Nazrul Nazari


Muhammad Nazrul bin Ahmad Nazari, better known as Nazrul Nazari or just Nazrul, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team.
Nazrul is holds the record for being Hougang United all-time most appearances in history.

Club career

Young Lions

Nazrul began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009.

LionsXII

In December 2011, the FAS announced that Nazrul was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the 2012 Malaysia Super League.

Hougang United

In 2016, Nazrul signed for Hougang United for the 2016 S.League campaign after LionsXII was disbanded in 2015. On 19 November 2022, Nazrul captained Hougang United to win the Singapore Cup">Singapore national football team">Singapore Cup, helping the Cheetahs clinch their first ever piece of silverware.
On 26 February 2023, Nazrul became the fourth most capped player in Hougang after his start against Balestier Khalsa saw him reach 150 appearances, he capped his milestone with an assist for the opening goal. On 3 June 2023, Nazrul scored the second goal against Young Lions.
Nazrul start against the same opposition in Round 3 saw him joint third with Nurhilmi Jasni with 165 appearances and he would break that number and be the second most capped player after playing against the Young Lions.
On 30 June 2025, it was announced that Nazrul would be leaving the club after 9 seasons upon the expiry of his contract, leaving as the club’s all time highest appearance maker with 210 apps in all competitions.

Geylang International

On 7 July 1025, Nazrul alongside his teammate, Shodai Yokoyama, signed with Geylang International.

International career

Nazrul made his international debut for Singapore in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012, since then Nazrul has been a consistent member of the squad since his debut and has amassed 60 appearances for the Lions.
In 2022, Nazrul was included in the team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and AFF Championship">2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship">AFF Championship.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2017Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Club

LionsXII
Hougang United

Individual