Paolo Sabak (born 10 February 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Sabak | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club 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 | 33 | (3) |
| 2022– | K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse | ||
| National team | |||
| 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 5 December 2021 | |||
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]
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]
In 2022, Sabak signed for Belgian Division 2 side K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse on a one-year contract with an option.[7]
Sabak was born in Belgium, and is of Assyrian descent.[8]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||