Eduard Sobol
 Sobol in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vilniansk, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| 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 | 28 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Genk (loan) | 13 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2023 | |||
Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol (Ukrainian: Едуард Олекса́ндрович Со́боль; born 20 April 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 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.
In January 2023, Sobol joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[4]
On 23 January 2024, Sobol returned to Belgium and joined Genk on loan with an option to buy.[5]
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.[6]
On 17 November 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 whilst on international duty with Ukraine.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 April 2025[8]
| 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 |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Genk (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 270 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 10 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 16 November 2021[9]
| 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
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Ukrainian Cup: 2012–13
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2012, 2013, 2014
Slavia Prague
Club Brugge
Individual
References
- ^ UEFA.com. "Eduard Sobol | Ukraine | European Qualifiers". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Эдуард СОБОЛЬ (in Russian). Official FC Metalurh Site. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Шахтер" подписал контракт с Эдуардом Соболем (in Russian). ua-football.com. 7 February 2013.
- ^ "EDUARD SOBOL S'ENGAGE EN FAVEUR DU RACING". rcstrasbourgalsace.fr (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "WELCOME, EDUARD SOBOL!". Genk. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Football Federation of Ukraine's official website". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Switzerland v Ukraine off over Covid-19". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Eduard Sobol at Soccerway
- ^ "Eduard Sobol - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ 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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