Leon Sabua

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
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)
2022–2025	Urartu	45	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025

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, most recently 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.[1] 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.[2] Four days later he made his European debut as a late substitute in the Champions League 0–4 home loss to Chelsea.[3]

On 4 July 2022, Armenian Premier League club FC Urartu announced the signing of Sabua.[4] On 3 January 2025, Urartu announced that Sabua had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2024[6]

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[a]	0	13	1
	2018–19	FNL	10	0	—		—		5[a]	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[b]	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		14	2	2	0	3[c]	1	1[d]	0	20	3
	2024–25		9	0	1	1	0	0	—		10	1
	Total		45	9	4	1	3	1	1	0	53	11
Career total			156	26	4	1	5	1	9	2	174	30

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

• Armenian Premier League: 2022–23
• Armenian Cup: 2022–23

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. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: LEON SABUA". fcurartu.am/. FC Urartu. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
6. Leon Sabua at Soccerway

External links

• Leon Sabua at Russian Premier League