Leon Sabua
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 Sabua with FC Krasnodar in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Rustamovich Sabua | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 2000 | ||
| 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.
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]
