Paolo Sabak (born 10 February 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for RVC Hoboken.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Sabak | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RVC Hoboken | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Genk | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | NEC | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Forge FC | 34 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse | ||
| 2023 | K.F.C. Diest | ||
| 2023– | RVC Hoboken | ||
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Genk edit
Sabak is a youth product of K.R.C. Genk. He made his Belgian Pro League debut at 21 August 2016 in a 0–3 away win against Sporting Lokeren. He replaced Alejandro Pozuelo after 80 minutes.[1][2][3]
Forge FC edit
On 23 April 2020, Sabak signed for Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[4] He made his debut on August 13 in the 2020 season opener against Cavalry FC.[5] He scored his first goal for Forge in his third match, scoring a penalty against HFX Wanderers on August 19.[6]
K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse edit
In 2022, Sabak signed for Belgian Division 2 side K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse on a one-year contract with an option.[7]
K.F.C. Diest edit
In February 2023, Sabak signed with K.F.C. Diest.[8][9]
RVC Hoboken edit
Later in 2023, Sabak joined RVC Hoboken.[10]
Personal life edit
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 28 August 2022[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NEC Nijmegen | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Forge FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse | 2022–23 | Belgian Division 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League playoff.
- ^ a b Appearances in the CONCACAF League.
References edit
- ^ "Belgium - P. Sabak - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Paolo Sabak at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Lokeren vs. Genk - 21 August 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Forge FC inks promising Belgian attacker Paolo Sabak". canpl.ca. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Molinaro, John (13 August 2020). "Injury-time penalty allows Cavalry to draw Forge in CPL season opener".
- ^ "Wanderers go stride-for-stride with Forge in entertaining draw at Island Games". 19 August 2020.
- ^ Elegeert, Ivan (8 August 2022). "Paolo Sabak versterkt de rangen bij Lokeren-Temse, maar De Kuyffer, Schils en Boualouali vertrekken: "Kern wordt herleid naar werkbare groep"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Neesen, Hedwig (1 February 2023). "KFC Diest Haalt Met Kanu Een Ex-Topspeler Van RSC Anderlecht In Huis" [KFC Diest Has Acquired An Ex-Top Player From RSC Anderlecht With Kanu]. Hola Hageland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Beelen, René (2 February 2023). "Nog niet zo lang geleden het grote talent van RC Genk, nu moet Paolo Sabak Diest naar de redding loodsen: "Ja, ik heb op een gegeven moment gedacht om te stoppen met voetballen"" [Not so long ago the great talent of RC Genk, now Paolo Sabak has to guide Diest to the rescue: "Yes, at one point I thought about quitting football"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ van Thielen, Dries; Rosiers, Dennis; van Looy, Gino (11 August 2023). "Overzicht. Bekijk alle transfers in de provinciale reeksen" [Overview. View all transfers in the provincial series]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Nog vaker op doel trappen" ["Hit the target more often"]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ "P. Sabak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
External links edit
- Paolo Sabak at Soccerway
- Paolo Sabak at the Royal Belgian Football Association