.jpg) Sobol in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1995 | ||
| 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) | 0 | (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, correct as of 12 January 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.
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.[1]
In February 2013, Sobol signed a three-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against FK Jablonec.[3]
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]
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
Shakhtar Donetsk
Slavia Prague
Club Brugge
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