Aleksandr Sobolev

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Aleksandr Sobolev
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Sobolev with Spartak Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev
Date of birth (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 3 (0)
International career‡
2018 Russia U21 2 (0)
2020– Russia 15 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev ( ‹See Tfd› 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.

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Club career

Sobolev playing for Krylia Sovetov in 2018 Rostov-KS18 (5).jpg
Sobolev playing for Krylia Sovetov in 2018

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 2 October 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tom Tomsk 2016–17 Russian Premier League 13300——133
2017–18 Russian First League 24633——279
Total3793300004012
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2017–18 Russian First League12811—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0159
2018–19 Russian Premier League12111——132
2019–20 Russian Premier League181010——1910
Total42193200204721
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) 2018–19 Russian Premier League103———103
Spartak Moscow (loan) 2019–20 Russian Premier League11221—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0143
Spartak Moscow 2020–21 Russian Premier League221421——2415
2021–22 Russian Premier League269327 [lower-alpha 3] 4—3615
2022–23 Russian Premier League261352—1 [lower-alpha 4] 03215
2023–24 Russian Premier League27575——3410
2024–25 Russian Premier League1000——10
Total102411710741012755
Zenit St. Petersburg 2024–25 Russian Premier League3021——51
Career total205742717744024395
  1. ↑ Appearances in the FNL Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances, four goals in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 20 November 2023
Russia
YearAppsGoals
202031
202152
202221
202352
Total156

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobolev goal.
List of international goals scored by Aleksandr Sobolev
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 October 2020 VEB Arena, Moscow, RussiaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–21–2 Friendly
224 March 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 3–13–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
35 June 2021 VTB Arena, Moscow, RussiaFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1–01–0Friendly
424 September 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1–12–1Friendly
516 October 2023 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, TurkeyFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–02–2Friendly
620 November 2023 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, RussiaFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5–08–0Friendly

Honours

Spartak Moscow

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Александр Соболев: Хороший друг не поступил бы как Дзюба".
  2. ↑ "Ufa-Tom game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 5 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "АЛЕКСАНДР СОБОЛЕВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "ЕНИСЕЙ"" [Aleksandr Sobolev moved to Yenisey] (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 2 February 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Александр Соболев переходит в "Спартак"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 29 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Соболев подписал со "Спартаком" долгосрочный контракт". spartak.com/ (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Соболев подписал новый контракт со "Спартаком"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 13 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Александр Соболев — в "Зените"!" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Соболев вместо Смолова" [Sobolev instead of Smolov]. RFU (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 6 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Russia v Sweden game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 8 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Aleksandr Sobolev at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Александр Соболев – Winline лучший игрок сентября!" [Aleksandr Sobolev – Winline player of September!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 September 2022.


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