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Eduard Sobol

Eduard Sobol
Sobol in 2024
Personal information
Full name Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol
Date of birth (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Genk
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2011 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 3 (1)
2011–2013 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 23 (2)
2013–2021 Shakhtar Donetsk 14 (0)
2014–2015Metalurh Donetsk (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2016Metalist Kharkiv (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2017Zorya Luhansk (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2018Slavia Prague (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019Jablonec (loan) 21 (1)
2019–2021Club Brugge (loan) 56 (2)
2021–2023 Club Brugge 37 (2)
2023– Strasbourg 20 (0)
2024Genk (loan) 13 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Ukraine U16 11 (0)
2010–2012 Ukraine U17 5 (0)
2012–2013 Ukraine U18 7 (1)
2012–2014 Ukraine U19 15 (0)
2012 Ukraine U21 1 (0)
2016– Ukraine 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol (Ukrainian: Едуард Олекса́ндрович Со́боль; born 20 April 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian club Genk on loan from the French club Strasbourg, and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Sobol was born in Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, in a family of the professional footballer Oleksandr Sobol. He is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia's youth system. Sobol made his debut for FC Metalurhon on 5 November 2011, against FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn in the Ukrainian First League.[2]

In February 2013, Sobol signed a three-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]

On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against FK Jablonec.[4]

In January 2023, Sobol joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[5]

On 23 January 2024, Sobol returned to Belgium and joined Genk on loan with an option to buy.[6]

International career

Sobol was named in the 31-player Ukraine national team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.[7]

On 17 November 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 whilst on international duty with Ukraine.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 December 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 2011–12 Ukrainian Second League 3 1 3 1
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 2011–12 Ukrainian First League 14 2 0 0 14 2
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 23 2 0 0 23 2
Shakhtar Donetsk 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Metalurh Donetsk (loan) 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 15 0 0 0 15 0
Metalist Kharkiv (loan) 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 21 0 0 0 21 0
Zorya Luhansk (loan) 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 21 1 1 0 5[a] 0 27 1
Slavia Prague (loan) 2017–18 Czech First League 20 1 2 0 6[a] 0 28 1
Jablonec (loan) 2018–19 Czech First League 21 1 2 0 4[a] 0 27 1
Club Brugge (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 26 0 5 0 6[b] 0 37 0
2020–21 30 2 1 0 6[c] 0 31 2
Total 56 2 6 0 12 0 74 2
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 28 1 4 0 4[b] 0 0 0 36 1
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 9 1 1 0 4[b] 0 0 0 14 1
Total 37 2 5 0 8 0 0 0 50 2
Strasbourg 2022–23 Ligue 1 15 0 0 0 15 0
2023–24 3 0 1 0 4 0
2024–25 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 20 0 2 0 22 0
Genk (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 13 0 13 0
Career total 262 9 20 0 35 0 0 0 317 10
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 16 November 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine 2016 4 0
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 4 0
2020 4 0
2021 9 0
Total 27 0

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

Slavia Prague

Club Brugge

Individual

References

  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Eduard Sobol | Ukraine | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ Эдуард СОБОЛЬ (in Russian). Official FC Metalurh Site. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Шахтер" подписал контракт с Эдуардом Соболем (in Russian). ua-football.com. 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Jablonec 1–1 Slavia Prague – November 27, 2017 / HET Liga 2017/2018".
  5. ^ "EDUARD SOBOL S'ENGAGE EN FAVEUR DU RACING". rcstrasbourgalsace.fr (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "WELCOME, EDUARD SOBOL!". Genk. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Football Federation of Ukraine's official website". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Switzerland v Ukraine off over Covid-19". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. ^ Eduard Sobol at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Eduard Sobol - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. ^ Финал 2013 года: золотой талант Украины в категории (U-19) – Эдуард Соболь. goldtalant.com.ua