Igor Sapała
{{short description|Polish footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Igor Sapała
| fullname =
| image = Igor Sapała (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|10|11}}{{WorldFootball.net|igor-sapala}}
| birth_place = Kartuzy, Poland
| height = 1.87 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs1 = Polonia Warsaw
| years1 = 2012–2015
| clubs1 = Polonia Warsaw
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = → Żyrardowianka Żyrardów (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → Bzura Chodaków (loan)
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = Dolcan Ząbki
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016–2018
| clubs5 = Piast Gliwice
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = → GKS Katowice (loan)
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = → Raków Częstochowa (loan)
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2018–2022
| clubs8 = Raków Częstochowa
| caps8 = 86
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2023–2024
| clubs9 = Wisła Kraków
| caps9 = 25
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2024
| clubs10 = Wisła Kraków II
| caps10 = 4
| goals10 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Poland U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| caption = Sapała with Raków Częstochowa in 2021
| image_size = 200
| pcupdate = 8 November 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Igor Sapała (born 11 October 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.{{Soccerway|igor-sapala/409990}}
Club career
=Early career=
At the age of 6, Sapała joined the junior teams of Polonia Warsaw.{{Cite web | url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/pko-ekstraklasa/rakow-czestochowa/igor-sapala-droga-pilkarza-rakowa-do-ekstraklasy-wywiad/krpgmyc | title=Igor Sapała - droga piłkarza Rakowa do ekstraklasy. Wywiad - PKO Ekstraklasa | publisher=przegladsportowy.pl | language=pl | access-date=3 March 2023}} 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1140177 | title=Pogoń Siedlce 0 - 4 Dolcan Ząbki | publisher=90minut.pl |language=pl | date=1 August 2015 | access-date=3 March 2023}} He scored the team's first goal in a league match against Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 31 October 2015.{{Cite web | url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1140305 | title=Dolcan Ząbki 4 - 1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec | publisher=90minut.pl |language=pl | date=31 October 2015 | access-date=3 March 2023}}
=Piast Gliwice and loan to GKS=
On 3 March 2016, Sapała joined Piast Gliwice.{{Cite web | url=https://piast.gliwice.pl/2016/03/03/igor-sapala-pilkarzem-piasta/ | title=Igor Sapała piłkarzem Piasta | publisher=piast.gliwice.pl | language=pl | date=3 March 2016| access-date=3 March 2023}} He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 8 May 2016 against Legia Warsaw.{{Cite web | url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1228990 | title=Legia Warszawa 4 - 0 Piast Gliwice | publisher=90minut.pl | language=pl | date=8 May 2016 | access-date=3 March 2023}} He scored his first goal for Piast on 11 December 2016 in a 1–5 league defeat against Legia Warsaw.{{Cite web | url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1229425 | title=Piast Gliwice 1 - 5 Legia Warszawa | publisher=90minut.pl | language=pl | date=11 December 2016| access-date=3 March 2023}} On 8 February 2017, he was loaned to GKS Katowice for six months.{{Cite web | url=https://www.gkskatowice.eu/n/igor-sapala-pilkarzem-gks-u-katowice | title=IGOR SAPAŁA PIŁKARZEM GKS-U KATOWICE | publisher=gkskatowice.eu | language=pl | date=8 February 2017| access-date=3 March 2023}} He made his debut for GKS on 10 March 2017 against Stomil Olsztyn.{{Cite web | url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1230044 | title=GKS Katowice 2 - 2 Stomil Olsztyn | publisher=90minut.pl | language=pl | date=10 March 2017| access-date=3 March 2023}}
=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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1317042 | title=Puszcza Niepołomice 2 - 3 Raków Częstochowa | publisher=90minut.pl | language=pl | date=6 August 2017 | access-date=3 March 2023}} 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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2018-09-22/fortuna-1-liga-fatalna-kontuzja-pilkarza-rakowa-zlamanie-z-przemieszczniem/ | title=Fatalna kontuzja piłkarza Rakowa Częstochowa. "Złamanie z przemieszczeniem" | publisher=polsatsport.pl | language=pl |date=22 September 2018}}
=Wisła Kraków=
