Nazmi Albadawi

College career 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.

Club career Carolina Railhawks/North Carolina FC Albadawi signed with NASL club Carolina RailHawks on April 11, 2014. 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. On January 12, 2016, the RailHawks announced that Albadawi had been re-signed to a multi-year contract. 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.

Prior to the 2017 NASL season, Albadawi trained with Croatian First Football League side NK Istra 1961.

FC Cincinnati On January 15, 2018, Albadawi signed with USL side FC Cincinnati on a multi-year contract. After playing one game for Cincinnati during their inaugural MLS season in 2019, he was loaned back to North Carolina FC on May 30.

Return to North Carolina FC On November 21, 2019, he re-signed with North Carolina FC for the 2020 season.

On September 3, 2021, Albadawi announced his retirement from professional soccer. 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.

International career Albadawi played his first international match for Palestine in a friendly against Pakistan that ended with a 2–1 win, scoring the winning goal.

Personal life Albadawi's family hails from Tarshiha. 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."

Career statistics

International Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. November 16, 2018 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine 2–1 2–1 Friendly