Bogdan Vaštšuk

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Bogdan Vaštšuk
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 28)
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)
2015–2016Farnborough (loan) 20 (15)
2016–2019 Riga 37 (11)
2018–2019Levski Sofia (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2022 Levadia Tallinn 71 (15)
2022Vorskla Poltava (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 Stal Mielec 5 (0)
2023 Sligo Rovers 8 (0)
2023–2024 Voždovac 15 (1)
2024– Al-Shabab 0 (0)
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 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2023

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 23 8 6 1 29 9
2018 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 27 7 1 1 28 8
2021 26 6 3 2 2[c] 2 31 10
2022 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

Honours[edit]

Riga

Levadia Tallinn

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Royals pair have loans extended". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Trio set to depart Royals ranks". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Pikalt Inglismaal mänginud Eesti jalgpallur sõlmis lepingu Läti kõrgliigaklubiga". sport.err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Богдан Вашчук подписа с Левски" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Ametlik: Levadia sõlmis Vaštšukiga lepingu". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Bogdan Vastsuk melduje się w biało-niebieskich szeregach" (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Bogdan Vastsuk joins Bit O' Red from Stal Mielec". www.sligorovers.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.sligorovers.com/bogdan-vastsuk-departs/
  9. ^ "Estonia v Czech Republic game report". UEFA. 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Естонський новачок Ворскли: У мене є українське коріння" (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ Bogdan Vaštšuk at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Florast ja Levadiast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Florast ja Levadiast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

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