# Eduard Sobol

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.
In February 2013, Sobol signed a three-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.
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.
On 23 January 2024, Sobol returned to Belgium and joined Genk on loan with an option to buy.

## 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.
On 17 November 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 whilst on international duty with Ukraine.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Total | Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Total | 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 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Slavia Prague (loan) | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Jablonec (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Club Brugge (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Club Brugge (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Club Brugge (loan) | Total | Total | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 2 |
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Club Brugge | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Club Brugge | Total | Total | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Strasbourg | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Genk (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 268 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 10 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of 16 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ukraine | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 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, 2020–21, 2021–22
* Belgian Super Cup: 2021
Individual
* Top Golden Talent: 2013 (U-19)