Elhad Naziri (; born 29 December 1992) is an Azerbaijani former international

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who played as a defender.

Football career

Elhad Naziri was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. He played for

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's and Neftchi Baku youth teams. He started his professional career in 2011 with Lokomotiv Bilajary, a club from the

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. His second club was Milsami in

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where he would play six matches. He was transferred to

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in 2013. In August 2013 Naziri signed for Ravan Baku from Petrolul Ploiești. Before the end of August, he would see his contract cancelled, and he would on to sign a one-year deal with fellow

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side

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. Naziri was made a free agent when Araz-Naxçıvan folded and withdrew from the

on 17 November 2014. Naziri signed with Metalul Reșița on 26 February 2016.

International career

He made his national team debut on 14 November 2012 against

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in a

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Petrolul Ploiești *

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(1):

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; Neftchala *

(1): 2014–15

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* * * 1992 births Living people Men's association football defenders Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijan men's international footballers Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Romania FC Petrolul Ploiești players CS Sportul Snagov players Liga I players Liga II players Footballers from Baku Araz-Naxçıvan PFK players {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub