Bogdan Vaštšuk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Infonet | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 2013–2016 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Infonet | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Farnborough (loan) | 20 | (15) |
| 2016–2019 | Riga | 37 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Levadia Tallinn | 71 | (15) |
| 2022 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Stal Mielec | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sligo Rovers | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Voždovac | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Al-Shabab | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Estonia U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Estonia U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Estonia U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2021– | Estonia | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024 | |||
Bogdan Vaštšuk (born 4 October 1995) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al-Shabab and the Estonia national team.
Club career
[edit]Reading
[edit]In early January 2016, Vaštšuk returned to Reading following his loan deal with Farnborough.[1]
On 9 May 2016, Reading confirmed that they would not be renewing Vaštšuk's contract.[2]
Riga
[edit]On 24 August 2016, Vaštšuk signed for Riga FC.[3]
Levski Sofia loan
[edit]On 21 August 2018, Levski Sofia announced the signing of Vaštšuk on loan for the 2018–19 season, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[4]
FCI Levadia
[edit]On 23 August 2019, Vaštšuk signed for FCI Levadia.[5]
Stal Mielec
[edit]On 20 July 2022, he joined Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec on a two-year contract.[6]
Sligo Rovers
[edit]On 5 January 2023, Vaštšuk signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on a two-year deal with the option of a third.[7] On 18 July 2023, it was announced that Vaštšuk's contract had been mutually terminated after making just 8 appearances in the clubs 24 games up to that point.[8]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Estonia national football team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Vaštšuk is of Ukrainian descent by his paternal grandparents, who are from Rivne and Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 1 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Infonet | 2011 | Esiliiga | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Reading | 2015–16 | Football League Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Farnborough (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | |||
| Riga | 2016 | Virslīga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Virslīga | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| 2018 | Virslīga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 12 | |||
| Levski Sofia (loan) | 2018–19 | Parva Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Levadia Tallinn | 2019 | Meistriliiga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2021 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2[c] | 2 | — | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2022 | Meistriliiga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 71 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 78 | 20 | |||
| Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stal Mielec | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2023 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Voždovac | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2023–24 | Kuwait Premier League | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 180 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 199 | 54 | |||
- ^ Includes Latvian Football Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Estonian Cup, Polish Cup and Serbian Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Riga
Levadia Tallinn
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: April 2022[12]
- Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: April 2022[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Royals pair have loans extended". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Trio set to depart Royals ranks". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Pikalt Inglismaal mänginud Eesti jalgpallur sõlmis lepingu Läti kõrgliigaklubiga". sport.err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Богдан Вашчук подписа с Левски" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Ametlik: Levadia sõlmis Vaštšukiga lepingu". soccernet.ee. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Bogdan Vastsuk melduje się w biało-niebieskich szeregach" (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Bogdan Vastsuk joins Bit O' Red from Stal Mielec". www.sligorovers.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Bogdan Vastsuk departs – Sligo Rovers". 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Estonia v Czech Republic game report". UEFA. 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Естонський новачок Ворскли: У мене є українське коріння" (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Bogdan Vaštšuk at Soccerway
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Florast ja Levadiast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Florast ja Levadiast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Bogdan Vaštšuk at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Bogdan Vaštšuk national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Bogdan Vaštšuk at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Levskisofia.info
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tallinn
- Estonian people of Ukrainian descent
- Estonian men's footballers
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FCI Tallinn players
- Reading F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Riga FC players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- FCI Levadia Tallinn players
- FC Vorskla Poltava players
- Stal Mielec players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- FK Voždovac players
- Al-Shabab SC (Kuwait) players
- Esiliiga players
- Meistriliiga players
- Southern Football League players
- Latvian Higher League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Ekstraklasa players
- League of Ireland players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Kuwait Premier League players
- Estonian expatriate men's footballers
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait