Eduard Sobol

Eduard Oleksandrovych Sobol (; born 20 April 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Czech club Jablonec, 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.

On 4 July 2019, Sobol joined Club Brugge on loan. On 24 October 2022, Sobol signed a three year contract extension with the club. He left Club Brugge after playing over 120 matches for the club.

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.

On 15 January 2026, Sobol returned to the Czech Republic and signed a contract with FK Jablonec until 30 June 2027.

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.

On 1 June 2021, Sobol was called up to the Ukraine squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020.

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International

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 Golden talent of Ukraine: 2013 (U-19)