Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev (; born 7 March 1997) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a striker for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national team.

Club career

Sobolev made his

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debut for

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on 5 December 2016 in a game against

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. 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

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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

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matches against Scotland and Cyprus, replacing injured Fedor Smolov. He made his debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly against

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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

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. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He appeared as a late substitute in Russia's second game against

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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

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as Russia lost 4–1 and was eliminated.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobolev goal.''

Honours

Spartak Moscow * Russian Cup: 2021–22 Individual *

Player of the Month: July 2019, March 2021, August 2022.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobolev, Aleksandr Living people 1997 births Footballers from Barnaul Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Russia men's international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players FC Dynamo Barnaul players FC Tom Tomsk players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players 21st-century Russian sportsmen