_(cropped).jpg) Albadawi in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nazmi Nidal Nazmi Albadawi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 24, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | North Carolina FC | 23 | (2) |
| Total | 211 | (45) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Palestine | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 13, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 14, 2019 | |||
Nazmi Nidal Nazmi Albadawi (Arabic: نظمي نضال نظمي البدوي; born August 24, 1991) is a former Palestinian professional footballer who recently played as a midfielder for North Carolina FC and the Palestine national team.
Albadawi played club soccer for Triangle United Soccer Association.[citation needed]
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.[2]
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 November 9, 2013, he scored a game-winner in overtime against in-state rivals UNC.[2]
While at college, Albadawi appeared for NPSL club Carolina RailHawks U-23's in 2012 and 2013.[3]
Albadawi signed with NASL club Carolina RailHawks on April 11, 2014.[4] On May 28, 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 October 12, he was named NASL player of the week after scoring one goal and one assist in a win against the San Antonio Scorpions. On December 1, the RailHawks picked up his contract option for the 2015 season.[5] On January 12, 2016 the RailHawks announced that Albadawi had been re-signed to a multi-year contract.[6] 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.[7]
Prior to the 2017 NASL season, Albadawi trained with Croatian First Football League side NK Istra 1961.[8]
On January 15, 2018, Albadawi signed with USL side FC Cincinnati on a multi-year contract.[9] After playing one game for Cincinnati during their inaugural MLS season in 2019, he was loaned back to North Carolina FC on May 30.[10]
On November 21, 2019, he re-signed with North Carolina FC for the 2020 season.[11]
On September 3, 2021, Albadawi announced his retirement from professional soccer.[12] On September 13, 2021, Albadawi was named USL League One Player of the Week for Week 23 of the 2021 season after scoring a brace against New England Revolution II in his final professional game.[13]
Albadawi played his first international match for Palestine in a friendly against Pakistan that ended with a 2–1 win, scoring the winning goal.[14]
Albadawi's family hails from Tarshiha.[15] He is a Muslim, stating in 2019: "I've grown a lot in faith the last couple years and it's something that's been very important to me."[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | November 16, 2018 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine |  Pakistan |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
