Kazi Nazrul Islam (footballer)

Nazrul Islam
Nazrul with Dhaka Abahani in 2000
Personal information
Full name Kazi Nazrul Islam
Date of birth (1978-10-16) 16 October 1978
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Farashganj SC
1997–1998 Mohammedan SC
1999–2000 Farashganj SC
2000Muktijoddha Sangsad (loan)
2000–2002 Dhaka Abahani
2003–2004 Brothers Union
2005–2006 Mohammedan SC
2007–2014 Dhaka Abahani (4)
International career
1996 Bangladesh U19
2006 Bangladesh U23 (wildcard)
1998–2008 Bangladesh
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
South Asian Games
1999 Kathmandu
SAFF Championship
Runner-up1999 India
Winner2003 Bangladesh
Runner-up2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম; born 16 October 1978) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2008 and captained the team on multiple occasions. Nazrul worked as a team manager for his former club Abahani Limited Dhaka from 2023 to 2024.