Nabil Begg
{{short description|Fijian footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nabil Begg
| full_name = Nabil Mohammed Begg{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Fiji (FIJ) |publisher=FIFA |page=7 |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|03|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sorokoba, Fiji
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Auckland City
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Ba
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = Ba
| caps1 = 35
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Auckland City
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Fiji U19
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = Fiji U20
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = Fiji U23
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2022–
| nationalteam4 = Fiji
| nationalcaps4 = 13
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FIJ}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|Pacific Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Solomon Islands|}}
{{Medal|Comp|OFC U-19 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2022 Tahiti|}}
| club-update = 1 March 2024
| ntupdate = 30 June 2024
}}
Nabil Mohammed Begg (born 17 March 2004) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for New Zealand National League club Auckland City and the Fiji national team.{{Soccerway|822128}}
Club career
Begg is a youth academy graduate of Ba.{{cite web|title=Begg is a real standout, says Jankowski|url=https://fijilive.com/sports/football/news/2022/01/begg-is-a-real-standout-says-jankowski/46893|date=25 February 2022|access-date=25 March 2022}} On 24 October 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 league win against Suva.{{cite web|title=Young Begg stars in Ba win|url=https://www.fijifootball.com.fj/young-begg-stars-in-ba-win/|date=26 October 2021|access-date=25 March 2022}}
International career
In February 2022, Begg was named in Fiji squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.{{cite web|title=Krishna to lead Fiji at Oceania Qualifiers|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/krishna-to-lead-fiji-at-oceania-qualifiers/|date=15 February 2022|access-date=25 March 2022}} He made his international debut on 10 March 2022 in a 3–0 friendly win against Vanuatu.{{cite web|title=Nalaubu scores a hat-trick as Fiji beats Vanuatu 3-0 in a friendly|url=https://www.fijivillage.com/sports/Nalaubu-scores-a-hat-trick-as-Fiji-beats-Vanuatu-3-0-in-a-friendly-r85x4f/|date=11 March 2022|access-date=25 March 2022}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|30 June 2024}}{{cite web|title=Nabil Begg|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/nabil-begg/461224/|access-date=19 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Fiji
|2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||13||4 |
:Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Begg goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Nabil Begg | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 18 November 2023 | SIFF Academy Field, Honiara, Solomon Islands | {{fb|MNP}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|10–0 | 2023 Pacific Games |
| align="center"|2 | 1 December 2023 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | {{fb|VAN}} | align="center"|3–2 | align="center"|4–2 | 2023 Pacific Games |
| align="center"|3 | 16 June 2024 | HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji | {{fb|PNG}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|5–1 | 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup |
| align="center"|4 | 19 June 2024 | HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji | {{fb|SAM}} | align="center"|7–1 | align="center"|9–1 | 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|nabil-begg}}
- [https://oceaniafootballcenter.org/nabil-begg/ Nabil Begg] at Oceania Football Center
{{Fiji squad 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Begg, Nabil}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Fijian men's footballers
Category:Fiji men's international footballers
Category:People from Ba Province
Category:Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji
Category:2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players
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