Syed Rahim Nabi is an Indian football player who plays for Mohun Bagan A. C. He is representing India in international level matches. He is a winger and right full back player.He started his career as a striker and then went on to play in the midfield and wingback. He also plays in the fullback position and in wingback also. His club career started when he was just seventeen years old.
Education
A product of the Tata Football Academy, Nabi is easily the most versatile player in the current senior setup of the Indian team. He started his career playing as a striker, then moved to midfield and then played as wingback as well. In recent international friendlies he has been playing as a fullback but his ability to play in almost every outfield position, will always make him a very useful player to have in the squad.
Career
Nabi’s club career started with Mohammedan Sporting but his career really took off after joining East Bengal in 2004. Except the I-League, Nabi has won almost every domestic trophy with the red and gold brigade. At East Bengal too he has played in several positions and after spending seven years, Nabi became a real favourite among the East Bengal fans.With his football skills & sharp sense of utility on the field,he has proved to be a star of Kolkata derby.He has been a member of the Indian team in tournaments like the SAFF Cup, Asian Cup qualifiers and World Cup qualifiers and was of course part of the squad that won two Nehru Cups and 2008 AFC Challenge Cup under Bob Houghton. It took him a while to get starts during the Englishman’s tenure, but in this year’s international friendlies, he started in a few games at left back. A sure shot inclusion in the final 23 and may even get a start depending on his form and the fitness of other defenders.Since the aquisition of Blackburn by the Venky family Nabi was repeatedly linked with a move to the Lancashire outfit, he was reportedly spotted flying into Manchester airport but, as yet, no deal has materialised. The potential deal was largely ridiculed by fans of the club, who saw it as another opportunity to move in a member of staff who was sympathetic to their ownership of the club rather than being purely based on footballing matters.