Ertan Yuzeir Tombak ( bg, Ертан Томбак; born 30 May 1999) is a

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

and the Bulgaria national team.

Career

Cherno More

On 31 May 2017, Tombak made his professional début in a 2–2 away draw against

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

, playing full 90 minutes. On 6 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract. Tombak publicly expressed his delight and stated that being part of the first team was a "dream come true". On 6 October 2018 he announced his retirement from football to go to university in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

Slavia Sofia

In the fall of 2018 Tombak participated in some training sessions with

, but from the team it was clarified that he was training just to keep in shape. Nevertheless, on 9 January 2019 Slavia officially announced Tombak as their first winter signing. Tombak is a fan favorite of the Dutch Slavia Fan Club.

International career

Tombak was called-up for the Bulgaria U18 squad for the

friendlies An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against Macedonia U18 on 9 and 11 May 2017. On 12 September 2017, he made his debut for Bulgaria U19 in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19. He scored his first goal for the Bulgaria U21 national side on 17 November 2020, in the 3:0 home win over Estonia U21 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier. Tombak made his debut for the Bulgaria national team on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

at the

Stožice Stadium Stožice Stadium ( sl, Stadion Stožice) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar + Vuga architects and is the biggest football stadium in the country. It is one of two main stadiu ...

. He played the full game in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tombak, Ertan 1999 births Living people Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian people of Turkish descent Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Cherno More Varna players PFC Slavia Sofia players