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Polish footballer

Igor Sapała
Sapała with Raków Częstochowa in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kartuzy, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2012 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.

Club career

Early career

At the age of 6, Sapała joined the junior teams of Polonia Warsaw. 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. He scored the team's first goal in a league match against Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 31 October 2015.

Piast Gliwice and loan to GKS

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

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. 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.

Wisła Kraków

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

On 8 November 2024, having made his last first-team appearance in August, Sapała and Wisła agreed to part ways.

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 0 — 12 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 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
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
  2. Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

Wisła Kraków

References

  1. Igor Sapała at WorldFootball.net
  2. Igor Sapała at Soccerway
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  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.
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  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.
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  15. Janus, Sebastian (8 November 2024). "Wisła Kraków pozbywa się problemu. Kontrakt z pomocnikiem rozwiązany". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  16. "Niebiesko-Czerwoni powołani do reprezentacji" (in Polish). piast-gliwice.eu. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  17. "U-20: PORAŻKA BIAŁO-CZERWONYCH Z WŁOCHAMI W OSTATNIM MECZU TURNIEJU CZTERECH NARODÓW" (in Polish). pzpn.pl. 23 February 2016.
  18. "Raków Częstochowa mistrzem Polski!". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2023.
  19. "Jak punktowali mistrzowie 1 ligi?". 1liga.org (in Polish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  20. "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

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