Ivo Pękalski

Ivo Pękalski
Pękalski playing for Malmö FF in 2010.
Personal information
Full name Ivo Dominik Pękalski
Date of birth (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990
Place of birth Lund, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Halmstads BK
(on loan from Oxford United)
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2001 Linero IF
2001–2005 Lunds BK
2005–2007 Landskrona BoIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Landskrona 56 (3)
2009–2013 Malmö 65 (4)
2014–2015 Häcken 30 (0)
2016–2017 Halmstad 31 (0)
2017– Oxford United 0 (0)
2018– → Halmstad (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2005–2007 Sweden U17 15 (2)
2008–2009 Sweden U19 7 (0)
2010–2011 Sweden U21 6 (0)
2013 Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2013

Ivo Dominik Pękalski (Polish pronunciation: [pɛŋˈkalskʲi] born 3 November 1990 in Lund) is a Swedish footballer of Polish descent who plays as a midfielder for Halmstads BK on loan from Oxford United.

Career

Early career

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] Pękalski suffered a cruciate ligament injury during a pre-season game and, without making a single senior appearance for the club, rejoined Halmstads on loan until November 2018.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] His father, Roman Pękalski, coached him until he was 14.[7] He has a brother, Phillip, 12 years younger.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 September 2017 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Landskrona BoIS 2007 Superettan 26230—292
2008 18030—210
2009 12140—161
Total 56310000663
Malmö FF 2009 Allsvenskan 0000—00
2010 24120—261
2011 1920010[lower-alpha 1]0292
2012 21100—211
2013 10310041
Total 65451100805
BK Häcken 2014 Allsvenskan 13030—160
2015 17010—180
Total 3004000340
Halmstads BK 2016 Superettan 16000—160
2017 Allsvenskan 15030—180
Total 3103000340
Oxford United 2017–18 League One 00000000
Total 00000000
Career total 18272211002148
  1. ↑ Six appearances in the Champions League and four in the Europa League

International

As of 26 January 2013.[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201320
Total20

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

Individual

  • Swedish Newcomer of the Year: 2010

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ivo Pękalski - Landskrona BoIS - Player stats
  2. ↑ Ivo Pekalski klar för Malmö FF Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Ivo Pekalski lämnar MFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Oxford United: Midfielder Ivo Pekalski joins from Halmstads on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ivo Pekalski Joins Halmstads On Loan". Oxford United. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Dobosz, Marcin (13 August 2011). "Polski piłkarz odkryciem roku w Szwecji. Weźmie go Smuda?". Przegląd Sportowy. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Ivo Pękalski". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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