On 13 December 2022, Sapała signed a contract with Wisła Kraków until June 2025.{{Cite web | url=https://www.wisla.krakow.pl/aktualnosci/aktualnosci/igor-sapala-pilkarzem-wisly-krakow/ | title=Igor Sapała piłkarzem Wisły Kraków | publisher=wisla.krakow.pl | language=pl |date=13 December 2022|access-date=3 March 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=Olbrzymia niespodzianka w finale Pucharu Polski. Wisła Kraków wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO] |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/77323025/olbrzymia-niespodzianka-w-finale-pucharu-polski-wisla-krakow-wygrala-z-pogonia-szczecin-wideo |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=pl |date=2 May 2024}}
On 8 November 2024, having made his last first-team appearance in August, Sapała and Wisła agreed to part ways.{{cite web |last1=Janus |first1=Sebastian |title=Wisła Kraków pozbywa się problemu. Kontrakt z pomocnikiem rozwiązany |url=https://www.goal.pl/1-liga/wisla-krakow-igor-sapala-kontrakt-odejscie/ |website=goal.pl |access-date=8 November 2024 |language=pl |date=8 November 2024}}
International career
Sapała was called up to the Poland U20 in 2016.{{Cite web | url=https://www.piast-gliwice.eu/z-klubu/niebiesko-czerwoni-powolani-do-reprezentacji.html | title=Niebiesko-Czerwoni powołani do reprezentacji | publisher=piast-gliwice.eu | language=pl | access-date=2023-03-03 | archive-date=2020-01-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102055238/https://www.piast-gliwice.eu/z-klubu/niebiesko-czerwoni-powolani-do-reprezentacji.html | url-status=dead }} He made his debut on 23 March 2016 against Italy.{{Cite web |url = https://www.pzpn.pl/reprezentacje/reprezentacje-mlodziezowe/reprezentacja-u-20/aktualnosci/2016-03-23/u-20-porazka-bialo-czerwonych-z-wlochami-w-ostatnim-meczu-turnieju-czterech-narodow |title = U-20: PORAŻKA BIAŁO-CZERWONYCH Z WŁOCHAMI W OSTATNIM MECZU TURNIEJU CZTERECH NARODÓW|publisher = pzpn.pl|language = pl |date = 23 February 2016 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 September 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Polish Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dolcan Ząbki
|14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Piast Gliwice
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17
|Ekstraklasa |2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | 4 | 1 | ||||
| GKS Katowice (loan)
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Raków Częstochowa (loan)
|I liga |16 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="6"|Raków Częstochowa
|I liga |18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Ekstraklasa |34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21
|Ekstraklasa |24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Ekstraklasa |9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CON|Appearance in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Ekstraklasa |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CON}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=PSC|Appearance in Polish Super Cup}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!102 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 4 | |
| rowspan="4"|Wisła Kraków
|I liga |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|I liga |17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25
|I liga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Wisła Kraków II
|4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!155 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 9 |
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Honours
Raków Częstochowa
- Ekstraklasa: 2022–23{{cite web |title=Raków Częstochowa mistrzem Polski! |url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2023-05-07/rakow-czestochowa-mistrzem-polski/ |website=polsatsport.pl |language=pl |date=7 May 2023}}
- I liga: 2018–19{{cite web |title=Jak punktowali mistrzowie 1 ligi? |url=https://1liga.org/aktualnosci/jak-punktowali-mistrzowie-1-ligi-8005#:~:text=Raków%20Częstochowa%20w%20minionym%20sezonie,całe%20rozgrywki%20aż%2070%20punktów. |website=1liga.org |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=pl |date=13 June 2019}}
- Polish Cup: 2020–21,{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1676031|title=Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia|website=90Minut|date=2 May 2021|accessdate=13 May 2021|language=Polish}} 2021–22
- Polish Super Cup: 2022
Wisła Kraków
- Polish Cup: 2023–24
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|igor-sapala/409990}}
- [https://www.wisla.krakow.pl/team/view/-42 Igor Sapała] at Wisła Kraków
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Category:Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Poland men's youth international footballers
Category:Ząbkovia Ząbki players
Category:Piast Gliwice players
Category:Polonia Warsaw players