Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov (; ; born 4 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for German Regionalliga club Kickers Offenbach and the Azerbaijan national team.

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

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

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

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKaiserslautern II2009–10Regionalliga West222——222Eintracht Frankfurt II2010–11Regionalliga Süd102——1022011–12Regionalliga Süd299——299Total3911—003911Preußen Münster2012–133. Liga36621—387Karlsruher SC2013–142. Bundesliga26610—2762014–152. Bundesliga252202Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs02922015–162. Bundesliga26210—272Total771040208310Erzgebirge Aue2016–172. Bundesliga28910—2992017–182. Bundesliga30310203332018–192. Bundesliga24410—2542019–202. Bundesliga321020—34102020–212. Bundesliga30810—3182021–222. Bundesliga30410—3142022–233. Liga14110—151Total18839802019839Career total362681414038069

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAzerbaijan2014712015732016812017512018101201960Total437

Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazarov goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Dmitry NazarovNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition19 September 2014Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan41–11–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification228 March 2015Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan82–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification37 June 2015NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria91–11–4Friendly410 October 2015Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan131–11–3UEFA Euro 2016 qualification53 June 2016Stadion Rohrbach, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria181–11–1Friendly626 March 2017Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan231–11–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification711 October 2018Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands342–03–02018–19 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.

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