Nizar Khalfan
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nizar Khalfan | ||
| Date of birth | June 21, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mtwara, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Mtibwa Sugar | 57 | (16) |
| 2007 | Al Tadamon | 18 | (1) |
| 2008 | Tadamon Sour | 25 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Moro United | 21 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | (2) |
| 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 22 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2006– | Tanzania | 25 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nizar Khalfan (born June 21, 1988 in Mtwara) is a Tanzanian footballer who is currently a free agent.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Khalfan started playing football in his hometown of Mtwara with a youth team called Score FC. As a student Khalfan attended Ligula Primary School and Ocean Secondary School in Mtwara.[2]
[edit] Club
Khalfan began his career with Mtibwa Sugar FC, before joined the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Tadamon for the 2007-08 season.[3] In January 2008 he left Al Tadamon and signed a contract with the Lebanese club Tadamon Sour.[4]
After playing in the Tanzanian Premier League with Moro United he joined Canadian side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 22 August 2009;[5] he played nine games for the Caps in their successful 2009 season and signed a contract extension to play with the team in 2010.[6] He scored his first goal for the Whitecaps on June 12, 2010 in a game against the Austin Aztex.[7] On 9 February 2011 signed a new one-year contract for the 2011 Major League Soccer season.[8]
Khalfan was waived by Vancouver on November 23, 2011, and was selected in the MLS Waiver Draft by Philadelphia Union.[9] The Union released him three months later prior to the 2012 season.[10]
[edit] International
Khalfan is an established member of the Tanzania national football team. He played in five of Tanzania's qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the 4-1 victory over Mauritius on September 6, 2008.[11] He also scored the game winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam on 14 June 2007.[12]
[edit] International goals
Current as of November 11, 2011.[13]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006-09-02 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Burkina Faso |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers |
| 2 | 2006-12-09 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Congo DR |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2007-06-02 | CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania |  Senegal |
1–2 | 1–4 | 2006 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers |
| 4 | 2008-06-09 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritus |  Mauritius |
1–2 | 1–4 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 2009-01-13 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Burundi |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tanzania | League | Nyerere Cup | League Cup | Africa | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Mtibwa Sugar | Tanzanian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | ||
| Kuwait | League | Emir Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Al Tadamon | Kuwaiti Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Lebanon | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Tadamon Sour | Lebanese Premier League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Tanzania | League | Nyerere Cup | League Cup | Africa | Total | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Moro United | Tanzanian Premier League | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| Canada | League | Canadian Championship | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2009 | Vancouver Whitecaps | USL First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | USSF Division 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Major League Soccer | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Total | Tanzania | 78 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 23 | |
| Kuwait | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Lebanon | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Canada | 48 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 29 | ||
Updated November 28, 2011
[edit] International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | |||
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played November 28, 2011
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Nizar Khalfan (1988-06-21). "Nizar Khalfan | Philadelphia Union". philadelphiaunion.com. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/players/nizar-khalfan. Retrieved 11-28-2011.
- ^ "Nazir Khalfan Vancouver Whitecaps". Whitecapsfc.com. 2010-01-02. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/men/roster/players/nizar_khalfan.aspx. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Residency Beefs Up Roster, Signing Three; Cut Two". Soccersceneusa.blogspot.com. 2004-02-29. http://soccersceneusa.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Profile on". National-football-teams.com. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=13316. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Canada awaits Nizar, Nadir - This Day". Whitecapsfc.com. 2009-07-01. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature07010902.aspx. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Hirano, Moose, and Khalfan re-sign". Whitecapsfc.com. 2009-11-03. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature11030902.aspx. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". Ussf.demosphere.com. 2010-06-12. http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634203.html. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC sign Khalfan and Koffie". Whitecapsfc.com. 2011-02-09. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/02/whitecaps-fc-sign-khalfan-and-koffie. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "2011". Philadelphia Union. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/11/union-claim-midfielder-khalfan-mls-waiver-draft. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Union waive midfielder Khalfan". Philadelphia Union. 2011-11-23. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/02/union-waive-midfielder-khalfan. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "FIFA Game Report: Mauritius vs Tanzania". Fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036577/report.html. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Tanzanian XI leave for Bukina Faso for Cup qualifier". English.peopledaily.com.cn. 2007-06-14. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200706/14/eng20070614_384269.html. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Live sports scores, news and more". goalzz.com. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?player=26525®ion=-11. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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