Grzegorz Sandomierski

Grzegorz Sandomierski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ sandɔˈmjɛrskʲi]; born 5 September 1989) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj.

Grzegorz Sandomierski
Sandomierski with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989
Place of birth Białystok, Poland
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 12
Youth career
2002–2006 Jagiellonia Białystok
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Jagiellonia II Białystok
2007 → Lech II Poznań (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2011 Jagiellonia Białystok 53 (0)
2009 → Ruch WM (loan) 15 (0)
2011–2014 Genk 0 (0)
2012 → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) 13 (0)
2012–2013 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 28 (0)
2015–2018 Cracovia 79 (0)
2018–2019 Jagiellonia Białystok 15 (0)
2020– CFR Cluj 4 (0)
National team‡
Poland U19
2009–2010 Poland U21 2 (0)
2010– Poland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2014

At international level, Sandomierski has represented the Poland senior team at UEFA Euro 2012.

Club career

Jagiellonia Bialystok

Sandomierski's career began at Jagiellonia Bialystok, starting in the reserve side from 2006. He played in four games and then was loaned out to Lech Poznan. He made two appearances in the third division, after which, he returned to Jagiellonia. In the 2007–08 season, due to an injury to Jacek Banaszyński, Sandomierski made his début in a first league match with Cracovia in which he conceded two goals. By the end of the competition, he appeared in four other matches. Sandomierski then sustained a serious injury which excluded him from the game for half a year. In January 2009 he was loaned to Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie, where he played as first choice goalkeeper. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he returned to Bialystok. Sandomierski got his chance for Jagiellonia after Rafał Gikiewicz suffered a poor run of form.[1] During his time at Jagiellonia, for six matches in a row, Sandomierski kept a clean sheet. His streak lasted 564 minutes, a club record, and ended in a clash with Ruch Chorzów.[1]

Genk

In August 2011, Sandomierski signed a five-year contract with Belgian champions K.R.C. Genk, as a replacement for Thibaut Courtois.[2]

Blackburn Rovers
Sandomierski playing for Blackburn Rovers

On 31 August 2012, Sandomierski signed on a season long loan with Blackburn Rovers with a view to signing long-term.[3]
He made his debut for Rovers against Cardiff City in a 3–0 defeat conceding 2 goals one of which was a penalty, coming on for injured counterpart Jake Kean in the 52nd minute.[4] Sandomierski's second appearance came against Sheffield Wednesday after it was announced that Kean would miss the remainder of the season through injury. Caretaker manager Gary Bowyer expressed his faith in the Polish international, however Rovers were beaten 3–2 on the day.[5] His next match saw him gain two impressive clean sheets against Derby County[6] and Huddersfield Town.[7] He then conceded 4 goals against Watford in a not so impressive match.[8] In his next match against Millwall he only conceded 1 goal but had a fairly comfortable game.[9]

Honours

Club

Zawisza Bydgoszcz

Dinamo Zagreb

Jagiellonia Białystok

References
  1. Piekarski, Tomasz (29 November 2009). "Grzegorz Sandomierski – bramkarz Jagiellonii dostał nagrodę i powędrował na trybuny" (in Polish). sport.pl. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. Zieliński, Kacper (13 August 2011). "Poland's Sandomierski glad to be in Genk". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. Rovers, Blackburn (31 August 2012). "Poland's Sandomierski signs on loan for Blackburn Rovers". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. Emons, Michael (6 April 2013). "Sheffield Wed 3–2 Blackburn". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. "Blackburn 2–0 Derby". BBC. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. "Blackburn 1–0 Huddersfield". BBC. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. "Watford 4–0 Blackburn". BBC. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  9. "Millwall 1–2 Blackburn". BBC. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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