Aleksandr Sobolev Explained

Aleksandr Sobolev
Full Name:Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev
Birth Date:7 March 1997
Birth Place:Barnaul, Russia
Height:1.95 m[1]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Spartak Moscow
Clubnumber:7
Youthyears1:2002–2016
Youthclubs1:Dynamo Barnaul
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:Tom Tomsk
Caps1:37
Goals1:9
Years2:2018–2020
Clubs2:Krylia Sovetov Samara
Caps2:42
Goals2:19
Years3:2019
Clubs3:Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:3
Years4:2020
Clubs4:Spartak Moscow (loan)
Caps4:11
Goals4:2
Years5:2020–
Clubs5:Spartak Moscow
Caps5:102
Years6:2024–
Goals5:41
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:Russia U21
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2020–
Nationalteam2:Russia
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:6
Club-Update:21 July 2024
Nationalteam-Update: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 Spartak Moscow 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]

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.[8]

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.[9]

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[10] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[11] He appeared as a late substitute in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June in a 1–0 victory.[12] 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.[13]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tom Tomsk2016–17Russian Premier League13300133
2017–18Russian First League24633279
Total3793300004012
Krylia Sovetov Samara2017–18Russian First League1281120159
2018–19Russian Premier League12111132
2019–20Russian Premier League1810101910
Total42193200204721
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)2018–19Russian Premier League103103
Spartak Moscow (loan)2019–20Russian Premier League1122110143
Spartak Moscow2020–21Russian Premier League2214212415
2021–22Russian Premier League26932743615
2022–23Russian Premier League261352103215
2023–24Russian Premier League275753410
2024–25Russian Premier League100010
Total102411710741012755
Career total202742516744023894

International

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
1 8 October 2020 VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2 24 March 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 5 June 2021 VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 24 September 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1–1 2–1 Friendly
5 16 October 2023 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey 1–0 2–2 Friendly
6 20 November 2023 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia align=center 5–0 align=center 8–0 Friendly

Honours

Spartak Moscow

2021–22

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Александр Соболев: Хороший друг не поступил бы как Дзюба .
  2. Web site: Russian Premier League. Ufa-Tom game report. 5 December 2016. ru.
  3. Web site: FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. АЛЕКСАНДР СОБОЛЕВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "ЕНИСЕЙ". Aleksandr Sobolev moved to Yenisey. 2 February 2019. ru.
  4. Web site: PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. Александр Соболев переходит в "Спартак". 29 January 2020. ru.
  5. Web site: Соболев подписал со "Спартаком" долгосрочный контракт . spartak.com/ . FC Spartak Moscow . 18 May 2020 . ru . 18 May 2020.
  6. Web site: FC Spartak Moscow. Соболев подписал новый контракт со "Спартаком". 13 August 2021. ru.
  7. Web site: Russian Premier League. "Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России. 29 May 2022. ru.
  8. Web site: RFU. Russian Football Union. Соболев вместо Смолова. Sobolev instead of Smolov. ru. 6 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Russian Football Union. Russia v Sweden game report. 8 October 2020. ru.
  10. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://rfs.ru/news/213625. ru:Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО. Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations. ru. 11 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Russian Football Union. Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020. Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020. 2 June 2021. ru.
  12. Web site: UEFA. Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020. 16 June 2021.
  13. Web site: UEFA. Russia v Denmark game report. 21 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Соболев признан лучшим игроком и автором лучшего гола в РПЛ в июле. Карпин – лучший тренер | Спорт на БИЗНЕС Online . 25 March 2021 . 1 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190801214351/http://sport.business-gazeta.ru/news/242854 . dead .
  15. Web site: Russian Premier League. Александр Соболев – Winline лучший игрок сентября!. Aleksandr Sobolev – Winline player of September!. 29 September 2022. ru.