Konrad Michalak

Konrad Hubert Michalak (born 19 September 1997) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor on loan from Akhmat Grozny.

Konrad Michalak
Michalak with Akhmat Grozny in 2019
Personal information
Full name Konrad Hubert Michalak[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997
Place of birth Szprotawa, Poland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Çaykur Rizespor
(on loan from Akhmat Grozny)
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2009 Czarni Żagań
2009–2013 UKP Zielona Góra
2013– Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Legia Warsaw 2 (0)
2017 → Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) 15 (2)
2017–2018 → Wisła Płock (loan) 29 (1)
2018–2019 Lechia Gdańsk 22 (1)
2019– Akhmat Grozny 6 (0)
2020 → Ankaragücü (loan) 14 (0)
2020– → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 16 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 Poland U20 8 (2)
2017– Poland U21 11 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019

Club career

Michalak started his career with Czarni Żagań, but joined UKP Zielona Góra in 2009 with a teammate from Czarni. He spent high school at a boarding school, where he and his roommate were two of the only Legia supporters, and would commute to training with UKP.[2]

In 2013, Michalak joined boyhood club Legia Warsaw, and spent three years with the reserves, before making his debut in December 2016, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Nemanja Nikolić.[3][4]

On 10 February 2017, Michalak officially joined Zagłębie Sosnowiec on a 6-month loan deal.[5][6]

On 5 August 2017 he was loaned to Wisła Płock.[7]

On 3 June 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[8] On 31 January 2020, Akhmat announced he joined Turkish team Ankaragücü on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 24 August 2020, he moved on loan to another Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[10]

International career

Michalak was first called up to the Poland under 20 side in September 2016, and scored on his debut against Switzerland.[11] He was called up again in March 2017 for a friendly game against Italy.[12] Because of his call up, which coincided with call-ups for teammates Sebastian Milewski and Robert Bartczak, his club side, Sosnowiec's game against Górnik Zabrze had to be postponed as Sosnowiec would not have had enough fit senior players.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 21 June 2019[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Legia Warsaw 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 1000000010
2017–18 00002[lower-alpha 1]10021
2018–19 1000000010
Total 2000210041
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2016–17 I liga 15200–00152
Wisła Płock 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 2911[lower-alpha 2]0–00301
Lechia Gdańsk 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 2214[lower-alpha 2]0–00261
Career total 684502100755
Notes
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying
  2. Appearances in the Polish Cup

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk

References
  1. "Konrad Hubert Michalak". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "Konrad Michalak z Żagania uparcie dąży do realizacji marzeń" (in Polish). gazetalubuska.pl. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. "Piast Gliwice – Legia Warszawa 1:5. Pogrom przy Okrzei" (in Polish). dziennikzachodni.pl. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. "Lotto Ekstraklasa 2016/2017 - Kolejka 19" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. "Konrad Michalak nowym piłkarzem Zagłębia Sosnowiec" (in Polish). twojezaglebie.pl. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. "Konrad Michalak wypożyczony do Zagłębia Sosnowiec" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  7. "Konrad Michalak wypożyczony do Wisły Płock" (in Polish). 90minut. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. "Конрад Михалак – футболист клуба «Ахмат»" [Konrad Michalak is a player of FC Akhmat] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 3 June 2019.
  9. "Конрад Михалак перешел в «Анкарагюджю» на правах аренды" (Press release) (in Russian). Akhmat Grozny. 31 January 2020.
  10. "Rizespor'umuza Hoş Geldin Konrad Michalak" (in Turkish). Çaykur Rizespor. 24 August 2020.
  11. "U-20: Remis ze Szwajcarią". PZPN (in Polish). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  12. "Piłkarska reprezentacja Polski wraca do Piły. I zagra z Włochami" (in Polish). poznan.wyborcza.pl. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  13. "Czas na mecz przyjaźni" (in Polish). niezalezna.pl. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  14. Konrad Michalak at Soccerway
  15. Konrad Michalak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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