Eduard Sobol
Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol (Ukrainian: Едуард Олександрович Соболь; born 20 April 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Club Brugge, on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.
 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Club Brugge (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhya | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 23 | (2) |
| 2013– | 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– | → Club Brugge (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 | 12 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019 | |||
Career
Sobol was born in Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, in a family of the professional footballer Oleksandr Sobol. He is a product of FC Metalurh Zaporizhya'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 FC Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against FK Jablonec.[3]
International career
Sobol was named in the 31-player senior national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.[4]
On 17 November 2020, Sobol tested positive for COVID-19 whilst on international duty with Ukraine.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of the end of 2018–19 season[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 2011–12 | Ukrainian First League | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Metalurh Donetsk (loan) | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Metalist Kharkiv (loan) | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Slavia Prague (loan) | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Jablonec (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Career total | 135 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 157 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- 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.
- http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.match.jablonec.slavia-prague.1242394.en.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Switzerland v Ukraine off over Covid-19". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Ukraine - E. Sobol - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- "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.
External links
- Profile at FFU Official Site (Ukr)
- Eduard Sobol at Soccerway