Damian Garbacik

Damian Garbacik (born 30 January 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for KP Starogard Gdański.

Damian Garbacik
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996
Place of birth Kętrzyn, Poland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 KP Starogard Gdański
Youth career
0000–2013 Granica Kętrzyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Lechia Gdańsk 2 (0)
2013–2015 Lechia Gdańsk II 33 (2)
2015–2016 → Chojniczanka Chojnice (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2017 GKS Katowice 19 (1)
2018 Bałtyk Gdynia 15 (0)
2019 Lysekloster IL 19 (3)
2020–2022 Bałtyk Gdynia 62 (10)
2022–2023 Cartusia Kartuzy 24 (4)
2023– KP Starogard Gdański 0 (0)
International career
2013 Poland U17 2 (0)
2013–2014 Poland U18 7 (1)
2014 Poland U19 1 (0)
2017 Poland U20 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2023

Senior career

Garbacik started playing with the club in his town of birth, Granica Kętrzyn, in Kętrzyn. In 2013, he made the move to play with Lechia Gdańsk in the top flight of Polish football. However his time with Lechia was not successful, and he only made two appearances in the league.[1] He joined Chojniczanka Chojnice on loan in 2015,[2] before joining GKS Katowice at the end of the season when his contract with Lechia ran out.[3] After a season and a half with Katowice, during which Garbacik also scored his first senior league goal, he was released before his contract was finished.[4]

After a 6-month spell without finding a new club, Garbacik signed with Bałtyk Gdynia during the 2018 pre-season.[5] In January 2019, after moving down the leagues in Poland, Garbacik moved to the Norwegian lower leagues with Lysekloster IL, stating that he wanted to try a new challenge.[6] While in Norway Garbacik was often in the starting eleven, and found himself to be scoring more than he had at any previous club. Despite the level of quality being lower than at his previous clubs, it proved to be a personally successful period for Garbacik scoring three league goals during his time at the club, including one in the Norwegian Cup.[7] Garbacik spent the 2019 season with Lysekloster IL before returning to his previous club Bałtyk Gdynia in February 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Damian Garbacik (były zawodnik)". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
  2. "Damian Garbacik - 90minut.pl". 90minut.pl.
  3. "Damian Garbacik piłkarzem GKS-u Katowice". gkskatowice.eu.
  4. "Damian Garbacik odchodzi z GKS Katowice". katowice.wyborcza.pl.
  5. "Harmonogram sparingów Bałtyku. Damian Garbacik nowym obrońcą". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
  6. "Piłkarz z Kętrzyna zagra w norweskim klubie". ketrzyn.wm.pl.
  7. "Gol Damiana Garbacika i czerwona kartka Szymona Walczaka w Pucharze Norwegii". 90minut.pl.
  8. "Bałtyk Gdynia kontraktuje kolejnych obrońców. 29 lutego sparing z Arką II Gdynia". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
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