS AUE ZUM BIEBERER BERG" (in German). Kickers Offenbach. 22 June 2023.
  5. "Kasachstan wird aufmerksam auf den SCP-Akteur" [Kazakhstan Becomes Aware of SCP-Player] (in German). Westfälische Nachrichten. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.
  6. "Vorerst kein Länderspieldebüt für Nazarov" [At the Moment no International Debut for Nazarov] (in German). kicker. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
  7. "Nazarovs Debüt für Aserbaidschan" [Nazarov's Debut for Azerbaijan] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
  8. Dimitrij Nazarov at Soccerway
  9. "Azerbaijan 2-0 Faroe Islands". Eurosport.


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