| 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.
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 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]
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | — | 36 | 15 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 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 | |||
| Career total | 202 | 74 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 94 | |||
| Russia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | |
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 | 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 |
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