Nabil Begg

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Nabil Begg
Personal information
Full name Nabil Mohammed Begg [1]
Date of birth (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Sorokoba, Fiji
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Auckland City
Number 10
Youth career
Ba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Ba 35 (9)
2024– Auckland City 0 (0)
International career
2022 Fiji U19 5 (2)
2023 Fiji U20 6 (0)
2023– Fiji U23 4 (0)
2022– Fiji 10 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Pacific Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Solomon Islands
OFC U-19 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Tahiti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 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. [2]

Contents

Club career

Begg is a youth academy graduate of Ba. [3] On 24 October 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 league win against Suva. [4]

International career

In February 2022, Begg was named in Fiji squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. [5] He made his international debut on 10 March 2022 in a 3–0 friendly win against Vanuatu. [6]

Career statistics

International

As of 19 June 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Fiji 202220
202342
202442
Total104
Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Begg goal.
List of international goals scored by Nabil Begg
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 November 2023SIFF Academy Field, Honiara, Solomon IslandsFlag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 1–010–0 2023 Pacific Games
21 December 2023 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon IslandsFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 3–24–22023 Pacific Games
316 June 2024 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–05–1 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup
419 June 2024HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 7–19–12024 OFC Men's Nations Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Fiji (FIJ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 7. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. Nabil Begg at Soccerway
  3. "Begg is a real standout, says Jankowski". 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. "Young Begg stars in Ba win". 26 October 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. "Krishna to lead Fiji at Oceania Qualifiers". 15 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. "Nalaubu scores a hat-trick as Fiji beats Vanuatu 3-0 in a friendly". 11 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. "Nabil Begg" . Retrieved 19 June 2024.