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Wael Nazha (Arabic: وائل نزهة; born 26 March 1974) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward.

Wael Nazha

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-03-26) 26 March 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1989	Racing Beirut
1989–1998	Tadamon Sour
1998–1999	Nejmeh		(4)
1999–2000	Kavala	10	(0)
2000–2001	Emley	6	(0)
2001	Bradford (Park Avenue)	10	(3)
2001–2002	Ossett Town	20	(3)
2002–2003	Droylsden	14	(7)
2003	Wakefield	6	(0)
2003–2004	Eastwood Town	37	(32)
2004–2005	Frickley	20	(4)
Total		?	(119)
National team
1993–1998	Lebanon	32	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Nazha was born in Monrovia, Liberia to a Lebanese father and a Liberian mother.[1]

Club career

Nazha began playing football in Liberia; he continued his football career in Nabi Osman in Lebanon, then joining Labweh's local club in Baalbek.[1] In 1987, Nazha joined Racing Beirut, then moved to Tadamon Sour in 1989.[1] He eventually joined Beirut-based side Nejmeh.[1]

Nazha spent one season playing for Kavala in the Greek Alpha Ethniki.[2] He finished his career in the lower levels of English football, playing for Emley, Bradford (Park Avenue),[3] Ossett Town,[4] Droylsden, Wakefield,[5] and Frickley.[6]

International career

Nazha has made at least 45 appearances—official and unofficial—for the Lebanon national team,[1] and has scored eight official goals between 1993 and 1998.[7]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazha goal.[8]

List of international goals scored by Wael Nazha

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	26 March 1993	Beirut, Lebanon	Jordan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	9 June 1993	Seoul, South Korea	Hong Kong	2–1	2–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	12 May 1996	Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Turkmenistan	1–1	3–1	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[9]
4	9 June 1996	Beirut, Lebanon	Kuwait	1–0	3–5	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[10]
5	12 January 1997	Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Algeria	2–1	2–2	Friendly	[11]
6	26 January 1997	Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Estonia	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[12]
7	13 April 1997	Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Singapore	1–0	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	[13]

Honours

Nejmeh

• Lebanese Elite Cup: 1998

Bradford Park Avenue

• Northern Premier League First Division: 2000–01

Eastwood Town

• Nottinghamshire Senior Cup: 2003–04
• Northern Counties East Football League President's Cup: 2003–04

Individual

• IFFHS All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team[14]
• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97,[15] 1997–98[16]

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon

References

External links

• Wael Nazha at FA Lebanon
• Wael Nazha at National-Football-Teams.com

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