Ivo Pękalski
![]() Pękalski playing for Malmö FF in 2010. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ivo Dominik Pękalski | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norrby IF | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Linero IF | ||
2001–2005 | Lunds BK | ||
2005–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Landskrona BoIS | 56 | (3) |
2009–2014 | Malmö FF | 65 | (4) |
2014–2016 | BK Häcken | 30 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Halmstads BK | 31 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Halmstads BK (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019– | Norrby IF | 21 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005–2007 | Sweden U17 | 15 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2020 |
Ivo Dominik Pękalski (Polish pronunciation: [pɛŋˈkalskʲi] born 3 November 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norrby IF.
Career
Early career
Born in Lund, Pękalski began his career with Linero IF and has also played for Lunds BK, after few years with the club he was bought by Landskrona BoIS.[1] On 27 July 2009 Pękalski was transferred from Landskrona BoIS to Malmö FF.[2]
Malmö FF
After only playing for the reserve team during his first year at the club he clinched a permanent spot in the starting eleven for the 2010 season. Together with Wílton Figueiredo he formed a very strong central midfield in 2010 and that was one of the major reasons why Malmö FF won the title. Consistent injury problems made Pękalski miss some matches for the 2011 season and he eventually decided to rest at the end of the season and focus on recovering fully for the 2012 season. Pękalski continued to struggle with his injury problems during the 2012 season but nevertheless played 21 matches and scored one goal for Mamö FF. Having played only one league match due to injuries as well as being discontented with the club's rehab procedures, Pękalski left the club after the 2013 season.[3]
Oxford United
On 8 August 2017, it was confirmed that Pękalski had left Halmstads to sign for EFL League One side Oxford United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4] Just four days later, Pękalski suffered a cruciate ligament injury during training which ruled him out for the entirety of the 2017–18 season.[5] In July 2018 he rejoined Halmstads on loan until November 2018.[6] Pękalski left Oxford by mutual consent on 28 February 2019 without making a single first-team appearance.[7]
International career
Pękalski was selected for the annual training camp for the Sweden national team in January 2011, but withdrew due to minor injury problems. He was also selected for the same camp in 2012, but also this time he missed out due to injury problems. The squad selection for the camp traditionally feature the best Swedish players in domestic and other Scandinavian leagues.[8] Pękalski was selected for the third time in 2013 and was finally able to accept the invitation after an injury-ridden season. He made his début for the national team in the 2013 King's Cup on 23 January 2013 against North Korea when he was subbed on in the second half. Pękalski played from the start in the following fixture against Finland on 26 January in the same tournament.
Personal life
Pękalski's parents are from Rzeszów, Poland.[9] His father, Roman Pękalski, coached him until he was 14.[9] He has a brother, Phillip, 12 years younger.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 November 2018 [10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Landskrona BoIS | 2007 | Superettan | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
2008 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2009 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 56 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
Malmö FF | 2009 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
2011 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
2012 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
2013 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 65 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
BK Häcken | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
2015 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Halmstads BK | 2016 | Superettan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
2017 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Oxford United | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Halmstads BK (loan) |
2018 | Superettan | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 196 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 229 | 8 |
- ^ Six appearances in the Champions League and four in the Europa League
International
- As of 26 January 2013.[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Malmö FF
BK Häcken
Individual
- Swedish Newcomer of the Year: 2010
Footnotes
- ^ Ivo Pękalski - Landskrona BoIS - Player stats[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ivo Pekalski klar för Malmö FF Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ivo Pekalski lämnar MFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Oxford United: Midfielder Ivo Pekalski joins from Halmstads on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Ivo Injury Blow". Oxford United. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Ivo Pekalski Joins Halmstads On Loan". Oxford United. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Pritchard, David (28 February 2019). "Ivo Pekalski leaves Oxford United by mutual consent". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Dobosz, Marcin (13 August 2011). "Polski piłkarz odkryciem roku w Szwecji. Weźmie go Smuda?". Przegląd Sportowy. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Ivo Pękalski". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
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- Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)
- Ivo Pekalski at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Ivo Pękalski at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Landskrona BoIS players
- Malmö FF players
- BK Häcken players
- Halmstads BK players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Norrby IF players
- Superettan players
- Allsvenskan players
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Footballers from Skåne County
- Swedish people of Polish descent