Rahis Nabi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rahis Nabi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Halesowen Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2017 | Sunderland[1] | ||
| 2017–2018 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Alvechurch | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Redditch Utd | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Digenis Morphou | 22 | (2) |
| 2025– | Halesowen Town | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Pakistan | 19 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Rahis Nabi (Urdu: راہس نبی; born 15 April 1999)[2] is a footballer who plays as a midfielder Southern League Premier Division Central club Halesowen Town. Born in England, he represents Pakistan internationally.
Early 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.[3]
Alvechurch
Nabi later played at senior level for Alvechurch of the seventh tier Southern Football League Central Division,[4] joining the club on 14 December 2018.[5]
On 12 January 2019, Nabi scored his first goal with a free kick in the 44th minute, on a 1–0 home victory at the derby over Halesowen Town.[6][7][8] On 21 January 2019, he scored again through a free kick in the 41st minute, on a 2–2 draw against Stratford Town.[9][10] He was subsequently declared player of the month.[11]
Redditch
On 27 July 2021, Nabi signed for Redditch United in the same division, after successfully completing his trials.[12][13]
Digenis Morphou
In July 2023 after a year as a free agent, Rahis trained in Cyprus along with his brother Adil Nabi, a week after he joined the Cypriot First Division club Doxa Katokopias.[14] On 28 August 2023, Rahis Nabi first signed for Eendracht Aalst in the fourth tier Belgian Division 2 on a three-year contract,[15][16] however the deal collapsed in extremis.[17] On 8 September 2023, Rahis Nabi joined Digenis Akritas Morphou in the Cypriot Second Division.[18]
International career
As a junior, he was a member of the England Under-17 squad.[19]
In May 2019, Nabi and his brother Samir were called up for Pakistan's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cambodia the following month.[20] He made his debut on 6 June 2019, as a starter in a 0–2 loss.[21] He scored his first international goal on 21 November 2023 against Tajikistan in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[22]
Personal life
Rahis Nabi is the youngest of three British Pakistani brothers, Adil Nabi and Samir Nabi, who came through the West Bromwich Albion academy.[23]
