Bader Nasser (Emirati footballer)

Bader Nasser
Personal information
Birth name	Bader Nasser Abdelaziz Mohammad
Date of birth	September 16, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Dubai, UAE
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Shabab Al Ahli
Number	61
Youth career
	Shabab Al Ahli
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Shabab Al Ahli
International career‡
2022–	United Arab Emirates
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 5 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Bader Nasser Abdelaziz Mohammad (Arabic: بدر ناصر; born 16 September 2001) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Shabab Al Ahli, and the United Arab Emirates national team.

Club career

Nasser is a youth product of Shabab Al Ahli, and helped their U18s win the youth championship in 2019.^[2] He began his senior career with the UAE Pro League Shabab Al Ahli in 2020.^[3] His first trophy with the club was the 2020 UAE Super Cup, and the following season won the 2020–21 UAE President's Cup and the 2020–21 UAE League Cup. On 11 August 2021, he extended his contract with the club until 2026.^[4] He also won the 2022–23 UAE Pro League and following 2023 UAE Super Cup, although an injury to his cruciate ligament on cruciate ligament ended his season early.^[5]^[6]

Nasser debuted for the United Arab Emirates national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Lebanon on 30 December 2022.^[7] He made the final squad for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup.^[8] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[9]

Nasser is a fan of the sport padel. He graduated from the University of Sharjah in 2023.^[10]