Aleksandr Sobolev
 Sobolev with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnaul, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2016 | Dynamo Barnaul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Tom Tomsk | 37 | (9) |
| 2018–2020 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 42 | (19) |
| 2019 | → Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Spartak Moscow (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | Spartak Moscow | 102 | (41) |
| 2024– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Russia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Russia | 15 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Соболев; born 7 March 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national team.
Club career
Sobolev made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Tom Tomsk on 5 December 2016 in a game against FC Ufa.[2]
Sobolev scored more goals than any other player in the 2017–18 Russian Cup.
On 2 February 2019, Sobolev joined Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on loan.[3]
On 29 January 2020, Sobolev joined Spartak Moscow on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with Spartak holding an option to purchase his rights at the end of the loan.[4]
On 18 May 2020, Spartak Moscow announced that they had exercised the option to purchase Sobolev from Krylia Sovetov.[5]
On 13 August 2021, he extended his contract with Spartak until May 2026.[6] On 29 May 2022, Sobolev scored the opening goal in the 2022 Russian Cup Final against FC Dynamo Moscow which Spartak won 2–1.[7]
On 30 August 2024, Sobolev signed a contract with Zenit St. Petersburg for three seasons, with an option for a fourth.[8]
International career
On 6 October 2019, Sobolev was called up to the Russia national team for the first time for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Scotland and Cyprus, replacing injured Fedor Smolov.[9]
He made his debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly against Sweden and scored an added-time goal in a 2–1 home loss.[10]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[11] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[12] He appeared as a late substitute in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June in a 1–0 victory.[13] He appeared as a substitute for the last half-hour of the match on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 4–1 and was eliminated.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 December 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tom Tomsk | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Russian First League | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 9 | |||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | ||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2017–18 | Russian First League | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 10 | |||
| Total | 42 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 21 | ||
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Spartak Moscow (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 15 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7[c] | 4 | — | 36 | 15 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 10 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 102 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 55 | ||
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 212 | 74 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 96 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the FNL Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances, four goals in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 20 November 2023
| Russia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 6 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobolev goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2020 | VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Sweden |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 March 2021 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5 June 2021 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 24 September 2022 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 16 October 2023 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey |  Kenya |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 20 November 2023 | Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia |  Cuba |
5–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Spartak Moscow
Individual
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: July 2019,[16] March 2021, August 2022.[17]
References
- ^ "Александр Соболев: Хороший друг не поступил бы как Дзюба".
- ^ "Ufa-Tom game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "АЛЕКСАНДР СОБОЛЕВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "ЕНИСЕЙ"" [Aleksandr Sobolev moved to Yenisey] (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 2 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Александр Соболев переходит в "Спартак"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Соболев подписал со "Спартаком" долгосрочный контракт". spartak.com/ (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Соболев подписал новый контракт со "Спартаком"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Александр Соболев — в "Зените"!" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Соболев вместо Смолова" [Sobolev instead of Smolov]. RFU (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Russia v Sweden game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 8 October 2020.
- ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
- ^ Aleksandr Sobolev at Soccerway
- ^ "Соболев признан лучшим игроком и автором лучшего гола в РПЛ в июле. Карпин – лучший тренер | Спорт на БИЗНЕС Online". Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Александр Соболев – Winline лучший игрок сентября!" [Aleksandr Sobolev – Winline player of September!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 September 2022.
External links
- Aleksandr Sobolev at Soccerway
- Aleksandr Sobolev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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