Syed Rahim Nabi

Syed Rahim Nabi

Personal information
Date of birth	14 December 1985
Place of birth	Pandua, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Wing-back / Winger
Club information
Current team	Mumbai FC
Youth career
2001–2002	Tata FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2004	Mohammedan	31	(11)
2004–2011	East Bengal	113	(86)
2011–2013	Mohun Bagan	67	(46)
2013–2014	Mohammedan	11	(12)
2014	Mumbai City FC	8	(1)
2015–	Bharat FC	17	(0)
2015	→Atlético de Kolkata (loan)	2	(0)
2016	Mumbai FC
National team^‡
2004–	India	59	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 30 May 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:28, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Syed Rahim Nabi (born 14 December 1985) popularly known as Nabi is a professional Indian football player who primarily plays as a Midfielder though he can play as a striker and defender. Nabi currently plays for Mumbai FC in the I-League.

Career

A product of the Tata Football Academy, Nabi started his career playing as a striker, then moved to midfield and then played as wing back. In recent international friendlies he has been playing as a fullback. Nabi’s club career started with Mohammedan Sporting but later joined East Bengal in 2004.

After the 2012–13 season ended, Nabi signed with IMG-Reliance to join the Indian Super League. On 30 October 2013, it was announced that Mohammedan S.C. has signed Nabi on loan.^[1] He made his debut on 27 November 2013 against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium in which he started and played till minutes 59 minutes as Mohammedan drew the match 0-0.^[2]

In July 2015 Nabi was drafted to play for Atlético de Kolkata in the 2015 Indian Super League.^[3]

International

Statistics accurate as of 21 November 2013.^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India
	2004	2	0
	2005	6	0
	2006	5	1
	2007	1	0
	2008	1	0
	2009	1	0
	2010	6	0
	2011	20	3
	2012	8	1
	2013	9	2
Total		59	7

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 February 2006	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2-2	2-2	Friendly
2.	13 November 2011	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati	Malaysia	1–1	1-1	Friendly
3.	5 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi	Bhutan	1–0	5–0	2011 SAFF Championship
4.	9 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi	Maldives	1–0	3–1	2011 SAFF Championship
5.	25 August 2012	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi	Maldives	2–0	3–0	2012 Nehru Cup
6.	6 January 2013	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi	Palestine	2–1	2–4	Friendly
7.	5 September 2013	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Nepal	2–1	2–1	2013 SAFF Championship

Honours

International

India

• Nehru Cup (3): 2007, 2009, 2012
• AFC Challenge Cup (1): 2008
• SAFF Championship (1): 2011

Individual

• AIFF Player of the year (1): 2012

References

1. "Md Sporting snap ties with IPFCA". Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "Mohun Bagan vs. Mohammedan 0-0". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
3. Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Indian Super League clubs' domestic transfer dealings". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
4. Syed Rahim Nabi at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• IndianFootball.com profile
• Syed Rahim Nabi – FIFA competition record