Waldemar Sobota

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Waldemar Sobota
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2015–2016FC 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.

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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]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MKS Kluczbork 2007–08 III liga, group II 30153015
2008–09II liga West32103210
2009–10 I liga 3111203311
Total9336209536
Śląsk Wrocław 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 29221313
2011–12 Ekstraklasa262206 [b] 1343
2012–13 Ekstraklasa295846 [c] 01 [d] 0449
2013–14 Ekstraklasa50006 [b] 4114
Total8991251851012019
Club Brugge 2013–14 Pro League 32620346
2014–15 Pro League110006 [b] 0170
Total4362060516
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 10200102
2015–16 2. Bundesliga31310323
Total415100000425
FC St. Pauli 2016–17 2. Bundesliga31120331
2017–18 2. Bundesliga27410284
2018–19 2. Bundesliga15010160
2019–20 2. Bundesliga27322295
Total10086210610
FC St. Pauli II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 1010
Śląsk Wrocław 2020–21 Ekstraklasa28110291
2021–22 Ekstraklasa200104 [e] 0250
Total4812040541
Career total415502572851046962
  1. Includes Polish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 201111
201231
201382
201450
Total174
Poland (futsal) 202420
Total20
Career total194
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 December 2011 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, TurkeyFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–01–0 Friendly
214 December 2012Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, TurkeyFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 4–04–1Friendly
314 August 2013 PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, PolandFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–23–2Friendly
410 September 2013 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San MarinoFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 3–15–1 2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

MKS Kluczbork

Śląsk Wrocław [7]

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. 1 2 "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.