Nizar Hassan Khalfan Khalfani ( Eng. Nizar Hassan Khalfan Khalfani ; June 21, 1988, Mtwara , Mtwara , Tanzania ) - Tanzanian football player , midfielder of the Singida United club. He played for the national team of Tanzania .
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| Full name | Nizar Hassan Halfan Halfani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 21, 1988 ( age 31) Mtwara , Mtwara , Tanzania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Tanzania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 173 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Singida United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club career
Halfan began his football career at the Mtibva Sugar club, where in two seasons, 2005/06 and 2006/07, he played in 57 matches, in which he scored 16 goals [1] .
He spent the 2007/08 season in the Middle East: first he played for the Al-Tadamon club of the Kuwaiti Premier League , then he played for the Tadamon Sur club of the Lebanese Premier League .
In 2008, he returned to the Premier League of Tanzania to play for Moro United .
The scouts of the league club Vancouver Whitecaps spotted Halfan in a friendly match with the national team of Tanzania on March 14, 2009. The Tanzanian midfielder joined the Canadian club on August 13, 2009, the transfer amount was not announced [1] . In the remainder of the 2009 season, he played in 14 games, including five playoff games, after which he signed a new one-year contract for the 2010 season [2] [3] . He scored his first goal for Whitecaps on June 12, 2010 in a match against Austin Aztex [1] . After the transformation of Vancouver Whitecaps into the MLS franchise, on February 9, 2011 he signed a new one-year contract with the club [4] [5] . March 18, 2011 in the debut match of Whitecaps in the Premier League, in which Toronto was beaten with a score of 4: 2, he replaced the second half instead of David Ciumiento [6] . On October 6, 2011, in a match against Real Salt Lake , he scored his first goal in MLS [7] . On November 23, 2011, Vancouver Whitecaps expelled Halfan and was selected by the Philadelphia Union [8] [9] [10] in the MLS rejection draft. However, three months later, on February 22, 2012, and the Union expelled him [11] .
Returning to Tanzania, from 2012 to 2015 he played for the Young Africans club, with whom he twice became the champion of the country twice in the seasons 2012/13 and 2014/15. He spent the 2015/16 season as part of the Mwadi United club. Since 2016, she has been playing for Singida United .
International Career
Halfan made his debut for the Tanzanian national team on April 1, 2006 in an unofficial friendly match with the Zanzibar national team . His official debut took place on September 2, 2006 in a match against Burkina Faso as part of the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifying tournament , in which he also scored his first goal for the Tanzanian national team. He took part in qualifying matches of the world championships 2006 and 2010 .
- Goals for the national team
| No. | date | A place | Rival | Goals | Result | Tournament |
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| one | September 2, 2006 | National Stadium , Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania | Burkina Faso | 2 : 1 | 2: 1 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification 2008 |
| 2 | December 9, 2006 | National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | DR Congo | 1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match |
| 3 | June 2, 2007 | CCM Kirumba , Mwanza , Tanzania | Senegal | 1-0 | 1: 1 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification 2008 |
| four | December 8, 2007 | National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Kenya | 1-0 | 2: 1 | KESAF Cup 2007 |
| five | September 6, 2008 | Stud Georges V , Curepipe , Mauritius | Mauritius | 1: 2 | 1: 4 | 2010 World Cup Qualification |
Achievements
Club
- Young Africans
- Champion of Tanzania : 2012/13, 2014/15
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Nizar Khalfan (English) . Vancouver Whitecaps FC . Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Hirano, Moose, and Khalfan re-sign . Vancouver Whitecaps FC (November 3, 2009). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Marc Weber. Whitecaps make five roster moves . The Province (November 3, 2009). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Whitecaps FC sign Khalfan and Koffie . Vancouver Whitecaps FC (February 9, 2011). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Bruce Constantineau. Whitecaps sign Khalfan and Koffie to MLS contracts, Cody Arnoux looking for a team . Vancouver Sun (February 9, 2011). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Simon Fudge. Whitecaps FC make sensational start in MLS with convincing 4-2 win over Toronto FC . Vancouver Whitecaps FC (March 19, 2011). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Simon Fudge. Whitecaps FC defeat Real Salt Lake for first win on Bell Pitch downtown at BC Place . Vancouver Whitecaps FC (October 6, 2011). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Joe Prince-Wright. Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012 . MLSsoccer.com (November 23, 2011). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Whitecaps FC waive Bilal Duckett, Nizar Khalfan and Montreal Impact select Jeb Brovsky . Vancouver Whitecaps FC (November 23, 2011). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Union claim Khalfan in MLS Waiver Draft . Philadelphia Union (November 23, 2011). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Union waive midfielder Khalfan . Philadelphia Union (February 22, 2012). Date of treatment October 4, 2018.