Leon Sabua
Leon Rustamovich Sabua (Abkhazian: Леон Русҭам-иҧа Сабуа; Russian: Леон Рустамович Сабуа; born 1 September 2000) is a Russian football player of Abkhaz origin who plays as a centre forward for FC Krasnodar and FC Krasnodar-2.
 Sabua with FC Krasnodar in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Rustamovich Sabua | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gagra, Abkhazia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward/Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Krasnodar/FC Krasnodar-2 | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | FC Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | FC Krasnodar-2 | 90 | (12) |
| 2018–2021 | FC Krasnodar-3 | 15 | (4) |
| 2019– | FC Krasnodar | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022 | |||
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 10 March 2018 in a game against FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye.[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 18 August 2018 in a game against FC Luch Vladivostok.
He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar on 24 October 2020 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow. He substituted Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov in the 57 minute and scored a goal 2 minutes later to make the score 1–2. The game ended in a 1–3 home loss.[2] Four days later he made his European debut as a late substitute in the Champions League 0–4 home loss to Chelsea.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 December 2021[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | PFL | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | FNL | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 7 | — | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 81 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 89 | 13 | ||
| Krasnodar-3 | 2018–19 | PFL | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2019–20 | RPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 108 | 18 | ||
- Appearances in the FNL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 10 March 2018.
- "Krasnodar v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 24 October 2020.
- "Krasnodar v Chelsea game report". UEFA. 28 October 2020.
- Leon Sabua at Soccerway