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Nizar Khalfan (born 21 June 1988) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pamba.

Career

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]

Club

Khalfan began his career with Mtibwa Sugar FC. He then joined the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Tadamon for the 2007–08 season.[3] In January 2008 he left Al Tadamon for Lebanese club Tadamon Sour,[4] but soon returned to 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 12 June 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 23 November 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]

International

Khalfan was formerly a 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 6 September 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]

International goals

The following information is valid up to 11 November 2011.[13]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 September 2006 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Burkina Faso 2–1 2–1 2008 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers
2 9 December 2006 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  DR Congo 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 2 June 2007 CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania  Senegal 1–0 1–1 2008 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers
4 9 June 2008 Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius  Mauritius 1–2 1–4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 13 January 2009 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Burundi 2–2 3–2 2009 CECAFA Cup

References

  1. ^ Nizar Khalfan (21 June 1988). "Nizar Khalfan | Philadelphia Union". philadelphiaunion.com. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Nazir Khalfan Vancouver Whitecaps". Whitecapsfc.com. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Residency Beefs Up Roster, Signing Three; Cut Two". Soccersceneusa.blogspot.com. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Canada awaits Nizar, Nadir – This Day". Whitecapsfc.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Hirano, Moose, and Khalfan re-sign". Whitecapsfc.com. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  7. ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". Ussf.demosphere.com. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign Khalfan and Koffie". Whitecapsfc.com. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  9. ^ "2011". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Union waive midfielder Khalfan". Philadelphia Union. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  11. ^ "FIFA Game Report: Mauritius vs Tanzania". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Tanzanian XI leave for Bukina Faso for Cup qualifier". English.peopledaily.com.cn. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  13. ^ "Live sports scores, news and more". goalzz.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

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