Navid Nasseri

Navid Nasseri

Personal information
Full name	Navid Nasseri
Date of birth	(1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team	Stalybridge Celtic
Youth career
2008–2012	Manchester United
2012	Crewe Alexandra
2012	Blackburn Rovers
2013–2014	Bury
2014–2016	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Macclesfield Town	0	(0)
2017	Syrianska	25	(2)
2018–2019	Gillingham	8	(1)
2019–2020	Glentoran	20	(6)
2020–2021	Linfield	26	(2)
2021–2022	Larne	27	(4)
2023	Macclesfield	0	(0)
2024–	Stalybridge Celtic	12	(0)
International career
	Iran U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26th December 2024

Navid Nasseri (Persian: نوید ناصری; born 26 July 1996) is an Iranian-English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One West club Stalybridge Celtic.

Club career

Nasseri played for the Manchester United Academy until the age of 16.[1] He subsequently had stints with the academies of Crewe Alexandra, Blackburn Rovers and Bury.

Nasseri joined Birmingham City on a one-year deal in July 2014 and was assigned to the development squad.[2] After making eight appearances for the side, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[3]

On 28 October 2016, Nasseri signed for Macclesfield Town.[4] In the winter of 2017, he trialled with Swedish clubs AIK and GIF Sundsvall. In March 2017, he joined Syrianska in the same country.[5]

On 26 January 2018, Nasseri signed with League One club Gillingham for the remainder of the season.[6] He made his professional debut on 10 March, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against Portsmouth.[7] He scored a goal in his first start for the club on 29 March 2018 against MK Dons.[8] He signed a one-year deal with the club in May 2018, but he made just four further league appearances for the club before his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in January 2019.[9][10]

After an unsuccessful trial with Dutch side RKC Waalwijk,[11] Nasseri signed for NIFL Premiership side Glentoran in October 2019.[12] He scored on his debut on 9 October 2019 as the club fell to a 2–1 defeat to Coleraine in the Northern Ireland Football League Cup, before making his full league debut three days later in a 3–1 win over Carrick Rangers.[13][14] On 31 July 2020, Nasseri and Glentoran won the 2019–20 Irish Cup.[15]

The day after winning the Irish Cup it was announced that Nasseri had signed for Linfield.[16] Nasseri made his Linfield debut in a UEFA Champions League Preliminary round game against Tre Fiori.[17] On 16 August 2021 it was announced Nasseri had signed for Larne, as part of a player exchange deal involving Martin Donnelly.[18]

Nasseri left Larne in the summer of 2022, and was without a club until joining Macclesfield in February 2023.[19] After a single appearance, in which he scored a consolation penalty in a 2–1 Cheshire Senior Cup defeat to Runcorn Linnets, Nasseri was released at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season.[20][21]

In October 2024, Nasseri joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Stalybridge Celtic.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 August 2020

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		League cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Macclesfield Town	National League	2016-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Syrianska	Superettan	2017	25	2	1	0	–		–		26	2
Gillingham	League One	2017-18	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
		2018-19	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
Glentoran	NIFL Premiership	2019–20	20	6	4	0	1	1	–		25	7
Linfield		2020–21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden total			25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
England total			8	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	11	1
Northern Ireland total			20	6	4	0	1	1	0	0	25	7
Career total			53	9	5	0	1	1	3	0	62	10

Honours

Glentoran[15]

• Irish Cup: 2019–20

Linfield

• NIFL Premiership: 2020-21[23]
• Irish Cup: 2020-21[24]

Larne

• County Antrim Shield: 2021-22[25]

References

1. "Fostrad i Manchester Uniteds akademi – nu har han skrivit på för Syrianska: "Har härlig teknik" [Born in the Manchester United Academy - now he has written for Syrianska: "Has a great technique"]" (in Swedish). LT. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
2. Colin Tattum (28 July 2014). "Blues sign Bury youngster Navid Nasseri". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
3. Brian Dick (20 January 2015). "Birmingham City: Navid Nasseri leaves Blues after failing to break into the first team". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
4. "Macclesfield Town bring in three new faces including ex-Wrexham defender Curtis Obeng". The Non-League Football Paper. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
5. "Officiellt: Syrianska FC värvar Navid Nasseri [Official: Syriaska FC sign Navid Nasseri]" (in Swedish). Fotboll Transfers. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
6. "Navid Nasseri: Gillingham sign Iran Under-21 international". BBC Sport. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
7. "Portsmouth 1–3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
8. "Gillingham 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport.
9. "Midfielder Navid Nasseri completes contract extension at Gillingham". 31 May 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
10. "Navid Nasseri leaves Gillingham after cancelling his contract". Kent Online. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
11. "Team Talks: Navid Nasseri | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
12. "Glentoran sign former Gillingham midfielder Navid Nasseri". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
13. "Coleraine 2-1 Glentoran | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
14. "Glentoran 3-1 Carrick Rangers | Glentoran FC". www.glentoran.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
15. "Glens edge Sky Blues to win Irish Cup". BBC Sport.
16. "Linfield make quadruple signing as Glentoran back up Irish Cup success with new arrivals of their own". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
17. "Navid Nasseri". Linfield F.C. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
18. "Irish Premiership: Martin Donnelly joins Linfield from Larne as Navid Nasseri makes move in opposite direction". BBC Sport NI. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
19. Luney, Graham (11 February 2023). "Kyle Lafferty must do his talking for Linfield on the pitch, says Billy Hamilton". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
20. "Feb 28, Runcorn Linnets FC 2 Macclesfield FC 1 | Cheshire FA County Cups". Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
21. "MACCLESFIELD FC 2023/24 RETAINED LIST". Macclesfield FC. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
22. "Club News - Navid Nasseri added to Celtic's squad". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
23. "Linfield win Danske Bank Premiership to draw level with Rangers' world record for domestic league titles". Belfast Telegraph. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
24. "Irish Cup final: Healy savours 'raw emotion' of win as Linfield beat Larne 2-1 in decider". BBC Sport. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
25. "Co Antrim Shield: Impressive Larne see off Linfield in gripping final to retain trophy". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

External links

• Navid Nasseri at Soccerbase
• Navid Nasseri at Soccerway