Paolo Sabak

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Paolo Sabak
Personal information
Full name Paolo Sabak
Date of birth (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)
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
0000–2016 Genk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

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

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genk 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 10001 [a] 02 [b] 040
2017–18 Belgian First Division A0000000000
Total1000102040
NEC Nijmegen 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 911000101
2019–20 Eerste Divisie000000
Total911000101
Forge FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 112004 [c] 0152
2021 Canadian Premier League231105 [c] 0291
Total3431090443
K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse 2022–23 Belgian Division 2 000000
Total00000000
Career Total4442010020584
  1. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League playoff.
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the CONCACAF League.

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  2. Paolo Sabak at WorldFootball.net
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  6. "Wanderers go stride-for-stride with Forge in entertaining draw at Island Games". 19 August 2020.
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  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.
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