Elias Cobbaut

Elias Cobbaut
Personal information
Date of birth	24 November 1997 (age 27)
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
2013–2015	Racing Mechelen
2015–2018	Mechelen
2018–2022	Anderlecht
2021–2022	→ Parma (loan)
2022–2024	Parma
2023–2024	→ Mechelen (loan)
2024–	Sparta Prague
International career‡
2017–2019	Belgium U21
2019	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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]

Club career

On 28 August 2021, he joined Parma in Italy on loan with an option to buy.^[2] On 4 June 2022, Anderlecht announced that Parma had exercised the option to buy Cobbaut's 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, Cobbaut signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.^[6]

International career

In November 2019 he was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Russia and Cyprus on 16 and 19 November 2019, respectively.^[7] He made his debut against Cyprus.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2024^[9]

**Appearances and goals by club, season and competition**
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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
Parma	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	3	1	1	0	2	0	6	1
Career total			175	6	8	0	2	0	185	6

References

^ Elias Cobbaut at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "ELIAS COBBAUT IS A PARMA PLAYER". Parma. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "ELIAS COBBAUT TRANSFERRED TO PARMA". rsca.be. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Elias Cobbaut terug bij Malinwa" [Elias Cobbaut back at Malinwa]. KV Mechelen (in Dutch). 5 September 2023.
^ "Elias Cobaut joins YR KV Mechelen on loan". Parma Calcio 1913. 5 September 2023.
^ "Elias Cobbaut joins Sparta". AC Sparta Prague. 2 September 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. Retrieved 18 November 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Belgium 6-1 Cyprus". BBC Sport. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^ Elias Cobbaut at Soccerway

External links

Elias Cobbaut at the Royal Belgian Football Association
Elias Cobbaut at Soccerbase
Elias Cobbaut – UEFA competition record (archive)

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[1] Elias Cobbaut at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[2] "ELIAS COBBAUT IS A PARMA PLAYER". Parma. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[3] "ELIAS COBBAUT TRANSFERRED TO PARMA". rsca.be. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[4] "Elias Cobbaut terug bij Malinwa" [Elias Cobbaut back at Malinwa]. KV Mechelen (in Dutch). 5 September 2023.

[5] "Elias Cobaut joins YR KV Mechelen on loan". Parma Calcio 1913. 5 September 2023.

[6] "Elias Cobbaut joins Sparta". AC Sparta Prague. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[7] "Martinez neemt verrassend Elias Cobbaut op in selectie Rode Duivels" [Martinez surprisingly adds Elias Cobbaut to Red Devils squad]. sporza.be. Retrieved 18 November 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[8] "Belgium 6-1 Cyprus". BBC Sport. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

[9] Elias Cobbaut at Soccerway

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