Tuguldur Gantogtokh

Tuguldur Gantogtokh (Mongolian: Гантогтохын Төгөлдөр; born 19 January 2005) is a Mongolian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club SK Dynamo České Budějovice.

Tuguldur Gantogtokh
Гантогтохын Төгөлдөр

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Mongolia
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	České Budějovice
Number	21
Youth career
2014–2019	Arvis
2019–2022	Meteor Tábor
2022–2023	České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	České Budějovice	1	(0)
International career‡
2019	Mongolia U17	4	(0)
2024–	Mongolia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:18, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Gantogtokh began his career with Mongolian club Arvis FC at age nine. He remained with the club until 2019 when his parents decided to relocate to the Czech Republic. Upon arriving in the country, he joined local side FK Meteor Tábor. For the 2021–22 season, he was promoted to the club's reserve team.^[1] He was called the "discovery of the season" by his head coach after scoring five goals in seven matches after joining the side.^[2] One of his goals was the game-winner against SK Ratibořské Hory in September 2021. With the win, the team sat at the top of the table.^[3] The team went on to win the league that season with Gantogtokh as the league's top scorer with forty-five goals in twenty-four matches.^[4]

In summer 2022, Czech First League club SK Dynamo České Budějovice took note of Gantogtokh's performance with Tábor and invited the player to join its academy after an impressive trial.^[5] On 6 September 2023, he made his first appearance for the first team, coming on as a second-half substitute for Patrik Hellebrand in a friendly against Austrian club LASK Linz.^[1][6] He made his competitive league debut for the first team on 11 November 2023. He entered as an 82nd-minute substitute in the eventual 0–1 defeat to FK Teplice.^[7][8] With the appearance, he became the first-ever player from Mongolia to appear in the Czech top division.^[9][10][11] On 16 November 2023, he made his Czech Cup debut in a 1–2 Fourth Round defeat to FK Jablonec.^[12]

International career

Gantogtokh represented Mongolian at the youth level in 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification. He made four appearances in the campaign.^[13] He received his first call-up to the senior national team in March 2024 for 2024 FIFA Series matches against Tanzania and hosts Azerbaijan.^[14][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Czech Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo České Budějovice	2023–24	Czech First League	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Dynamo České Budějovice total		1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0

International

As of match played 25 March 2024

Mongolia
Year	Apps	Goals
2024	2	0
Total	2	0

References

1. Grimm, Justin (22 September 2023). "T. Gantogtokh-The Solution to Mongolia's Scoring Problem". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
2. Vcelák, Petr. "Hodnocení podzimní části sezóna 2021/2022 B mužstvo" (in Czech). FK Meteor Tábor. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
3. "Fotbalisté Ratibořských Hor na první body nedosáhli, šťastnější byl hostující lídr tabulky" (in Czech). Jižní Čechy TEĎ. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
4. Včelák, Petr. "Meteor Tábor má za sebou veleúspěšnou sezonu" (in Czech). Jihočeský fotbal. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. "Cizinci v dorostu? navzájem se obohacujeme, shodují se trenéři" (in Czech). SK Dynamo České Budějovice. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
6. "V repre pauze přípravný zápas s Lincem" (in Czech). SK Dynamo České Budějovice. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
7. "Dynamo neproměnilo šance a s Teplicemi prohrálo" (in Czech). SK Dynamo České Budějovice. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
8. УНДАРМАА, С. (12 November 2023). "Монгол хүү Европын Чехийн дээд лигт анх удаа тоглолоо" (in Mongolian). news.mn. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
9. Mls, Martin (25 November 2023). "Trojka z češtiny a moře gólů. V budějovickém áčku se rozkoukává eso z Mongolska". sport.cz (in Czech). Právo. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
10. ЧИНЗОРИГ, У. "Г.Төгөлдөр Чехийн Дээд лигт тоглосон анхны монгол хөлбөмбөгчнөөр тодорлоо" (in Mongolian). UB Life. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
11. Ortman, Bohumil (30 November 2023). "První mongolský fotbalista v české lize? Tuguldur Gantogtok z Dynama". Českobudějovický Deník (in Czech). ceskobudejovicky.denik.cz. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
12. Mis, Martin (25 November 2023). "Trojka z češtiny a moře gólů. V budějovickém áčku se rozkoukává eso z Mongolska" (in Czech). sport.cz. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
13. "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
14. článek, Ohodnoť. "Odměna pro Tugyho. Hráč Dynama odletí za mongolskou reprezentací" (in Czech). Budejcka. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
15. "Чехийн дээд лигт тоглодог Монгол тоглогч Г.Төгөлдөр Монголын шигшээ багт дуудагдлаа" (in Mongolian). msports.mn. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
16. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• Tuguldur Gantogtokh at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tuguldur Gantogtokh at Soccerway
• Tuguldur Gantogtokh at Global Sports Archive
• Fotbalunas.cz profile
• Mongolian Football Federation profile
• AFC profile