Elias Cobbaut
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Racing Mechelen | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Mechelen | 46 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Anderlecht | 49 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Parma (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Parma | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Mechelen (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2024– | Sparta Prague | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2023 | |||
Elias Cobbaut (born 24 November 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Czech side Sparta Prague. He also represented the Belgium national team.[1]
Career
On 28 August 2021, Cobbaut joined Italian club Parma on loan with an option to buy.[2] On 4 June 2022, Anderlecht announced that Parma had exercised the option to buy his contract.[3]
On 5 September 2023, Parma sent Cobbaut on a season-long loan with an option to buy to his former club Mechelen.[4][5] On 2 September 2024, he signed for Czech First League club Sparta Prague permanently.[6]
In November 2019, Cobbaut was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Russia and Cyprus, respectively the same year on 16 and 19 November.[7] He debuted against the latter opponent.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 March 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Mechelen | 2013–14 | Belgian Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Belgian Second Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Mechelen | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | |||
| Anderlecht | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| Parma | 2022–23 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 176 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ Elias Cobbaut at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Elias Cobbaut is a Parma player". Parma Calcio 1913. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Elias Cobbaut Transferred to Parma". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Elias Cobbaut terug bij Malinwa" [Elias Cobbaut back at Malinwa]. KV Mechelen (in Dutch). 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Elias Cobaut joins YR KV Mechelen on loan". Parma Calcio 1913. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Elias Cobbaut joins Sparta". AC Sparta Prague. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Martinez neemt verrassend Elias Cobbaut op in selectie Rode Duivels" [Martinez surprisingly adds Elias Cobbaut to Red Devils squad]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "La Belgique fait le show face à Chypre et réalise un sans-faute dans les qualifications pour l'Euro (6–1, vidéos)". Le Soir (in French). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Elias Cobbaut at Soccerway
External links
- Elias Cobbaut at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Elias Cobbaut at Soccerbase
- Elias Cobbaut – UEFA competition record (archive)