Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev (; 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
Sobolev made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Tom Tomsk on 5 December 2016 in a game against FC Ufa.
Sobolev scored more goals than any other player in the 2017–18 Russian Cup.
On 2 February 2019, Sobolev joined Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on loan.
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.
On 18 May 2020, Spartak Moscow announced that they had exercised the option to purchase Sobolev from Krylia Sovetov.
On 13 August 2021, he extended his contract with Spartak until May 2026. On 29 May 2022, Sobolev scored the opening goal in the 2022 Russian Cup Final against FC Dynamo Moscow which Spartak won 2–1.
On 30 August 2024, Sobolev signed a contract with Zenit St. Petersburg for three seasons, with an option for a fourth.
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.
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.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He appeared as a late substitute in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June in a 1–0 victory. 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTom Tomsk2016–17Russian Premier League13300——1332017–18Russian First League24633——279Total3793300004012Krylia Sovetov Samara2017–18Russian First League12811—201592018–19Russian Premier League12111——1322019–20Russian Premier League181010——1910Total42193200204721Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)2018–19Russian Premier League103———103Spartak Moscow (loan)2019–20Russian Premier League11221—10143Spartak Moscow2020–21Russian Premier League221421——24152021–22Russian Premier League2693274—36152022–23Russian Premier League261352—1032152023–24Russian Premier League27575——34102024–25Russian Premier League1000——10Total102411710741012755Zenit St. Petersburg2024–25Russian Premier League23483——3172025–26Russian Premier League2810103——38132026–27Russian Premier League9722—111210Total602120800118130Career total2629545247451319124
International
RussiaYearAppsGoals202031202152202221202352202630Total186
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 SobolevNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 October 2020 VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia 1–2 1–2 Friendly2 24 March 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification3 5 June 2021 VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia 1–0 1–0 Friendly4 24 September 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1–1 2–1 Friendly5 16 October 2023 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey 1–0 2–2 Friendly6 20 November 2023 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia 5–0 8–0 Friendly
Honours Spartak Moscow Russian Cup: 2021–22
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian Premier League: 2025–26 Russian Super Cup: 2026
Individual Russian Premier League Player of the Month: July 2019, March 2021, August 2022.
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