Aleksandr Sobolev

For the former Russian footballer, see Aleksandr Sobolev (footballer, born 1995).

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Sobolev.

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.

Aleksandr Sobolev

Sobolev with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev
Date of birth	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Barnaul, Russia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Zenit St. Petersburg
Number	7
Youth career
2002–2016	Dynamo Barnaul
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Tom Tomsk	37	(9)
2018–2020	Krylia Sovetov Samara	42	(19)
2019	→ Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)	10	(3)
2020	→ Spartak Moscow (loan)	11	(2)
2020–2024	Spartak Moscow	102	(41)
2024–	Zenit St. Petersburg	29	(6)
International career‡
2018	Russia U21	2	(0)
2020–	Russia	15	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2023

Club career

Sobolev playing for Krylia Sovetov in 2018

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tom Tomsk	2016–17	Russian Premier League	13	3	0	0	—		—		13	3
	2017–18	Russian First League	24	6	3	3	—		—		27	9
	Total		37	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	40	12
Krylia Sovetov Samara	2017–18	Russian First League	12	8	1	1	—		2[a]	0	15	9
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	12	1	1	1	—		—		13	2
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	18	10	1	0	—		—		19	10
	Total		42	19	3	2	0	0	2	0	47	21
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)	2018–19	Russian Premier League	10	3	—		—		—		10	3
Spartak Moscow (loan)	2019–20	Russian Premier League	11	2	2	1	—		1[b]	0	14	3
Spartak Moscow	2020–21	Russian Premier League	22	14	2	1	—		—		24	15
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	26	9	3	2	7[c]	4	—		36	15
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	26	13	5	2	—		1[d]	0	32	15
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	27	5	7	5	—		—		34	10
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		102	41	17	10	7	4	1	0	127	55
Zenit St. Petersburg	2024–25	Russian Premier League	23	4	8	3	—		—		31	7
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	6	2	2	0	—		—		8	2
	Total		29	6	10	3	0	0	0	0	39	9
Career total			231	80	35	19	7	4	4	0	277	103

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances, four goals in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 20 November 2023

Russia
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	3	1
2021	5	2
2022	2	1
2023	5	2
Total	15	6

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobolev goal.

List of international goals scored by Aleksandr Sobolev

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 October 2020	VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia	Sweden	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2	24 March 2021	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	3–1	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	5 June 2021	VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia	Bulgaria	1–0	1–0	Friendly
4	24 September 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	1–1	2–1	Friendly
5	16 October 2023	Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey	Kenya	1–0	2–2	Friendly
6	20 November 2023	Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia	Cuba	5–0	8–0	Friendly

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2021–22^[7]

Individual

• Russian Premier League Player of the Month: July 2019,^[16] March 2021, August 2022.^[17]