Samir Fazli

Samir Fazli
Personal information
Date of birth	22 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
Number	18
Youth career
2007–2008	Makedonija
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2009	Makedonija
2009–2014	Heerenveen
2013	→ Helmond Sport (loan)
2014–2017	FC Wil
2017–2018	Rudeš
2018–2020	Shkëndija
2021	Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
2021	Turan
2022	Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
2022	Turan
2023–	Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
International career‡
2009–2012	Macedonia U-21
2011–2013	Macedonia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2011

Samir Fazli (Macedonian: Самир Фазли; born 22 April 1991) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Makedonija Gjorče Petrov.^[1]

Early life

Born in Skopje, Fazli lived in Canada for some time, attending Jasper Place High School^[2] in Edmonton, Alberta prior to his return to Skopje in 2007.

Club career

Fazli began his career in the youth ranks of FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov, then had trial for Sampdoria at 16 years old, but a bid by them was considered far to low according to FK Makedonija's club president. He went on trial with Dutch-side Heerenveen,^[3] On 13 March 2009, due to age restrictions, a deal could not be made for his move to Heerenveen, but he would remain in Skopje and continue to play for his club there. Heerenveen's scout Dragan Putevski stated that "he's a big deal", adding that it was his best find to date. Fazli was finally signed by the club for €200,000 on a contract that will keep him there until 2014.^[4] Fazli scored his first goal for Heerenveen on 19 March 2010. He came on as a substitute in the 81st minute and scored in the 90th minute as his team won 4–1 over NEC. He was released by SC Heerenveen in 2014 after his contract expired.

International career

Fazli also a regular for the Macedonia U-21s – he played his first game on 11 February 2009 against the Croatia U-21s. He was a member of the U-17 squad before his call-up to the U-21s.^[5]

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in an August 2011 friendly match away against Azerbaijan and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 2013 friendly against Norway in Oslo.^[6]

Personal life

Fazli holds passports from both Albania and Macedonia.

References

^ Samir Fazli at Soccerway
^ [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Macedonian Football - Samir Fazli on trials at Heerenveen". Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
^ "Macedonian Football - Macedonian football players abroad". Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
^ https://ru.euro2008.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=2008/round=15028/match=300580/report=ev.html ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

External links

Samir Fazli at National-Football-Teams.com
Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
Profile at MacedonianFootball (in English)
Samir Fazli at Soccerway

[soccerway-1] Samir Fazli at Soccerway

[2] [1] ^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Macedonian Football - Samir Fazli on trials at Heerenveen". Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.

[4] "Macedonian Football - Macedonian football players abroad". Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.

[5] ttps://ru.euro2008.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=2008/round=15028/match=300580/report=ev.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[6] "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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