| Gal-Erdenegiin Soyol-Erdene | |
| Fullname: | Gal-Erdene Soyol-Erdene Гал-Эрдэнэ Соёл-Эрдэнэ |
| Birth Date: | 1996 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mongolia |
| Height: | 1.70m |
| Position: | Attacking Midfielder, Forward |
| Currentclub: | Erchim |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Erchim |
| Years1: | 2013– |
| Clubs1: | Erchim |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam1: | Mongolia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam2: | Mongolia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:20, 11 August 2016 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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]
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]
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]
Scores and results list Mongolia's goal tally first.[9]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 July 2014 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup | |||||
| Last updated 11 August 2016 | |||||||