Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol ( uk, Едуард Олександрович Соболь; born 20 April 1995) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for Belgian club

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on loan from the French club

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, and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Sobol was born in

Vilniansk Vilniansk ( uk, Вільня́нськ, ; russian: Вольнянск, Volnyansk, ) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine and the administrative center of Vilniansk urban hromada. Population: It was the administrative center of Vilniansk ...

Zaporizhzhia Oblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( uk, Запорі́зька о́бласть, translit=Zaporizka oblast), also referred to as Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запорі́жжя, links=no), is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The ...

, Ukraine, in a family of the professional footballer Oleksandr Sobol. He is a product of

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a "phoenix club" of the original Soviet ...

's youth system. Sobol made his debut for FC Metalurhon on 5 November 2011, against

FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. History The club was formed in 1948 and was previously called ''Kolhospnyk'' (Collective] farmer), ''Avanhard'' (Vanguard) and ''Henerato ...

in the

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. In February 2013, Sobol signed a three-year contract with

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

. On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the

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final against

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. In January 2023, Sobol joined

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club

on a three-and-a-half year deal. On 23 January 2024, Sobol returned to Belgium and joined

on loan with an option to buy.

International career

Sobol was named in the 31-player Ukraine national team squad for the

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match against

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on 5 September 2016. On 17 November 2020, he tested positive for

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whilst on international duty with Ukraine.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk *

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

: 2012–13, 2013–14 *

Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003� ...

: 2012–13 *

Ukrainian Super Cup The Ukrainian Super Cup ( uk , Суперкубок України) is an association football game of the Ukrainian Premier League in traditional super cup format that acts as the grand-opening for every new football (soccer), football competiti ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

Slavia Prague *

Czech Cup The Czech Cup ( cs, Pohár FAČR), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 19 ...

: 2017–18 Club Brugge *

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ...

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Individual *Top Golden Talent: 2013 (U-19)Финал 2013 года: золотой талант Украины в категории (U-19) – Эдуард Соболь
goldtalant.com.ua

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobol, Eduard 1995 births Living people People from Vilniansk Sportspeople from Zaporizhzhia Oblast Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Ukraine men's international footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Czech First League players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC Zorya Luhansk players SK Slavia Prague players FK Jablonec players Club Brugge KV players RC Strasbourg Alsace players K.R.C. Genk players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France