Eduard Sobol

Ukrainian footballer

Eduard Sobol
Sobol in 2017
Personal information
Full name Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol
Date of birth (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2011 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 3 (1)
2011–2013 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 23 (2)
2013–2021 Shakhtar Donetsk 14 (0)
2014–2015 → Metalurh Donetsk (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2016 → Metalist Kharkiv (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2017 → Zorya Luhansk (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2018 → Slavia Prague (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019 → Jablonec (loan) 21 (1)
2019–2021 → Club Brugge (loan) 56 (2)
2021–2023 Club Brugge 37 (2)
2023– Strasbourg 18 (0)
2024– → Genk (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Ukraine U16 11 (0)
2010–2012 Ukraine U17 5 (0)
2012–2013 Ukraine U18 7 (1)
2012–2014 Ukraine U19 15 (0)
2012 Ukraine U21 1 (0)
2016– Ukraine 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol (Ukrainian: Едуард Олександрович Соболь; born 20 April 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian club Genk on loan from the French club Strasbourg, and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Sobol was born in Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, in a family of the professional footballer Oleksandr Sobol. He is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia's youth system. Sobol made his debut for FC Metalurhon on 5 November 2011, against FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn in the Ukrainian First League.[2]

In February 2013, Sobol signed a three-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]

On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against FK Jablonec.[4]

In January 2023, Sobol joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a three-and-a-half year deal.[5]

On 23 January 2024, Sobol returned to Belgium and joined Genk on loan with an option to buy.[6]

International career

Sobol was named in the 31-player Ukraine national team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.[7]

On 17 November 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 whilst on international duty with Ukraine.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 January 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 2011–12 Ukrainian Second League 3 1 — — — 3 1
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 2011–12 Ukrainian First League 14 2 0 0 — — 14 2
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Total 23 2 0 0 — — 23 2
Shakhtar Donetsk 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Metalurh Donetsk (loan) 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Metalist Kharkiv (loan) 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 21 0 0 0 — — 21 0
Zorya Luhansk (loan) 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 21 1 1 0 5[a] 0 — 27 1
Slavia Prague (loan) 2017–18 Czech First League 20 1 2 0 6[a] 0 — 28 1
Jablonec (loan) 2018–19 Czech First League 21 1 2 0 4[a] 0 — 27 1
Club Brugge (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 26 0 5 0 6[b] 0 — 37 0
2020–21 30 2 1 0 6[c] 0 — 31 2
Total 56 2 6 0 12 0 — 74 2
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 28 1 4 0 4[b] 0 0 0 36 1
Strasbourg 2022–23 Ligue 1 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2023–24 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Total 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
Career total 238 9 18 0 31 0 0 0 287 9
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 16 November 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine 2016 4 0
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 4 0
2020 4 0
2021 9 0
Total 27 0

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

Slavia Prague

Club Brugge

Individual

References

  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Eduard Sobol | Ukraine | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ Эдуард СОБОЛЬ (in Russian). Official FC Metalurh Site. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Шахтер" подписал контракт с Эдуардом Соболем (in Russian). ua-football.com. 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Jablonec 1–1 Slavia Prague – November 27, 2017 / HET Liga 2017/2018".
  5. ^ "EDUARD SOBOL S'ENGAGE EN FAVEUR DU RACING". rcstrasbourgalsace.fr (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "WELCOME, EDUARD SOBOL!". Genk. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Football Federation of Ukraine's official website". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Switzerland v Ukraine off over Covid-19". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. ^ Eduard Sobol at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Eduard Sobol - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. ^ Финал 2013 года: золотой талант Украины в категории (U-19) – Эдуард Соболь. goldtalant.com.ua

External links

  • Media related to Eduard Sobol at Wikimedia Commons
  • Eduard Sobol at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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Ukraine squad – UEFA Euro 2020
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