Patryk Klimala
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Świdnica, Poland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | New York Red Bulls | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Zjednoczeni Żarów | ||
2012–2014 | Lechia Dzierżoniów | ||
2014–2016 | Legia Warsaw | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | → Lechia Dzierżoniów (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2016–2020 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 42 | (8) |
2017–2018 | → Wigry Suwałki (loan) | 27 | (13) |
2020–2021 | Celtic | 19 | (3) |
2021– | New York Red Bulls | 9 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Poland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Poland U20 | 3 | (1) |
2019– | Poland U21 | 9 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021 |
Patryk Klimala (born 5 August 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.
Club career
Early career
Born in Świdnica, Klimala began his career in Żarów about twelve kilometers north of Świdnica. He played for the club until 2012 when he went on to Lechia Dzierżoniów. From here, Klimala moved to Legia Warsaw's youth boarding school in 2014. Legia loaned the attacker back to his previous club Dzierżoniów from 2015 to 2016. While with Dzierżoniów he played in the III liga appearing in seven matches and scoring one goal.
Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok signed Klimala in July 2016. There he played for the U19 team for the first few months. Klimala made his first team debut for Jagiellonia on 25 September 2016 being subbed in for Przemysław Frankowski in the 92nd minute against Korona Kielce.[1][2] He played two more games that season against Lech Poznań and Arka Gdynia being subbed in late in the game in both matches.
Loan to Wigry Suwałki
Klimala was loaned to I liga side Wigry Suwałki for the 2017/18 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2017 in a 2–2 draw with Bytovia Bytów.[3] He ended the season as the teams top scorer with 13 goals in 27 games.
Return to Jagiellonia
Following his season on loan, Klimala returned to Jagiellonia. He made his debut in the Europa League against Rio Ave on 26 July 2018 in a 1–0 victory, he was subbed in the 83rd minute.[4] Klimala got his first chance in the starting eleven against Piast Gliwice on 19 August 2018.[5] He played 63 minutes before being subbed out for Karol Swiderski, with Jagiellonia winning 2–1.
On 4 December 2018, Klimala scored his first goal with Jagiellonia in a 2–0 victory over Arka Gdynia in the Polish Cup.[6] On 12 March 2019, Klimala scored two goals in a 2–0 victory over Odra Opole, helping Jagiellonia advance to the semi-finals of the Polish Cup.[7] Klimala scored his first goal in the top flight Ekstraklasa on 6 April 2019 in a 2–1 victory over Zagłębie Sosnowiec.[8]
Celtic
On 14 January 2020, Klimala signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Celtic.[9][10] The transfer fee was reported as four million euros.[11] He scored the first goal of his Celtic career on July 16, 2020, in a pre-season friendly 1–1 draw against Nice in Lyon, France.[12] He scored his first competitive goal for Celtic in a 5–1 win over Hamilton Academical on 2 August 2020.[13]
New York Red Bulls
On 22 April 2021, Klimala signed a four-year contract with MLS side New York Red Bulls as a young designated player.[14]
International career
Klimala has represented Poland at under-19 youth international level and made his international debut against Slovakia U19 in November 2016.[15] He made his under-20 debut against England U20 in March 2018,[16] scoring his first international goal against the same opponents exactly one year later.[17] In March 2019, Klimala made his under-21 debut against Serbia U21.[18]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jagiellonia Białystok | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
2019–20 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||||
Total | 42 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 11 | ||
Wigry Suwałki (loan) | 2017–18 | I liga | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 13 | ||
Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2020–21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
Total | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
Career total | 88 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 27 |
Honours
Celtic
References
- ^ "Jagiellonia Białystok. Zgłosili młodego napastnika" (in Polish). poranny.pl. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Lotto Ekstraklasa: Jagiellonia wygrała z Koroną i utrzymała się na fotelu lidera" (in Polish). sport.dziennik.pl. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Nice 1 Liga: Nieudana kolejka drużyn z czołówki" (in Polish). polsatsport.pl. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Liga Europy. Jagiellonia Białystok pokonała Rio Ave" (in Polish). sport.dziennik.pl. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Jagiellonia lepsza od Piasta Gliwice. Zadecydował gol z ostatniej minuty" (in Polish). bialystokonline.pl. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Trzeciego finału z rzędu nie będzie. Jagiellonia wyeliminowała Arkę z Pucharu Polski" (in Polish). sport.se.pl. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Polish Cup: Odra Opole - Jagiellonia Białystok 0: 2. Patryk Klimala the hero of Jaga" (in Polish). poranny.pl. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Jagiellonia Białystok – Zagłębie Sosnowiec. Przełamanie wicemistrzów Polski" (in Polish). sport.tvp.pl. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Celtic delighted to sign Polish striker, Patryk Klimala". Celtic FC. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Patryk Klimala: Poland Under-21 striker signs for Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (13 January 2020). "Transfery. Patryk Klimala jest już w Glasgow. Rekordowy transfer Jagiellonii Białystok - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Cuddihy, Paul (16 July 2020). "Klimala on target for Celtic in entertaining friendly in France". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Celtic 5-1 Hamilton". BBC. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Sign Polish Youth International Striker Patryk Klimala". newyorkredbulls.com. Major League Soccer. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Polska-Słowacja - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Polska-Anglia - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Anglia-Polska - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Polska-Serbia - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Patryk Klimala at Soccerbase
- ^ Patryk Klimala at Soccerway
- ^ Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020
External links
- Patryk Klimala at Soccerway
- Patryk Klimala at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Patryk Klimala at WorldFootball.net
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Polish footballers
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Legia Warsaw players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Wigry Suwałki players
- Celtic F.C. players
- New York Red Bulls players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- People from Świdnica
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Poland youth international footballers
- Poland under-21 international footballers