Aleksandr Sobolev

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For the former Russian footballer, see Aleksandr Sobolev (footballer, born 1995).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Sobolev.
Aleksandr Sobolev
Aleksandr Sobolev (20.10.2021).jpg
Sobolev with Spartak Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev
Date of birth (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Barnaul, Russia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
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)
2019 → Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) 10 (3)
2020 → Spartak Moscow (loan) 11 (2)
2020– Spartak Moscow 41 (18)
National team‡
2018 Russia U21 2 (0)
2020– Russia 8 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2021

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 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]

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.[7]

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.[8]

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[9] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[10] He appeared as a late substitute in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June in a 1–0 victory.[11] 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.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 13 December 2021[13]
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 RPL 13 3 0 0 – – 13 3
2017–18 FNL 24 6 3 3 – – 27 9
Total 37 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 40 12
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2017–18 FNL 12 8 1 1 – 2[a] 0 15 9
2018–19 RPL 12 1 1 1 – – 13 2
2019–20 18 10 1 0 – – 19 10
Total 42 19 3 2 0 0 2 0 47 21
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) 2018–19 RPL 10 3 – – – 10 3
Spartak Moscow 2019–20 RPL 11 2 2 1 – – 13 3
2020–21 22 14 2 1 – – 24 15
2021–22 16 4 0 0 7[b] 4 – 23 8
Total 49 20 4 2 7 4 0 0 60 26
Career total 138 51 10 7 7 4 2 0 157 62
  1. ^ Appearances in the FNL Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances, four goals in the UEFA Europa League

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. 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

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ Aleksandr Sobolev at Russian Premier League
  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.
  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. ^ "Соболев вместо Смолова" [Sobolev instead of Smolov]. RFU (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Russia v Sweden game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 8 October 2020.
  9. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ Aleksandr Sobolev at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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