Ashley Nazira

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Ashley Nazira
Personal information
Full name Steven Ashley Rex Nazira
Date of birth (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 25)
Place of birth Pamplemousses District, Mauritius
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 San Diego Loyal
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Boulet Rouge
2019–2020 San Diego Loyal 2 (0)
National team‡
2015– Mauritius 16 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2019

Ashley Nazira (born 11 November 1995) is a Mauritian professional footballer who played for San Diego Loyal SC in the USL Championship.

Club career[]

Nazira began playing football at age six or seven.[1] He played for Boulet Rouge of the Mauritian Premier League for his entire career and was the league's top goal scorer four times.[1] Nazira signed for the San Diego Loyal SC of the USL Championship on a 2-year deal in December 2019. In doing so, he became the first player from Mauritius to play in a top league in North America.[2][3] He previously had a successful trial with Réunion Premier League club Saint-Pauloise FC in February 2019 after being top goal scorer in the Mauritian first division with twenty goals.[4] However the signing was put on hold by the club for financial reasons.[5]

International career[]

Nazira made his senior international debut for Mauritius on 25 March 2015 in a 2–2 friendly draw with Burundi.[6] With three goals, he was the join top-scorer at the 2019 COSAFA Cup.[2][3]

International goals[]

Score and result list Mauritius's goal tally first.[6]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 21 March 2019 Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji  New Caledonia
3–1
3–1
 Friendly
2
 25 May 2019 King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa  Eswatini
1–0
2–2
 2019 COSAFA Cup
3
2–1
4
 29 May 2019  Comoros
1–1
1–2
5
 18 July 2019 Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius  Seychelles
1–0
1–1
 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games
6
 22 July 2019  Madagascar
1–1
1–1
7
 13 October 2019 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  São Tomé and Príncipe
1–2
1–2
 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Last updated 13 October 2019

International statistics[]

As of match played 13 October 2019[6]
Mauritius
Year Apps Goals
2015 3 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 1 0
2019 12 7
Total 16 7

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Pledderer, Sarah. "San Diego's Never Been Closer to Having an MLS Team". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Football : Ashley Nazira signe au San Diego Loyal" (in French). lemauricien.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "COSAFA Cup unearths another gem as Mauritian star heads to USA". COSAFA. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ Gangaram, Loic. "Transfert : Ashley Nazira rejoindra la Saint-Pauloise FC en juin" (in French). Defi Media. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ Robinson, Anthony. "Saint-Pauloise FC - AS Jeanne d'Arc : Grondin, l'habile discret" (in French). clicanoo. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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