Gal-Erdenegiin Soyol-Erdene

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]

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Soyol-Erdene. Gal-Erdene is a patronymic, not a family name.
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
Club information
Current team
 Erchim
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2013 Erchim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Erchim
National team‡
2015– Mongolia U23 5 (0)
2014– Mongolia 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:20, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:23, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

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
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  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. 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. "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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