Ashley Nazira

Ashley Nazira
Personal information
Full name Steven Ashley Nazira
Date of birth (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995
Place of birth Pamplemousses District, Mauritius
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pamplemousses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Boulet Rouge 40 (61)
2020 San Diego Loyal 2 (0)
2021–2025 Saint-Pauloise FC 61 (27)
2025 Pamplemousses 5 (7)
International career
2015– Mauritius 35 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ashley Nazira (born 11 November 1995) is a Mauritian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for the Mauritius national football team.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] He played for San Diego Loyal SC, an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California, during the 2020 USL Championship season. Since 2025, he now plays for Pamplemousses SC, in the Mauritian Premier League.

Club career

Nazira began playing football at the age of six.[11] He played for Boulet Rouge, a Mauritian Premier League club, for his entire career up until the 2019–2020 season. During his spell within Mauritian football, Nazira was the league's top goalscorer for four times.[11]

Following his time spent in his homeland, Nazira then signed for San Diego Loyal SC, the new USL Championship expansion team, on a 12-month deal in January 2020. By doing so, he became the first ever Mauritian professional footballer to play in a top league in North America.[12][13]

He previously had a successful trial with Réunion Premier League club Saint-Pauloise FC in February 2019 after being top goal scorer in the Mauritian first division with twenty goals.[14] However the signing was put on hold by the club for financial reasons.[15]

Two and a half years after his failed attempt to join Saint-Pauloise FC, he finally signed for the Réunionese club in September 2021.

International career

Nazira made his senior international debut for Mauritius on 25 March 2015 in a 2–2 friendly draw with Burundi.[16] With three goals, he was the join top-scorer at the 2019 COSAFA Cup.[12][13]

International goals

Score and result list Mauritius's goal tally first.[16]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 21 March 2019 Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji  New Caledonia
3–1
3–1
 Friendly
2
 25 May 2019 King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa  Eswatini
1–0
2–2
 2019 COSAFA Cup
3
2–1
4
 29 May 2019  Comoros
1–1
1–2
5
 18 July 2019 Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius  Seychelles
1–0
1–1
 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games
6
 22 July 2019  Madagascar
1–1
1–1
7
 13 October 2019 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  São Tomé and Príncipe
1–2
1–2
 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8
 27 March 2022 Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius  São Tomé and Príncipe
3–3
3–3
 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9
 11 June 2023 Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius  Pakistan
2–0
3–0
 Friendly
10
 14 June 2023 Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius  Djibouti
1–0
1–3
 Friendly
11
 2 September 2023 Elgeco Plus Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  Comoros
1–0
2–0
 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
Last updated 14 June 2023

Career statistics

Club

Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Entente Boulet Rouge 2014-15 Mauritian Premier League 14 18 2 4 16 22
2015-16 1 1 1 1
2016-17 1 2 1 2
2017-18
2018-19 14 21 14 21
2019-20 3 5 1 4 4 9
2020-21 7 14 7 14
Total 40 61 3 8 43 69
San Diego Loyal 2020 2 0 2 0
Saint Pauloise 2021 Regional 1 10 2 10 2
2022 21 11 21 11
2023 22 13 22 13
2024 8 1 8 1
Total 61 27 61 27
Pamplemousses 2025-26 Mauritian Premier League 5 7 1 1 2 1 8 9
Total career 106 95 4 9 2 1 112 105

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[16]
Mauritius
Year Apps Goals
2015 3 0
2018 1 0
2019 12 7
2022 5 1
2023 12 3
Total 33 11

References

  1. ^ "LE RÊVE AMÉRICAIN D'ASHLEY NAZIRA". 5plus.mu.
  2. ^ "ASHLEY NAZIRA APPELÉ À VOLER PLUS HAUT". 5plus.mu.
  3. ^ "Ashley Nazira : " J'ai plusieurs offres pour le prochain mercato "". lemauricien.com.
  4. ^ "Nazira, partir pour rester ?". lemauricien.com.
  5. ^ "Ashley Nazira, de Lallmatie à San Diego". lexpress.mu.
  6. ^ "Ashley Nazira ne cesse de scorer sous le maillot du Club M en 2019, ses statistiques à découvrir ici". defimedia.info.
  7. ^ "Ashley Nazira le messie". defimedia.info.
  8. ^ "Nazira : " Je suis impatient de jouer "". sport.info.
  9. ^ "Ashley Nazira : "Marquer le plus de buts possibles"". sport.info.
  10. ^ "Ashley Nazira: "Ça a toujours été mon rêve de réussir dans le football"". lexpress.mu.
  11. ^ a b Pledderer, Sarah. "San Diego's Never Been Closer to Having an MLS Team". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Football : Ashley Nazira signe au San Diego Loyal" (in French). lemauricien.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ^ a b "COSAFA Cup unearths another gem as Mauritian star heads to USA". COSAFA. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  14. ^ Gangaram, Loic. "Transfert : Ashley Nazira rejoindra la Saint-Pauloise FC en juin" (in French). Defi Media. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  15. ^ Robinson, Anthony. "Saint-Pauloise FC - AS Jeanne d'Arc : Grondin, l'habile discret" (in French). clicanoo. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  16. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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