Erik Sabo(born 22 November 1991) is a Slovak professionalfootballerwho plays as amidfielderfor Slovak clubSpartak Trnava.
 Sabo playing for Beitar (2016) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Šúrovce,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Horses Šúrovce | |||
| Spartak Trnava | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Spartak Trnava | 95 | (25) |
| 2011–2012 | →Spartak Myjava(loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | PAOK | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Beitar Jerusalem | 64 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Fatih Karagümrük | 45 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | Çaykur Rizespor | 52 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 29 | (2) |
| 2024 | AEZ Zakakiou | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | Spartak Trnava | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Slovakia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Slovakia | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021 | |||
Club career
editSabo made his debut forSpartak TrnavaagainstSlovan Bratislavaon 25 February 2011.[1]He spent one year on loan atSpartak Myjava,playing in thesecond division.
In August 2015, Spartak Trnava announced Sabo's transfer toPAOK.[2][3][4]He signed a four-year contract. On 3 December 2015, Sabo was the MVP of a 6–2 away victory for PAOK overChania,asIgor Tudor's team advanced to the next round ofGreek Cup.Sabo scored three times, whileJairo,Giannis MystakidisandDimitris Pelkasmarked the visitors' other three goals.[5]He finished the season with 24 appearances and 3 goals in all competitions.[6]
On 16 July 2016, it was announced that Sabo had signed a season-long loan deal withBeitar Jerusalemwith an option of making the move permanent set to €400,000.[7]In August 2016 he was linked with a move to2. BundesligaclubVfL Bochumbut had to overpass legal issues due to his signing to Beitar Jerusalem.[8]According to media, Sabo would continue his career with Beitar Jerusalem, as the Israeli club on 1 July 2017 activated the buy-out clause in the player's loan contract. On 22 July 2019, Sabo joined Turkish clubFatih Karagümrük.[9]
Anorthosis Famagusta
editOn 29 July 2022, Sabo joinedAnorthosis Famagusta F.C.of theCypriot First Divisionon a two-year deal.[10]
International career
editSabo made his national team debut againstMontenegroon 23 May 2014.[11]He appeared frequently inJán Kozák's nominations, despite not appearing in many of the matches. Kozák, however, resigned in October 2018[12]and was subsequently replaced byCzechPavel Hapal.Hapal did not call up Sabo for doubleUEFA Euro 2020 qualifyingfixture againstHungaryandWales,making Sabo's absence from the national team during competitive fixtures the first, since September 2016.[13]
References
edit- ^"V derby úspešnejší hosťujúci Slovan - Profutbal.sk".www.profutbal.sk(in Slovak). 25 February 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 24 June 2016.Retrieved17 May2014.
- ^"Sabo opúšťa Trnavu, Spartak sa dohodol na prestupe s PAOKom - FC SPARTAK TRNAVA".www.spartak.sk(in Slovak). 8 August 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2015.Retrieved8 August2015.
- ^"Στα ασπρόμαυρα ο Ερικ Σάμπο! - Paokmania.Gr - Το ανεξάρτητο site των οπαδών του ΠΑΟΚ".www.paokmania.gr(in Greek). 8 August 2015.Retrieved8 August2015.
- ^"PAOK acquire Sabo".www.sdna.gr(in Greek). 8 August 2015.Retrieved9 August2015.
- ^"Sabo hat-trick leads PAOK to Greek Cup win (vids)".www.sdna.gr(in Greek). 3 December 2015.Retrieved5 December2015.
- ^"Erik Sabo - PAOKFC".www.paokfc.gr.Archived fromthe originalon 10 November 2016.Retrieved21 May2016.
- ^Προανήγγειλε Βαρέλα για ΠΑΟΚ.www.sport24.gr(in Greek). 17 July 2016.Retrieved17 July2016.
- ^Eckardt, Michael (10 August 2016)."Erik Sabo wird wohl nicht zum VfL Bochum wechseln".www.derwesten.de(in German). Archived fromthe originalon 12 August 2016.Retrieved12 August2016.
- ^@karagumruk_sk (22 July 2019)."En son İsrail ekibi Hapoel Beer Sheva'da forma giyen Sabo, 18 kez milli oldu. 1.87 boyundaki Slovak orta saha, da…"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^"Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Erik Sabo".29 July 2022.
- ^Spál, Pavol (23 May 2014)."Slovensko vyhralo nad Čiernou Horou 2:0, Kozákovi chýbala atmosféra".sport.sme.sk(in Slovak).Retrieved26 May2014.
- ^"Skutočné dôvody rezignácie Jána Kozáka. Môžu za to hráči?".Šport.sk(in Slovak). 16 October 2018.Retrieved12 March2019.
- ^Neubauer, Pavel (12 March 2019)."Hapal oznámil nomináciu. Škrtel neskončil kvôli mne, tvrdí".Pravda.sk(in Slovak).Retrieved12 March2019.
External links
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- Spartak Trnava profile(in Slovak)(archived)
- Erik Saboat Soccerway