From football to k-pop: the former Newell’s player who launched himself as a singer in South Korea

From football to k-pop: the former Newell’s player who launched himself as a singer in South Korea

October 26, 2025 – 16:30

After spending time at two important Argentine soccer clubs, he decided to launch his career as a K-pop singer.

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It is normal that football has a special corner for musicsince he usually accompanies both his fans and his protagonists at all times. Many times, players like it so much that, along with their careers as athletes, they often venture into a new stage as an artist.

Although it does not always give great results, life only rewards those who dare and this was the case for Pablo Sabbag. The striker, who in Argentina wore the shirts of Students from La Plata and Newell’s Old Boys from Rosario, launched his career as a musician in South Korea, with the k-pop as the genre chosen to offer its first songs to the public.

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Sabbag did not leave football but, in parallel, he decided to release his first song as a K-pop artist.

Sabbag did not leave football but, in parallel, he decided to release his first song as a K-pop artist.

SABBAG

Pablo Sabbag’s passage in Argentine football

Pablo Sabbag is not one of the most remembered surnames, but perhaps in La Plata and Rosario it is somewhat better known than in the rest of the country. His first steps in Argentine football were at Pincha, where He managed to play eight games and score one goal.

Then it was his turn to move to Santa Fe. After not being taken into account at Estudiantes, he arrived at Newell’s. In La Lepra he was not so lucky either, since the Colombian center forward He only played six games, where he did not score as many. In this way, he ended his time in Argentina and returned to La Equidad in his native country.

A new idol?: the beginning of his career in k-pop

After turning around his career in Colombia and making the jump to Alianza Lima in Peru, where he recovered his level and managed to score key goals to win the 2023 Apertura Tournament, the chance came to reach Asia, more precisely South Korea.

This year his move to the Suwon FCfrom the K League 1. Sabbag is having a great moment in the South Korean team and in 29 matches played so far this year, managed to score 15 points. He averages more than half a goal per game, although this did not deprive him of venturing into music.

Embed – SABBAG – SEOUL / SEOUL (Official Video)

Inspired by the K-pop genre, originally from South Korea and which has managed to acquire great popularity in the world, he launched his career as a singer. Their first single was titled Seoulreflecting the impact of the country’s capital on his life. Originally from Barranquilla, he chose this style over the cumbia of his lands and his premiere song has more than 700 thousand visits three months after being published.


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