| Ertan Tombak | |
| Fullname: | Ertan Yuzeir Tombak |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Slavia Sofia |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cherno More |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Cherno More |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Slavia Sofia |
| Caps2: | 114 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bulgaria U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Bulgaria U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam4: | Bulgaria |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 8 June 2024 |
Ertan Yuzeir Tombak (Bulgarian: Ертан Томбак; born 30 May 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Slavia Sofia and the Bulgaria national team.
On 31 May 2017, Tombak made his professional début in a 2–2 away draw against Levski Sofia, playing full 90 minutes.[2] On 6 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract.[3] Tombak publicly expressed his delight and stated that being part of the first team was a "dream come true".[4]
On 6 October 2018 he announced his retirement from football to go to university in Sofia.[5]
In the fall of 2018 Tombak participated in some training sessions with Slavia Sofia, but from the team it was clarified that he was training just to keep in shape.[6] Nevertheless, on 9 January 2019 Slavia officially announced Tombak as their first winter signing.[7] Tombak is a fan favorite of the Dutch Slavia Fan Club.
Tombak was called-up for the Bulgaria U18 squad for the friendlies against Macedonia U18 on 9 and 11 May 2017.[8] On 12 September 2017, he made his debut for Bulgaria U19 in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19.[9] He scored his first goal for the Bulgaria U21 national side on 17 November 2020, in the 3:0 home win over Estonia U21 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier.[10]
Tombak made his debut for the Bulgaria national team on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against Slovenia at the Stožice Stadium. He played the full game in a 1–1 draw.[11]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Cherno More | First League | 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||