Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Соболев; born 7 March 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national team.
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] On 29 May 2022, Sobolev scored the opening goal in the 2022 Russian Cup Final against FC Dynamo Moscow which Spartak won 2–1.[7]
On 30 August 2024, Sobolev signed a contract with Zenit St. Petersburg for three seasons, with an option for a fourth.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[11] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[12] He appeared as a late substitute in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June in a 1–0 victory.[13] 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.[14]
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