Overview
- The 31-year-old signed a contract through the end of the season on January 15 and was confirmed as a like-for-like cover for the departed Ibrahima Sissoko.
- Sobottka had trained with Bochum since early January, joined the Belek camp, and featured for 80 minutes in a test match against Aachen.
- He will wear shirt number 31 after arriving as a free agent following his exit from Fortuna Düsseldorf last summer.
- Coach Uwe Rösler praised Sobottka’s leadership and footballing qualities, citing their previous spell together at Fortuna.
- Bochum expects him to regain sharpness and dynamism before regular minutes, with Cajetan Lenz and Mats Pannewig currently ahead in central midfield.