Waldemar Sobota

Waldemar Sobota

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-05-19) 19 May 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Ozimek, Poland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder, winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Małapanew Ozimek
2005–2007	KS Krasiejów
2007–2010	MKS Kluczbork	93	(36)
2010–2013	Śląsk Wrocław	89	(9)
2013–2016	Club Brugge	43	(6)
2015–2016	→ FC St. Pauli (loan)	41	(5)
2016–2020	FC St. Pauli	100	(8)
2019	FC St. Pauli II	1	(0)
2020–2022	Śląsk Wrocław	48	(1)
2022–2024	Dreman Opole Komprachcice (futsal)	50	(36)
International career
2010	Poland U23	3	(0)
2011–2015	Poland	17	(4)
2024	Poland (futsal)	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Waldemar Sobota (born 19 May 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer and futsal player.

Career

Sobota 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. ^[4]

On 16 December 2011, Sobota debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which he immediately scored his first goal, leading the Poles to a 1–0 victory. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[6] [7]}

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MKS Kluczbork	2007–08	III liga, group II	30	15	—		—		—		30	15
	2008–09	II liga West	32	10	—		—		—		32	10
	2009–10	I liga	31	11	2	0	—		—		33	11
	Total		93	36	2	0	—		—		95	36
Śląsk Wrocław	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	29	2	2	1	—		—		31	3
	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	26	2	2	0	6 [b]	1	—		34	3
	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	29	5	8	4	6 [c]	0	1 [d]	0	44	9
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	5	0	0	0	6 [b]	4	—		11	4
	Total		89	9	12	5	18	5	1	0	120	19
Club Brugge	2013–14	Pro League	32	6	2	0	—		—		34	6
	2014–15	Pro League	11	0	0	0	6 [b]	0	—		17	0
	Total		43	6	2	0	6	0	—		51	6
FC St. Pauli (loan)	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	10	2	0	0	—		—		10	2
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	31	3	1	0	—		—		32	3
	Total		41	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	42	5
FC St. Pauli	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	27	4	1	0	—		—		28	4
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	27	3	2	2	—		—		29	5
	Total		100	8	6	2	—		—		106	10
FC St. Pauli II	2019–20	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Śląsk Wrocław	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	28	1	1	0	—		—		29	1
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	20	0	1	0	4 [e]	0	—		25	0
	Total		48	1	2	0	4	0	—		54	1
Career total			415	50	25	7	28	5	1	0	469	62

1. Includes Polish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Polish Super Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2011	1	1
	2012	3	1
	2013	8	2
	2014	5	0
	Total	17	4
Poland (futsal)	2024	2	0
	Total	2	0
Career total		19	4

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobota goal.

List of international goals scored by Waldemar Sobota

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 December 2011	Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	14 December 2012	Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey	Macedonia	4–0	4–1	Friendly
3	14 August 2013	PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland	Denmark	2–2	3–2	Friendly
4	10 September 2013	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	3–1	5–1	2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

MKS Kluczbork

• II liga West: 2008–09 ^[9]

Śląsk Wrocław ^[7]

• Ekstraklasa: 2011–12
• Polish Super Cup: 2012

References

1. Sobota i Gikiewicz nowymi piłkarzami Śląska Wrocław9 June 2010, wiadomosci24.pl Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Der FC St. Pauli Leiht Waldemar Sobota Aus" (in German). FC St. Pauli. 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.
5. "Polska 1–0 Bosnia". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
6. Waldemar Sobota at Soccerway . Retrieved 17 January 2020.
7. "Waldemar Sobota". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
8. "Waldemar Sobota". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
9. "II liga 2008/2009, grupa: zachodnia". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2025.

External links

• Waldemar Sobota at WorldFootball.net
• Waldemar Sobota at 90minut.pl (in Polish)