Former Sochi midfielder Christian Noboa in an interview “Match TV” He stated that he had suspended the process of obtaining Russian citizenship.
According to him, this happened because he went to Ecuador to the Emelek club.
“I cannot say yet what the process for obtaining a Russian passport will be. I need to live in Russia, complete all the documents, but I left. I wanted to deal with this problem now, in February, but I left for my hometown,” Noboa said.
Noboa has been playing in Russia since 2007. As part of Rubin Kazan, the midfielder played 159 matches, twice became the champion of Russia and once won the country’s Super Cup. Noboa played 92 matches for Dynamo Moscow and then moved to Rostov (64 matches), where he became the silver medalist of the championship. The player joined Zenit St. Petersburg in 2017. He moved to St. Petersburg (22) and again became the champion of Russia.
The midfielder has played in Sochi since 2019 (116). Noboa was named the best RPL player of the 2021/22 season according to the Russian Football Union (RFU).
Early in Dynamo Kiev statedRussian clubs have no place in world football.