Syed Rahim Nabi

Syed Rahim Nabi

Nabi lining up for India in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-12-14) 14 December 1985
Place of birth	Pandua, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Wing-back / Winger
Club information
Current team	Peerless SC
Number	10
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:28, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Syed Rahim Nabi (Bengali: সৈয়দ রহিম নবী) (born 14 December 1985) popularly known as Nabi is a professional Indian international football player who primarily plays as a Midfielder though he can play as a striker and defender. Nabi most recently played for Peerless SC in the Calcutta Football League and won the tournament with the club.

Club 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. In 2013, he went to the United States on a trial with Major League Soccer side D.C. United but the signing did not materialize. On 30 October 2013, it was announced that Mohammedan S.C. has signed Nabi on loan.

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

After two years gap, in 2017 Nabi again joined Mohammedan with a new challenge.

International career

Statistics accurate as of 21 November 2013.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India
	2004	2	41
	2005	6	12
	2006	5	72
	2007	1	15
	2008	1	10
	2009	2	18
	2010	6	47
	2011	19	39
	2012	11	81
	2013	8	42
Total		61	377

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 February 2006	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–31	2–44	Friendly
2.	13 November 2011	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati	Malaysia	67–1	82–1	Friendly
3.	5 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi	Bhutan	1–42	5–46	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 February 2013	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi	Template:Country data PLE	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

External links

• Syed Rahim Nabi – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Syed Nabi RSSSF−INT appearances
• IndianFootball.com profile