Bogdan_Vaštšuk
Bogdan Vaštšuk
Estonian footballer
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.
| 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) |
| 2015–2016 | → 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 | 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2023 | |||
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]
He made his debut for Estonia national football team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.[9]
Vaštšuk is of Ukrainian descent by his paternal grandparents, who are from Rivne and Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine.[10]
Club
- As of match played 1 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | |||
- Includes Latvian Football Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Estonian Cup, Polish Cup and Serbian Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Riga
Levadia Tallinn
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: April 2022[12]
- Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: April 2022,[13]
- "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. 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.
- "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.
- Profile at Levskisofia.info
- Bogdan Vaštšuk at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Bogdan Vaštšuk national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Bogdan Vaštšuk at National-Football-Teams.com