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| Born | 29 February 2004 Westmead, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Araz Nanva (born 29 February 2004) is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Nanva was born in Sydney and attended Hills Sports High School.
Of Kurdish descent, Nanva comes from a Sorani-speaking family who emigrated from Iran a year before his birth.
Nanva, an outside back, initially played juniors for the Dragons, via the Rouse Hill Rhinos, before joining Parramatta in 2023.
Having establishment himself in the Eels' NSW Cup side as a centre, Nanva broke into first-grade during the 2026 NRL season, debuting against the Gold Coast Titans in round six. He scored his first NRL try in the Eels' round 19 loss to the Sydney Roosters.
Nanva is an apprentice carpenter outside of rugby league.