Aleksandr Sobolev

Sobolev's current-season form is up 41% on last season (Season 37→52), while his Rating held around 25. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Zenit · 2nd	11	8	2	7.24	24	50
2025/26	Zenit · 1st	28	10	2	6.79	24	37
2024/25	Zenit	8	3	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Spartak Moscow · 4th	2	0	0	6.7	21	0
2023/24	Spartak Moscow · 5th	27	5	6	7.12	32	32
2022/23	Spartak Moscow · 3rd	26	13	6	7.17	36	52

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Russia · international

Side	Apps	G
Russia	13	6
Russia U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

A. Sobolev is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Zenit, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 52, top 6% of Premier League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.5, ranking 101st of 157 in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (63.3% of available minutes). He brings 1.05 goal contributions per 90 (0.84 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sobolev.

Judged on this season alone, Sobolev graded 52 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 16 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 8 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances (1.053 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 37 → 52). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 11th of 16 of the 16 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 29 Sobolev is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Sobolev is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23

Current potential11th of 16 centre-forwards · Premier League · 11 apps Current season1st of 16 centre-forwards · Premier League · 11 apps 1st-best centre-forward in the Premier League 101st in the Premier League · potential 11th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League

24.5

Ratingi

11th of 16 centre-forwards

52.1

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

63.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

1.05

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Zenit finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.73

Goals / app

8 goals in 11 appearances (0.73 per game) for a title-challenging side. Add 2 assists for 10 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 63.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 1.05 goal contributions per 90 (0.84 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.5, Sobolev carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 16 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.05 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %63.3%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.842

Assists / 900.211

Goal contribution / 901.053

Defensive actions / 900.526

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Shot conversion %72.7

Shot accuracy %44

Pass accuracy %62

Dribble success %28.6

Cards / 900.316

Foul involvement / 903.789

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Sobolev sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sobolev's projected Rating — 24.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Shots on target11

Shots25

Penalties scored2—

Passing

Assists2

Chances created12

Passes186

Pass accuracy62%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success28.6%

Duels won70

Duels won %44.6%

Fouls won21

Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Fouls committed15

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€14.9M total transfer fees · 5 moves

ZenitAug 2024 – now€ 10M

Spartak MoscowMay 2020 – Aug 2024€ 4.5M

Krylia Sovetov(back from loan)Jul 2019 – May 2020

Enisey(on loan)Feb 2019 – Jul 2019

Krylia SovetovJan 2018 – Feb 2019€ 366K

TTOM Tomskuntil Jan 2018

About A. Sobolev

Aleksandr Sobolev is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Zenit, born on March 7, 1997 in Barnaul, standing 195 cm tall. He is from Russia. Zenit currently sit 2nd of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, A. Sobolev has made 11 appearances with 8 goals and 2 assists across 855 minutes, averaging a 7.13 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When A. Sobolev plays, Zenit's record this season is 8W-0D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.94 at home against 7.65 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Akhmat (90 minutes, 6.39 rating)
October 10, 2026: 3-2 win away at FC Krasnodar (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.62 rating)
September 16, 2026: 3-2 win away at Baltika (86 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.48 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Lokomotiv (89 minutes, 6.04 rating)
September 5, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs CSKA Moscow (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.56 rating)
August 29, 2026: 1-0 win away at Fakel (33 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
August 23, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Spartak Moscow (57 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Dynamo (71 minutes, 2 goals, 8 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Rodina Moskva (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 2, 2026: 3-0 win away at FC Orenburg (84 minutes, 7 rating)

A. Sobolev's next match is on November 2, 2026, when Zenit face Krylia Sovetov away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Sobolev at 24.5 with a Season form score of 52.1, ranking 101st of 157 centre-forwards in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, A. Sobolev has totalled 250 club appearances with 95 goals and 27 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 28 appearances for Zenit.

A. Sobolev's career has also included time at Spartak Moscow, Krylia Sovetov, Enisey and TTOM Tomsk.

On the international stage, A. Sobolev has represented Russia and Russia U21 — 14 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Zenit finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points