Paolo Sabak

Paolo Sabak

Personal information
Full name	Paolo Sabak
Date of birth	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Mechelen, Belgium
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	RVC Hoboken
Youth career
0000–2016	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 as of 14 November 2022

Paolo Sabak (born 10 February 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for RVC Hoboken.

Club career

Genk

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

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

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

In February 2023, Sabak signed with K.F.C. Diest. ^{[8] [9]}

RVC Hoboken

Later in 2023, Sabak joined RVC Hoboken. ^[10]

Personal life

Sabak was born in Belgium, and is of Assyrian descent. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2022 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League playoff.
3. Appearances in the CONCACAF League.

References

1. "Belgium - P. Sabak - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
2. Paolo Sabak at WorldFootball.net
3. "Lokeren vs. Genk - 21 August 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
4. "Forge FC inks promising Belgian attacker Paolo Sabak". canpl.ca. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
5. Molinaro, John (13 August 2020). "Injury-time penalty allows Cavalry to draw Forge in CPL season opener".
6. "Wanderers go stride-for-stride with Forge in entertaining draw at Island Games". 19 August 2020.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. "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.
12. "P. Sabak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links

• Paolo Sabak at Soccerway
• Paolo Sabak at the Royal Belgian Football Association