Gal-Erdenegiin Soyol-Erdene
Personal information
Full name Gal-Erdene Soyol-Erdene
Гал-Эрдэнэ Соёл-Эрдэнэ
Date of birth (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996
Place of birth Mongolia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder,
Forward
Team information
Current team
 Erchim
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2013 Erchim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Erchim
International career‡
2015– Mongolia U23 5 (0)
2014– Mongolia 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:23, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Gal-Erdene Soyol-Erdene (Mongolian: Гал-Эрдэнэгийн Соёл-Эрдэнэ; born 16 March 1996) is a Mongolian footballer who plays for the Erchim FC of the Mongolian Premier League, and the Mongolian national team.[1]

Club career

Soyol-Erdene was spotted and selected to play for the youth team of Erchim FC in 2011.[2] He was promoted to Erchim's senior team of the Mongolian Premier League in 2013.[3] With the club, he made two appearances in the 2013 AFC President's Cup, including in a 0–4 defeat to Balkan FK of Turkmenistan in the final rounds. He also made four appearances in the 2014 edition of the tournament and scored two goals, both in a match against Svay Rieng FC of Cambodia.[1]

In January 2016 Soyol-Erdene, along with Erchim FC and Mongolia national team coach Zorigtyn Battulga and 15 year old Ganbold Ganbayar of Khoromkhon FC, spent a month training at The Hive Stadium with English club Barnet F.C. of League Two.[4][5][6]

International career

Soyol-Erdene participated with the Mongolia under-23 team in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[7] In June 2017 head coach Michael Weiß named him to Mongolia's roster for 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification which was scheduled to take place the following month. Mongolia was part of Group H along with Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[8]

Soyol-Erdene made his senior international debut on 21 July 2014 in a 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup match against the Northern Mariana Islands. He also scored his first senior international goal in the match, an eventual 4–0 victory.[9][10] Soyol-Erdene was later named to Mongolia's squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11] He has also represented Mongolia at youth levels,[12] including as part of the squad for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Mongolia competed in Group J against China, Laos, and Singapore.[13]

International goals

Scores and results list Mongolia's goal tally first.[9]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 July 2014GFA National Training Center, Harmon, Guam Northern Mariana Islands
2–0
4–0
2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
Last updated 11 August 2016

Honours

Club

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ↑ АЛТАН, C. "КАМБОЖИЙН ХААЛГЫГ ХОЁР ГООЛООР "МЯЛААСАН"С.ГАЛ-ЭРДЭНЭ" (in Mongolian). dnn.mn. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "С.Гал-Эрдэнэ: Баярлан гомдоно гэдэг л болсон доо" (in Mongolian). ikon.mn. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Erchim FC: Mongolia's Football Powerhouse". HITC Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Sloane, Paul. "From chopping wood in -25 degrees to playing in the shadow of the Wembley arch... meet the Mongolian starlets finding their way at League Two club Barnet". NewsGrio. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Erchim FC Breaking New Ground for Ambitious Mongolia". The AFC. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2016". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Залуучуудын шигшээ багийн бүрэлдэхүүн зарлагдлаа" (in Mongolian). Mongolian Football Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "2015 EAFF". East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Футбол. Статистика и история" (in Mongolian). new.vk.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Tuugii. "Залуучуудын шигшээ багийн бүрэлдэхүүн" (in Mongolian). ssport.mn. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Залуучуудын шигшээ баг Азийн аварга шалгаруулах тэмцээний урьдчилсан шатны тоглолтод оролцоно" (in Mongolian). ugluu.mn. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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