Igor Sapała
.jpg) Sapała with Raków Częstochowa in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kartuzy, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2014 | → Żyrardowianka Żyrardów (loan) | ||
| 2015 | → Bzura Chodaków (loan) | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Wisła Kraków | 25 | (1) |
| 2024 | Wisła Kraków II | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 | |||
Igor Sapała (born 11 October 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 13 December 2022, Sapała signed a contract with Wisła Kraków until June 2025.[13] Throughout the 2023–24 season, Sapała made two Polish Cup appearances in the early rounds, as Wisła went on to win their fifth, and Sapała's third, cup title on 2 May 2024.[14]
On 8 November 2024, having made his last first-team appearance in August, Sapała and Wisła agreed to part ways.[15]
International career
[edit]Sapała was called up to the Poland U20 in 2016.[16] He made his debut on 23 March 2016 against Italy.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dolcan Ząbki | 2015–16 | I liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Piast Gliwice | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| GKS Katowice (loan) | 2016–17 | I liga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 2017–18 | I liga | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2018–19 | I liga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 102 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 4 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2022–23 | I liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | I liga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | I liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Wisła Kraków II | 2024–25 | III liga, group IV | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 155 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 9 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Raków Częstochowa
- Ekstraklasa: 2022–23[18]
- I liga: 2018–19[19]
- Polish Cup: 2020–21,[20] 2021–22
- Polish Super Cup: 2022
Wisła Kraków
References
[edit]- ^ Igor Sapała at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Igor Sapała at Soccerway
- ^ "Igor Sapała - droga piłkarza Rakowa do ekstraklasy. Wywiad - PKO Ekstraklasa" (in Polish). przegladsportowy.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Pogoń Siedlce 0 - 4 Dolcan Ząbki" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Dolcan Ząbki 4 - 1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Igor Sapała piłkarzem Piasta" (in Polish). piast.gliwice.pl. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Legia Warszawa 4 - 0 Piast Gliwice" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Piast Gliwice 1 - 5 Legia Warszawa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "IGOR SAPAŁA PIŁKARZEM GKS-U KATOWICE" (in Polish). gkskatowice.eu. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "GKS Katowice 2 - 2 Stomil Olsztyn" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Puszcza Niepołomice 2 - 3 Raków Częstochowa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatalna kontuzja piłkarza Rakowa Częstochowa. "Złamanie z przemieszczeniem"" (in Polish). polsatsport.pl. 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Igor Sapała piłkarzem Wisły Kraków" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Olbrzymia niespodzianka w finale Pucharu Polski. Wisła Kraków wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Janus, Sebastian (8 November 2024). "Wisła Kraków pozbywa się problemu. Kontrakt z pomocnikiem rozwiązany". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Niebiesko-Czerwoni powołani do reprezentacji" (in Polish). piast-gliwice.eu. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "U-20: PORAŻKA BIAŁO-CZERWONYCH Z WŁOCHAMI W OSTATNIM MECZU TURNIEJU CZTERECH NARODÓW" (in Polish). pzpn.pl. 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Raków Częstochowa mistrzem Polski!". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Jak punktowali mistrzowie 1 ligi?". 1liga.org (in Polish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Igor Sapała at Soccerway
- Igor Sapała at Wisła Kraków
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Kartuzy
- Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Men's association football midfielders
- Polish men's footballers
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- Ekstraklasa players
- I liga players
- III liga players
- Ząbkovia Ząbki players
- Piast Gliwice players
- GKS Katowice players
- Polonia Warsaw players
- Raków Częstochowa players
- Wisła Kraków players
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen