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Russian footballer

Leon Sabua
Sabua with FC Krasnodar in 2020
Personal information
Full name Leon Rustamovich Sabua
Date of birth (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre forward/Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team Urartu
Number 18
Youth career
2016–2019 Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Krasnodar-2 93 (12)
2018–2021 Krasnodar-3 15 (4)
2019–2022 Krasnodar 3 (1)
2022– Urartu 44 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024

Leon Rustamovich Sabua (Abkhaz: Леон Русҭам-иҧа Сабуа; Russian: Леон Рустамович Сабуа; born 1 September 2000) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Armenian Premier League club Urartu.

Club career

Sabua made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 10 March 2018 in a game against FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye. He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 18 August 2018 in a game against FC Luch Vladivostok.

Sabua 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. Four days later he made his European debut as a late substitute in the Champions League 0–4 home loss to Chelsea.

On 4 July 2022, Armenian Premier League club FC Urartu announced the signing of Sabua.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 0 13 1
2018–19 FNL 10 0 — — 5 2 15 2
2019–20 18 3 — — — 18 3
2020–21 36 7 — — — 36 7
2021–22 19 1 — — — 19 1
Total 93 12 0 0 0 0 8 2 101 14
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 0 — 4 1
2021–22 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1
Urartu 2022–23 Armenian Premier League 22 7 1 0 — — 23 7
2023–24 9 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 14 2
Total 31 8 2 0 3 1 1 0 37 8
Career total 142 25 2 0 5 1 9 2 158 28
  1. ^ Appearances in the FNL Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League, 1 appearance and 1 goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
  4. Appearances in the Armenian Supercup

Honours

Club

Urartu

References

  1. "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 10 March 2018.
  2. "Krasnodar v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 24 October 2020.
  3. "Krasnodar v Chelsea game report". UEFA. 28 October 2020.
  4. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: LEON SABUA". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. Leon Sabua at Soccerway

External links

FC Urartu – current squad


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