Eduard Sobol

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Sobol.

Eduard Sobol

Sobol in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol
Date of birth	(1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 29)[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	22	(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.[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 15 January 2025[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
	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		4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		22	0	3	0	—		—		25	0
Genk (loan)	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Career total			264	9	21	0	35	0	0	0	320	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. 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

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Ukrainian Cup: 2012–13
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2012, 2013, 2014

Slavia Prague

• Czech Cup: 2017–18

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division A: 2019–20,[11] 2020–21, 2021–22
• Belgian Super Cup: 2021

Individual

• Top Golden Talent: 2013 (U-19)[12]

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)