Naiz Hassan (born 10 May 1996), commonly known as Dhaadhu, is a Maldivian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Maziya S&RC Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Republic of the Maldives, Maldivian professional football (soccer), football club based in Malé. They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was ...

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Career

Born in the Maldives, Naiz helped T.C. Sports Club secure promotion to the

in 2014. After the season, he was named best player at his club. Then, after their first season in the first division, Naiz helped the club finish second and also earned player of the season awards again.

International

Naiz made his competitive debut for

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on 8 September 2015 against

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. He came on as a 93rd-minute substitute as Maldives lost 3–0. He then scored his first goal for the club on 26 December 2015 in the

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against

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. His 90th-minute goal proved to be the winner as Maldives won 3–1. He was also instrumental in the

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title winning team. Naiz played in all the matches of the tournament and was also the provider for the first goal in the final match against

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Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first.''

Honours

Maldives *

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TC Sports Club *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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runner-up:

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runner-up:

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Champions: 2017 Individual *

Best Player:

Top Scorer:

Best Player:

*Mihaaru Sports: Most Promising Player 2017 * Maldives Football Awards – Most Promising Player: 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Naiz 1996 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Maldives men's international footballers Maziya S&RC players T.C. Sports Club players Dhivehi Premier League players