Navid Nasseri
Navid Nasseri (Persian: نوید ناصری; born 26 July 1996) is an Iranian-English professional footballer who plays for Linfield.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Navid Nasseri | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Linfield | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| –2013 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2013–2014 | Bury | ||
| 2014–2016 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Syrianska | 25 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Gillingham | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Glentoran | 20 | (6) |
| 2020– | Linfield | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Iran U20 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:48, 4 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nasseri played for the Manchester United Academy until the age of 16.[1] He subsequently had stints with the academies of Crewe Alexandra, Blackburn Rovers and Bury.
Nasseri joined Birmingham City on a one year deal in July 2014 and was assigned to the development squad.[2] After making eight appearances for the side, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
On 28 October 2016, Nasseri signed for Macclesfield Town.[4] In the winter of 2017, he trialled with Swedish clubs AIK and GIF Sundsvall. In March 2017, he joined Syrianska in the same country.[5]
On 26 January 2018, Nasseri signed with League One club Gillingham for the remainder of the season.[6] He made his professional debut on 10 March, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against Portsmouth.[7] He scored a goal in his first start for the club on 29 March 2018 against MK Dons.[8] He signed a one-year deal with the club in May 2018, but he made just four further league appearances for the club before his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in January 2019.[9][10]
After an unsuccessful trial with Dutch side RKC Waalwijk,[11] Nasseri signed for NIFL Premiership side Glentoran in October 2019.[12] He scored on his debut on 9 October 2019 as the club fell to a 2–1 defeat to Coleraine in the Northern Ireland Football League Cup, before making his full league debut three days later in a 3-1 win over Carrick Rangers.[13][14] On 31 July 2020, Nasseri and Glentoran won the 2019–20 Irish Cup.[15]
The day after winning the Irish Cup it was announced that Nasseri had signed for Linfield.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 August 2020
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Macclesfield Town | National League | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrianska | Superettan | 2017 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Gillingham | League One | 2017-18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Glentoran | NIFL Premiership | 2019–20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 25 | 7 | |
| Linfield | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| England total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Northern Ireland total | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 10 | ||
References
- "Fostrad i Manchester Uniteds akademi – nu har han skrivit på för Syrianska: "Har härlig teknik" [Born in the Manchester United Academy - now he has written for Syrianska: "Has a great technique"]" (in Swedish). LT. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- Colin Tattum (28 July 2014). "Blues sign Bury youngster Navid Nasseri". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- Brian Dick (20 January 2015). "Birmingham City: Navid Nasseri leaves Blues after failing to break into the first team". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Macclesfield Town bring in three new faces including ex-Wrexham defender Curtis Obeng". The Non-League Football Paper. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Officiellt: Syrianska FC värvar Navid Nasseri [Official: Syriaska FC sign Navid Nasseri]" (in Swedish). Fotboll Transfers. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Navid Nasseri: Gillingham sign Iran Under-21 international". BBC Sport. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Portsmouth 1–3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43495169
- "Midfielder Navid Nasseri completes contract extension at Gillingham". 31 May 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Navid Nasseri leaves Gillingham after cancelling his contract". Kent Online. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Team Talks: Navid Nasseri | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Glentoran sign former Gillingham midfielder Navid Nasseri". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Coleraine 2-1 Glentoran | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Glentoran 3-1 Carrick Rangers | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53596794
- "Linfield make quadruple signing as Glentoran back up Irish Cup success with new arrivals of their own". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links
- Navid Nasseri at Soccerbase
- Navid Nasseri at Soccerway