Waldemar Sobota

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Waldemar Sobota
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-19) 19 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Ozimek, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
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)
2015–2016St. Pauli (loan) 41 (5)
2016–2020 St. Pauli 100 (8)
2020–2022 Śląsk Wrocław 37 (1)
International career
2010 Poland U23 3 (0)
2011–2015 Poland 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:10, 22 May 2022 (GMT)

Waldemar Sobota (born 19 May 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 15 July 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MKS Kluczbork 2009–10 I liga 31 5 0 0 31 5
Śląsk Wrocław 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 29 2 2 1 31 3
2011–12 26 2 2 0 6[a] 1 34 3
2012–13 29 5 8 4 6[b] 0 1 0 44 9
2013–14 5 0 0 0 6[a] 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 11 0 0 0 6[a] 0 17 0
Total 43 6 2 0 6 0 0 0 51 6
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 10 2 0 0 10 2
2015–16 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 27 4 1 0 28 4
2018–19 15 0 1 0 16 0
2019–20 27 3 2 2 29 5
Total 100 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 106 10
Career total 304 33 21 7 24 5 1 0 350 45
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League

International[edit]

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[edit]

Śląsk Wrocław

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sobota i Gikiewicz nowymi piłkarzami Śląska Wrocław 9 June 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 December 2011, igol.pl
  6. ^ Waldemar Sobota at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

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