Paolo Sabak (born 10 February 1999) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as an

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for

K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Temse often simply called Lokeren-Temse or Lokeren) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was originally founded in 1945 as KSV Temse ...

Club career

Genk

Sabak is a youth product of

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. He made his

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debut at 21 August 2016 in a 0–3 away win against

Sporting Lokeren Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (; often simply called Sporting Lokeren or Lokeren) was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but ce ...

. He replaced

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after 80 minutes.

Forge FC

On 23 April 2020, Sabak signed for

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side

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. He made his debut on August 13 in the 2020 season opener against

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. He scored his first goal for Forge in his third match, scoring a penalty against

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on August 19.

K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse

In 2022, Sabak signed for

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side

on a one-year contract with an option.

Personal life

Sabak was born in Belgium, and is of

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descent.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabak, Paolo 1999 births Living people Association football midfielders Belgian footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Belgian people of Assyrian/Syriac descent Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate soccer players in Canada Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Canada K.R.C. Genk players NEC Nijmegen players Forge FC players Belgian Pro League players Eerste Divisie players Canadian Premier League players Belgium youth international footballers