# Bogdan Vaštšuk

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.

## Club career
### Reading

In early January 2016, Vaštšuk returned to Reading following his loan deal with Farnborough.
On 9 May 2016, Reading confirmed that they would not be renewing Vaštšuk's contract.

### Riga

On 24 August 2016, Vaštšuk signed for Riga FC.

#### 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.

### FCI Levadia

On 23 August 2019, Vaštšuk signed for FCI Levadia.

### Stal Mielec

On 20 July 2022, he joined Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec on a two-year contract.

### 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. 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.

## International career

He made his debut for Estonia national football team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.

## Personal life

Vaštšuk is of Ukrainian descent by his paternal grandparents, who are from Rivne and Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Riga | 2017 | Virslīga | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 9 |
| Riga | 2018 | Virslīga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Riga | Total | 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 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 8 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 2021 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 10 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 2022 | Meistriliiga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Levadia Tallinn | Total | 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 | Career total | 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
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

## Honours

Riga
* Latvian Higher League: 2018
* Latvian Football Cup: 2018
Levadia Tallinn
* Meistriliiga: 2021
* Estonian Cup: 2020–21
Individual
* Meistriliiga Player of the Month: April 2022
* Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: April 2022