Nadir Haroub Ali (born 10 February 1982) is a Tanzanian former footballer who last played for Young Africans FC as a defender. He is one among club's long serving member as he played more than 200 games in his 16-year spell with Young Africans.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nadir Haroub Ali | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Michenzani, Zanzibar, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Africans FC | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2000 | Young Africans FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Young Africans FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Malindi FC | 36 | (0) |
| 2006–2018 | Young Africans FC | 119 | (7) |
| 2009 - 2010 | → Whitecaps Residency (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2017 | Tanzania | 51 | (3) |
| 2008–2017 | Zanzibar | 21 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 5, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 5, 2011 | |||
Haroub's nickname Cannavaro is in reference to the way he plays the game as a defender similar to Fabio Cannavaro.
Nadir Haroub was made Young Africans and Tanzania national team captain after the retirement of long serving captain Shadrack Nsajigwa in 2012. Also he captained Zanzibar national team in most Cecafa tournaments and friendly matches during his playing time. After his retirement, Haroub remained with Young Africans SC as first team coach during 2017 to 2019.[1]
Career edit
On 13 August 2009 left Young Africans FC of the Tanzanian Premier League[2] who played from 2006 to 2009 on loan to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency,[3] formerly played one season in the Zanzibar Premier League.[4]
International career edit
Haroub represented the Tanzania national football team in qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations, and in friendly matches.[5] He capped 13 times for Tanzania in three different editions of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers (2010, 2014 and 2018).[6] Being Zanzibari, he played for the Zanzibar national football team in seven editions of the CECAFA Cup (from 2007 to 2012, and 2015).[7]
International goals for Tanzania edit
- Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[5]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 March 2010 | CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania |  Uganda |
1–1 | 2–3 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 1 June 2014 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe |  Zimbabwe |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 12 October 2014 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Benin |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
International goals for Zanzibar edit
- Scores and results list Zanzibar's goal tally first.[5]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 January 2009 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Tanzania |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2008 CECAFA Cup |
References edit
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Jersey reprieve for Tanzania star". 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "nizar khalfani and nadir haroub ali canavaro ready for canada trip". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Yanga, Canadian club start talks over Haroub transfer
- ^ a b c "Nadir Haroub". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ "FIFA-Turniere Spieler & Trainer - Nadir HAROUB". FIFA.com (in German). Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "SG Sonnenhof Großaspach". www.sg-sonnenhof-grossaspach.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
External links edit
- Nadir Haroub at National-Football-Teams.com
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