Igor Sapała

Igor Sapała (born 11 October 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Wisła Kraków.[2]

Igor Sapała
Sapała with Raków Częstochowa in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995[1]
Place of birth Kartuzy, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wisła Kraków
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2012 Polonia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Polonia Warsaw
2014 Żyrardowianka Żyrardów
2015 Bzura Chodaków
2015–2016 Dolcan Ząbki 14 (1)
2016–2018 Piast Gliwice 4 (1)
2017 → GKS Katowice (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Raków Częstochowa (loan) 16 (1)
2018–2022 Raków Częstochowa 86 (2)
2023– Wisła Kraków 7 (0)
International career
2016 Poland U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023

Club career

Early career

At the age of 6, Sapała joined the junior teams of Polonia Warsaw.[3] He was sent on loan to Żyrardowianka Żyrardów in 2014, then to Bzura Chodaków in early 2015.

Dolcan Ząbki

On 8 July 2015, after a short trial, he signed a contract with Dolcan Ząbki. He made his debut for the team on 1 August 2015 in a I liga match against Pogoń Siedlce.[4] He scored the team's first goal in a league match against Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 31 October 2015.[5]

Piast Gliwice and loan to GKS

On 3 March 2016, Sapała joined Piast Gliwice.[6] He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 8 May 2016 against Legia Warsaw.[7] He scored his first goal for Piast on 11 December 2016 in a 1–5 league defeat against Legia Warsaw.[8] On 8 February 2017, he was loaned to GKS Katowice for six months.[9] He made his debut for GKS on 10 March 2017 against Stomil Olsztyn.[10]

Raków Częstochowa

On 25 July 2017, Sapała joined Raków Częstochowa on a one-year loan. He made his debut on 6 August 2017 in a league match against Puszcza Niepołomice.[11] After the loan expired, Sapała joined Raków on a permanent basis. On 22 September 2018, during a I liga fixture against Warta Poznań, he fell on the ball and suffered a hand injury, which was a fracture of two forearm bones, with splinters and dislocations.[12]

Wisła Kraków

On 13 December 2022, Sapała signed a contract with Wisła Kraków until June 2025.[13]

International career

Sapała was called up to the Poland U20 in 2016.[14] He made his debut on March 23, 2016 against Italy U20.[15]

Career statistics
As of 6 June 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dolcan Ząbki 2015–16 I liga 14100——141
Piast Gliwice 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 20———20
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 2100——21
Total 18200——182
GKS Katowice (loan) 2016–17 I liga 60———60
Raków Częstochowa (loan) 2017–18 I liga 161———161
Raków Częstochowa 2018–19 I liga 18020——200
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 34221——363
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 24050——290
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 902010—120
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 1000101030
Total 108311120101224
Wisła Kraków 2022–23 II liga 7000——70
Career total 133511120101476

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

References
  1. Igor Sapała at WorldFootball.net
  2. Igor Sapała at Soccerway
  3. "Igor Sapała - droga piłkarza Rakowa do ekstraklasy. Wywiad - PKO Ekstraklasa" (in Polish). przegladsportowy.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. "Pogoń Siedlce 0 - 4 Dolcan Ząbki" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. "Dolcan Ząbki 4 - 1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. "Igor Sapała piłkarzem Piasta" (in Polish). piast.gliwice.pl. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. "Legia Warszawa 4 - 0 Piast Gliwice" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. "Piast Gliwice 1 - 5 Legia Warszawa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. "IGOR SAPAŁA PIŁKARZEM GKS-U KATOWICE" (in Polish). gkskatowice.eu. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. "GKS Katowice 2 - 2 Stomil Olsztyn" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  11. "Puszcza Niepołomice 2 - 3 Raków Częstochowa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  12. "Fatalna kontuzja piłkarza Rakowa Częstochowa. "Złamanie z przemieszczeniem"" (in Polish). polsatsport.pl. 22 September 2018.
  13. "Igor Sapała piłkarzem Wisły Kraków" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  14. "Niebiesko-Czerwoni powołani do reprezentacji" (in Polish). piast-gliwice.eu.
  15. "U-20: PORAŻKA BIAŁO-CZERWONYCH Z WŁOCHAMI W OSTATNIM MECZU TURNIEJU CZTERECH NARODÓW" (in Polish). pzpn.pl. 23 February 2016.
  16. "Raków Częstochowa mistrzem Polski!". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2023.
  17. "Jak punktowali mistrzowie 1 ligi?". 1liga.org (in Polish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  18. "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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