Paolo Sabak

Paolo Sabak (born 10 February 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse.

Paolo Sabak
Personal information
Full name Paolo Sabak
Date of birth (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999
Place of birth Mechelen, Belgium
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse
Number 24
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– K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse
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

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]

Personal life

Sabak was born in Belgium, and is of Assyrian descent.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 August 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genk 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 10001[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]040
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 0000000000
Total 1000102040
NEC Nijmegen 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 9110—00101
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 0000——00
Total 9110—00101
Forge FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 112004[lower-alpha 3]0—152
2021 Canadian Premier League 231105[lower-alpha 3]0—291
Total 3431090—443
K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse 2022–23 Belgian Division 2 0000——00
Total 000000—00
Career Total 4442010020584
  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. 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. "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.
  9. "P. Sabak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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