Przemysław Płacheta

Przemysław Płacheta (Polish pronunciation: [pʂɛˈmɨswaf pwaˈxɛta]; born 23 March 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for English Championship club Norwich City. At international level, Płacheta has played for Poland U21 and senior Polish national team.

Przemysław Płacheta
Personal information
Full name Przemysław Płacheta[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998
Place of birth Łowicz, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 11
Youth career
Pelikan Łowicz
0000–2011 ŁKS Łódź
2012 UKS SMS Łódź
2013–2015 Polonia Warsaw
2015–2017 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Sonnenhof Großaspach 2 (0)
2018 Pogoń Siedlce 11 (2)
2018–2019 Podbeskidzie 23 (6)
2019–2020 Śląsk Wrocław 35 (8)
2020– Norwich City 20 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Poland U18 7 (0)
2017 Poland U19 3 (0)
2019 Poland U20 1 (0)
2019– Poland U21 5 (1)
2020– Poland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:52, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Płacheta started his youth career for Polish side Pelikan Łowicz.[3] He joined ŁKS Łódź after his father saw an advert in a newspaper for young footballers.[4] Later, he played for RB Leipzig Academy in Germany,[5][6] during which time he played for the senior side in a number of friendly matches.[7] In 2017, Płacheta made his professional debut for German 3. Liga team Sonnenhof Großaspach.[8] He later returned to Poland as his mother was ill. He then played for Pogoń Siedlce.[9]

Prior to the 2018–19 I liga, Płacheta signed for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała,[10] and made 25 appearances for the club that season.[11] In 2019, Płacheta signed for Śląsk Wrocław for around 300,000 Polish złoty.[9] He signed a three-year contract with the club.[11] During a pre-season tour, Płacheta reached a speed of 35.22 kilometres per hour (21.88 mph), the highest recorded speed for any Polish league player that pre-season.[12] In the 2019–20 I liga, he scored eight goals in 35 appearances,[5][8] and provided five assists.[6]

In July 2020, Płacheta signed for English club Norwich City,[8] on a four-year deal.[5][3] The deal was estimated to be around €3 million[3][6] (around 12 million złoty),[13] a club record sale for Śląsk Wrocław.[13][14] Płacheta was Norwich's first ever Polish player.[5] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–2 draw against Preston North End on 19 September 2020.[15]

International career

Płacheta played for Poland under-21s in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Spain under-21s in Italy.[11][9] He was the youngest player in Czesław Michniewicz's Poland under-21 squad.[11] In November 2020, Płacheta made his first appearance for the Poland senior team in a friendly match against Ukraine.[16]

Personal life

Płacheta was born on 23 March 1998 in Łowicz, Poland.[11] When Płacheta was young, he was a bobsledder, before choosing to become a footballer.[9] Płacheta has said that he is a fan of Manchester City footballer Raheem Sterling, and has compared his playing style to Sterling.[6][17] His older brother Marcin is a former runner and bobsledder who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[9][7] His other older brother Sylwester has played football for MKS Kutno.[7] Their mother died in 2019.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 February 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sonnenhof Großaspach 2017–18 3. Liga 2000——20
Pogoń Siedlce 2017–18 I liga 11200——112
Podbeskidzie 2018–19 I liga 23620——256
Śląsk Wrocław 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 35800——358
Norwich City 2020–21 Championship 2012000—221
Career total 91174000009517

    References
    1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
    2. Przemysław Płacheta at WorldFootball.net
    3. "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta w Norwich City". Onet.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    4. "Piękni i młodzi: Przemysław Płacheta". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    5. "Norwich City swoop for Polish winger Przemysław Płacheta". ITV. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    6. "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta ma nowy klub. Porównał swój styl do Sterlinga". Sport.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    7. "Polak w najnowocześniejszej akademii w Niemczech. Na warsztacie u Ralfa". WP Sports (in Polish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
    8. "Przemysław Płacheta". canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    9. "ŚLĄSK WZIĄŁ STRUSIA PĘDZIWIATRA". Przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    10. "20-latek z przeszłością w RB Lipsk został zawodnikiem Podbeskidzia!" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
    11. "Przemysław Płacheta w Śląsku Wrocław". Onet.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    12. "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta w Norwich. Rekordowy transfer Śląska". RMF24 (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    13. "Przemysław Płacheta piłkarzem Norwich. Rekord transferowy Śląska". Polskie Radio (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    14. "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta piłkarzem Norwich City. Parafował 4-letni kontrakt". gol24.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    15. "Norwich 2-2 Preston". BBC. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
    16. "Placheta impresses on international debut for Poland". Eastern Daily Press. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
    17. "'I like to watch Raheem Sterling' - Placheta on his City mission". The Pink'un. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    18. Przemysław Płacheta at Soccerway
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