Waldemar Sobota

Waldemar Sobota (born 19 May 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Śląsk Wrocław in the Ekstraklasa.

Waldemar Sobota
Personal information
Full name Waldemar Sobota
Date of birth (1987-05-19) 19 May 1987
Place of birth Ozimek, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Śląsk Wrocław
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Małapanew Ozimek
2005–2007 KS Krasiejów
2007–2010 Kluczbork 93 (36)
2010–2013 Śląsk Wrocław 89 (9)
2013–2016 Club Brugge 43 (6)
2015–2016 → St. Pauli (loan) 41 (5)
2016–2020 St. Pauli 100 (8)
2020– Śląsk Wrocław 2 (1)
National team‡
2010 Poland U23 3 (0)
2011– Poland 17 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:18, 30 August 2020 (GMT)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2015

Club career

Sobota was born in Ozimek. He joined Śląsk Wrocław on a four-year contract deal in June 2010.[1]

He joined FC St. Pauli from Club Brugge in January 2015.[2] In March 2018, he agreed a contract extension until 2020 with the club.[3] Sobota left the club upon the expiration of his contract in July 2020. After FC St. Pauli had signed new manager Timo Schultz, the club announced it would not offer Sobota a new contract.[4]

International career

On 16 December 2011, Sobota made his debut for the national team of Poland in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which he immediately scored his first goal, securing his team a 1–0 victory.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 15 July 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MKS Kluczbork 2009–10 I liga 31500——315
Śląsk Wrocław 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 29221——313
2011–12 262206[lower-alpha 1]1—343
2012–13 295846[lower-alpha 2]010449
2013–14 50006[lower-alpha 1]4—114
Total 8991251851012019
Club Brugge 2013–14 Pro League 32620——346
2014–15 110006[lower-alpha 1]0—170
Total 436206000516
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 10200——102
2015–16 31310——323
Total 415100000425
FC St. Pauli 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 31120——331
2017–18 27410——284
2018–19 15010——160
2019–20 27322——295
Total 100862000010610
Career total 304332172451035045
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Four appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League

International goals
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 December 2011Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu Bosnia and Herzegovina1–01–0Friendly
2.14 December 2012Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu Macedonia4–04–1Friendly
3.14 August 2013PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk Denmark2–23–2Friendly
4.10 September 2013Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle San Marino3–15–12014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Śląsk Wrocław

References
  1. Sobota i Gikiewicz nowymi piłkarzami Śląska Wrocław 9.06.2010, wiadomosci24.pl
  2. "Der FC St. Pauli Leiht Waldemar Sobota Aus" (in German). fcstpauli.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. "Sobota bleibt beim FC St. Pauli". kicker Online (in German). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. "Sobota und Flum erhalten bei St. Pauli keinen neuen Vertrag". kicker (in German). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. Sobota daje wygraną z Bośnią 16.12.2011, igol.pl
  6. Waldemar Sobota at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2020.


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