Kamil Mihail Sobota (born 31 March 1992) is a Romanian rugby union football player. He plays as a number 8 for professional Liga Națională de Rugby club Dinamo București.[2]

Kamil Sobota
Full nameKamil Mihail Sobota
Date of birth (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthCluj-Napoca, Romania[1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
Universitatea Cluj
Dinamo București
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–13 Dinamo București 2 (0)
2013–14 Universitatea Cluj 8 (0)
2014–19 CSM București 44 (20)
2019–20 Tomitanii Constanța 4 (10)
2020–22 Steaua București 0 (0)
2023– Dinamo București 0 (0)
Correct as of 29 February 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020- Romania 9 (5)
Correct as of 20 May 2023

Club career

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Kamil Sobota started playing rugby in his hometown of Cluj-Napoca at Universitatea but finished his junior years in Bucharest at Dinamo. His first professional club was Dinamo, joining the senior squad after ending his junior years. For a brief period of time he returned to Universitatea Cluj, moving after one season once again in Bucharest, this time joining CSM. After 4 seasons with CSM București he transferred to Tomitanii Constanța in 2019 following the dissolution of his former club.[3]

International career

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Sobota is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during the Week 2 of 2020 Rugby Europe Championship in a test match against the Os Lobos.[4][5] Sobota scored its first try for Romania on 11 November 2022, in a home test match against Chile, on the Arcul de Triumf National Stadium.

References

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  1. ^ www.ziuaconstanta.ro (10 January 2020). "Doi rugbysti de la Tomitanii Constanta, in lotul Romaniei pentru debutul in Rugby Europe Championship 2020".
  2. ^ www.sportulsatmarean.ro (8 January 2020). "Rugby - Stejarii vor efectua un stagiu de pregătire în Antalya".
  3. ^ www.eclujeanul.ro (21 June 2013). "Echipa de rugby a Universităţii Cluj mai bifează un transfer".
  4. ^ en.espn.co.uk (8 February 2020). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
  5. ^ ESPN (8 February 2020). "SIX NATIONS B - Caldas da Rainha, 8 February 2020, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT".
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