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Aleksandr Sobolev

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Aleksandr Sobolev
Sobolev with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2024
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Tom Tomsk 37 (9)
2018–2020 Krylia Sovetov Samara 42 (19)
2019Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) 10 (3)
2020Spartak Moscow (loan) 11 (2)
2020–2024 Spartak Moscow 102 (41)
2024– Zenit St. Petersburg 11 (0)
International career
2018 Russia U21 2 (0)
2020– Russia 15 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 7 December 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 11 0 5 2 16 2
Career total 213 74 30 18 7 4 4 0 254 96
  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

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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

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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. 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

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Spartak Moscow

Individual

References

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  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. ^ a b ""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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