Wael Nazha


Wael Nazha is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Nazha began his playing career in Lebanon, eventually joining Beirut-based side Nejmeh. Nazha scored a total of 70 goals in the Lebanese Football League between 1986 and 1999. He spent one season playing for Kavala in the Greek Alpha Ethniki. He finished his career in the lower levels of English football, playing for A.F.C. Emley, Bradford Park Avenue, Ossett Town, Droylsden, Wakefield, and Frickley Athletic.

International career

Nazha has made at least 45 appearances—official and unofficial—for the Lebanon national team, and has scored seven official goals between 1993 and 1998.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 March 1993Beirut, Lebanon1–01–0Friendly
29 June 1993Seoul, South Korea2–12–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
312 May 1996Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–13–11996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
49 June 1996Beirut, Lebanon1–03–51996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
512 January 1997Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2–12–2Friendly
626 January 1997Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2–02–0Friendly
713 April 1997Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification