Bogdan Vaštšuk

Bogdan Vaštšuk
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 29)
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)
*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

Reading

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

On 24 August 2016, Vaštšuk signed for Riga FC.[3]

Levski Sofia loan

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

On 23 August 2019, Vaštšuk signed for FCI Levadia.[5]

Stal Mielec

On 20 July 2022, he joined Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec on a two-year contract.[6]

Sligo Rovers

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

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

Vaštšuk is of Ukrainian descent by his paternal grandparents, who are from Rivne and Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine.[10]

Career statistics

Club

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 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
  1. ^ Includes Latvian Football Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Estonian Cup, Polish Cup and Serbian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Riga

Levadia Tallinn

Individual

References

  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. 23 August 2019. 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. ^ "Bogdan Vastsuk departs – Sligo Rovers". 18 July 2023.
  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.