Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov (; ; born 4 April 1990) is an Azerbaijani professional

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who plays for German

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club

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and the Azerbaijan national team.

Early life

Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov was born on 4 April 1990 in

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, then

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, one of the republics of the

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. 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

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

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. On 22 June 2023, Nazarov signed with

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International career

Because Nazarov was born in Kazakhstan, he was eligible to play for the national teams of

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and all other former Soviet Union republics. In October 2012, he was spotted by then

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's German head coach

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and nominated for a match against

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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

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazarov goal''. 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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazarov, Dimitrij 1990 births Living people Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijan men's international footballers German men's footballers Kazakhstani men's footballers Men's association football forwards German people of Azerbaijani descent German people of Kazakhstani descent Kazakhstani people of Azerbaijani descent Azerbaijani emigrants to Germany Kazakhstani emigrants to Germany Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players Eintracht Frankfurt II players SC Preußen Münster players Karlsruher SC players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Kickers Offenbach players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players People from North Kazakhstan Region Converts to Islam 21st-century German sportsmen