Rahis Nabi

Rahis Nabi (Urdu: راہس نبی‎; born 15 April 1999) is a Pakistani international footballer.[2] Rahis plays as a defensive midfielder for the team.[3] He currently plays for Alvechurch.

Rahis Nabi
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Alvechurch
Number 4
Youth career
2016–2017 West Bromwich Albion
2017 Sunderland[1]
2017–2018 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Alvechurch 18 (3)
National team‡
2016 England U17 3 (0)
2019– Pakistan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2019

Family

Rahis Nabi is the younger brother of Samir Nabi and Adil Nabi, both of whom are also footballers and were at West Bromwich Albion's academy.[4]

Club career

Nabi played youth football for West Bromwich Albion, and scored in a single youth game for Sunderland on 8 April 2017.[1] In July 2017, after leaving West Brom, he signed a one-year deal at Burnley's Development Squad.[5]

Nabi later played senior football for Alvechurch of the Southern Football League Central Division (seventh tier).[6]

International

As a junior, he was a member of the England Under-17 squad.[7]

On senior level, he agreed to represent Pakistan national football team and made his debut on 6 June 2019 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, as a starter.[8] Rahis and his brother Samir joined the camp at Bahrain for training practice. Rahis and Samir impressed Pakistan team officials.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 September 2019
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total Ref
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup Europe JW Hunt Cup Total
Alvechurch Southern Football League 2018–19 15 2 — — — — — — 15 2 [10]
2019–20 1 0 1 0 — — 1 1 3 1
Total 16 2 1 0 — — 1 1 18 3

International
As of 11 June 2019
National Team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2019 2 0

References
  1. "SUNDERLAND U18 VS. SWANSEA CITY U18 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. "Trio Join Development Squad". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. "Rahis Nabi – FootballPakistan.com (FPDC)". Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. Hafez, Shamoon (4 February 2019). "Adil Nabi: Ex-West Brom midfielder on playing with Roberto Carlos, Greece & inspiring youngsters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. "Clarets add young trio to development squad". Burnley Express. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. "Holtham: Cup victory can be springboard to safety". Redditch Standard. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. "ENGLAND U17S KICK-OFF ALGARVE TOURNAMENT WITH 1-1 DRAW". The Football Association. 5 February 2019.
  8. "Cambodia v Pakistan game report". Asian Football Confederation. 6 June 2019.
  9. "Rahis Nabi – FootballPakistan.com (FPDC)". Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. "Rahis Nabi - Alvechurch F.C. Alvechurch 1sts". www.alvechurchfc.club. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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