{{short description|Fijian footballer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nabil Begg | full_name = Nabil Mohammed Begg<ref name="FIFA">{{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}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|03|17|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/> | birth_place = Sorokoba, Fiji | height = 1.80 m<ref name="FIFA"/> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Bula FC | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Ba | years1 = 2021–2024 | clubs1 = Ba | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = Auckland City | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025 | clubs3 = Ba | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = Bula FC | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 1 | 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|OFC U-19 Championship}} {{Medal|RU|2022 Tahiti|}} {{Medal|Comp|Pacific Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Solomon Islands|}} {{MedalComp|MSG Prime Minister's Cup}} {{Medal|RU|2024 Solomon Islands|}} | 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 OFC Professional League club Bula FC and the Fiji national team.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|822128}}</ref>
==Club career== Begg is a youth academy graduate of Ba.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 24 October 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 league win against Suva.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In November 2022, Begg scored the only goal in the final of the Pacific Community Cup, helping Ba clinch the trophy for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rising star Nabil Begg scores the winner for Ba in the Pacific Community Cup Final|url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Rising-star-Nabil-Begg-scores-the-winner-for-Ba-in-the-Pacific-Community-Cup-Final-5fr4x8/|website=www.fijivillage.com|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en|last=fijivillage}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ba wins title|url=https://www.fijifootball.com.fj/ba-wins-title/|website=FijiFootball.com.fj|date=2022-11-28|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref> In early 2024, he completed a move to Auckland City FC in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Auckland City after Begg for trials|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/football/auckland-city-after-begg-for-trials/|website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=2025-11-30|first=Zaitun Sahim Multimedia|last=Journalist}}</ref>
==International career== In February 2022, Begg was named in Fiji squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He made his international debut on 10 March 2022 in a 3–0 friendly win against Vanuatu.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|30 June 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Nabil Begg|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/nabil-begg/461224/|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref> {| 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 |}
==Honours== '''Fiji''' *Pacific Games: Bronze Medalist, 2023 <ref>{{cite web |title=17th Pacific Games, Fiji football men’s side win bronze|url=https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/17th-pacific-games-fiji-football-mens-side-win-bronze/|author=The Fiji Times|access-date=April 22, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Fiji Football Asociation|publisher=Facebook|title=DIGICEL Fiji National Men's Football Team Reveals Captains and Final Squad for Pacific Games |url=https://www.facebook.com/fijifootballmedia/posts/pfbid0HQN37d7tvowVPFqbuxycY3RgfFNytGGFhB7Me7BKy6xKPiBNnUidNUkaGeQuyAmLl|access-date=April 22, 2026}}</ref> *MSG Prime Minister's Cup: Runner-up, 2024<ref>{{cite web |author=FBC News|title=Bula Boys settle for second best |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/football/bula-boys-settle-for-second-best/#:~:text=December%2022%2C%202024%207%3A33%20am&text=The%20Fiji%20Men's%20football%20team,Vanuatu%202%2D1%20earlier%20today.|access-date=April 22, 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Fiji national football team players for 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/909166732495902/posts/8792511930827970/|publisher=Facebook |access-date=April 22, 2026}}</ref>
'''Fiji U20''' * OFC U-19 Championship: Runner-up, 2019 <ref>{{cite web |author=Oceania Football Confederation|title=2022 OFC U-19 Championship, Final Match Fiji vs New Zealand|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-championship-2022-final-2209831183/fiji-new-zealand-2374042199/|access-date=April 24, 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |author=Oceania Football Confederation|title=New Zealand win OFC U-19 Championship 2022 with 3-0 victory over Fiji |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-win-ofc-u-19-championship-2022-with-3-0-victory-over-fiji/|access-date=April 24, 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|nabil-begg}} * [https://oceaniafootballcenter.org/nabil-begg/ Nabil Begg] at Oceania Football Center
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Begg, Nabil}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Fijian men's footballers Category:Fiji men's international footballers Category:Ba FA players Category:Sportspeople from Ba Province Category:Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji Category:2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players Category:OFC Professional League players
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