Artur Sobiech

Artur Sobiech
Sobiech with Polonia Warsaw in 2011.
Personal information
Full name Artur Sobiech
Date of birth (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990
Place of birth Ruda Śląska, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lechia Gdańsk
Number 90
Youth career
2005–2006 Grunwald Ruda Śląska
2006–2008 Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Ruch Chorzów 47 (12)
2010–2011 Polonia Warsaw 23 (9)
2011–2017 Hannover 96 121 (20)
2017–2018 Darmstadt 98 22 (2)
2018– Lechia Gdańsk 3 (3)
National team‡
2010– Poland 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 October 2016

Artur Sobiech ([ˈartur ˈsɔbjɛx]; born 12 June 1990) is a Polish footballer, who plays for Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk.

Club career

Sobiech was born in Ruda Śląska. After spending four years at Ruch Chorzów, where he started his professional career, Sobiech joined Polonia Warsaw in July 2010. Polonia paid one million euros for him.[1] He was named Ekstraklasa discovery of the year.

On 30 June 2011, Sobiech transferred to Bundesliga side Hannover 96, signing a contract until June 2014.[2][3] In May 2013, the club announced that he had extended his contract until 30 June 2017.[4]

On 9 August 2018, Sobiech joined Lechia Gdańsk on a three-year contract.[5]

International career

After playing for the Poland U-21 team,[6] Sobiech received his first call-up to the Poland national football team in May 2010. He debuted on 29 May against Finland, replacing Ireneusz Jeleń in the 89th minute. The match ended in a goalless 0–0 result. He scored his first goal on 22 May 2012 in a 1–0 friendly win against Latvia.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11:11, 26 May 2017 (UTC).[8]
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ruch Chorzów 2008–09 Ekstraklasa 19242–234
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 281062–3412
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 00004141
Total 4712104416117
Polonia Warsaw 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 23940–279
Total 2394000279
Hannover 96 2011–12 Bundesliga 1210062183
2012–13 25520103378
2013–14 1731100185
2014–15 1921000202
2015–16 2572100278
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 2322100253
Total 121208316514528
SV Darmstadt 98 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 2221100233
Total 2221100233
Career total 1134323820625657

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 May 2012Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Germany Latvia1–01–0Friendly
2.4 June 2013Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland Liechtenstein1–02–0Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Kolejny transferowy hit Polonii – reprezentant Polski w Warszawie" [Another transfer success for Polonia]. onet.p (in Polish). July 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Hannover verstärkt Offensive mit Sobiech" [Hannover reinforces offensively with Sobiech] (in German). Focus.de. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Fettback, Norbert (30 June 2011). "Sobiech kommt zu Hannover 96" [Sobiech joins Hannover 96] (in German). Schaumburger Nachrichten. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hannover 96-Presseservice: Artur Sobiech verlängert bis 2017" [Artur Sobiech extends contract until 2017] (in German). Hannover 96 GmbH & Co. KGa. 14 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Strona oficjalna – Lechia Gdańsk – Lechia.pl". lechia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  6. ↑ "U-21: Francja 2–2 Polska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl.
  7. ↑ "Poland beats Latvia 1–0 in Euro 2012 warm-up game". Sports Illustrated / CNN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Artur Sobiech statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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