Nazmi Albadawi

Nazmi Albadawi (born 24 August 1991) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL League One club North Carolina FC. He played college soccer at North Carolina State University. Born in the United States, Albadawi represents the Palestine national football team.

Nazmi Albadawi
Albadawi with FC Cincinnati in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991
Place of birth Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina FC
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2010 Triangle United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Wake Tech Eagles
2010–2013 NC State Wolfpack 45 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Carolina RailHawks U-23's 32 (12)
2014–2017 North Carolina FC 110 (17)
2018 FC Cincinnati 27 (11)
2019 FC Cincinnati 1 (0)
2019 → North Carolina FC (loan) 18 (3)
2020– North Carolina FC 12 (2)
National team‡
2018– Palestine 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Club career

Youth

Albadawi played club soccer for Triangle United Soccer Association, where he contributed to 3 consecutive USYSA Region III Championships from 2008 to 2010.

He played high school soccer for the Athens Drive High School Jaguars of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a four-year letter winner, winning all-conference selection three times and all-region honors as a senior. He finished his high school career with 35 goals and 60 assists in 88 games.[1]

College

Albadawi played four years of college soccer at NC State between 2010 and 2013 and prior to that a year at Wake Technical Community College. On 9 November 2013, he scored a game-winner in overtime against in-state rivals UNC.[1]

While at college, Albadawi appeared for NPSL club Carolina RailHawks U-23's in 2012 and 2013.[2]

Professional

Albadawi signed with NASL club Carolina RailHawks on 11 April 2014.[3] On 28 May, he netted his first career goal in a 2–0 win over the Charlotte Eagles in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup. On 12 October, he was named NASL player of the week after scoring one goal and one assist in a win against the San Antonio Scorpions. On 1 December, the RailHawks picked up his contract option for the 2015 season.[4] On 12 January 2016 the RailHawks announced that Albadawi had been re-signed to a multi-year contract.[5] During the 2016 season, Albadawi started 29 games for the RailHawks, scoring three goals and breaking the NASL single-season assist record with 10. Following the season, he was named to the NASL Best XI.[6]

Prior to the 2017 NASL season, Albadawi trained with Croatian First Football League side NK Istra 1961.[7]

On 15 January 2018, Albadawi signed with USL side FC Cincinnati on a multi-year contract.[8] After playing one game for Cincinnati during their inaugural MLS season in 2019, he was loaned back to North Carolina FC on 30 May.[9] On 21 November 2019, he re-signed with North Carolina FC for the 2020 season.[10]

International career

Albadawi played his first international match for Palestine in a friendly against Pakistan that ended with a 2–1 win, scoring the winning goal.[11]

International goals
Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2018Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Pakistan2–12–1Friendly

Personal life

Albadawi is the youngest of three siblings, having two older sisters. Albadawi was voted class president all four years of high school. His family hails from Tarshiha.

He married Yasmeen Mustafa on 29 December 2018.

Albadawi is a Muslim, saying in 2019, "I've grown a lot in faith the last couple years and it's something that's been very important to me."[12]

References
  1. "2013 Men's Soccer Roster". NC State Wolfpack. NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "About RailHawks U-23's". Carolina RailHawks. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "RailHawks Sign Albadawi". NC State University Athletics. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. "RailHawks Exercise Contract Options on Six Players". North Carolina FC. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. "Nazmi Albadawi Re-signs With the RailHawks in 2016". North Carolina FC. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. "Raleigh's Own Nazmi Albadawi Named to NASL's Best XI". North Carolina FC. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. "Nazmi Albadawi and Brian Sylvestre Train with First-Division Croatian Team". North Carolina FC. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. Kimura, Fumi (15 January 2018). "FCC Inks NASL Record Holder Albadawi". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  9. "Former Fan-Favorite Captain and Homegrown Nazmi Albadawi Returns to NCFC". North Carolina FC. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  10. "Club Great Nazmi Albadawi Signs Contract With North Carolina FC to Return for 2020 Season". North Carolina FC. 21 November 2019.
  11. Brennan, Patrick (16 November 2018). "FC Cincinnati's Nazmi Albadawi scores goal in int'l debut for Palestine". Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  12. Hatch, Charlie (3 June 2019). "Ramadan A Factor For FCC Players". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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