Paweł Cibicki

Paweł Cibicki
Personal information
Full name Paweł Cibicki[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Molde FK
(On loan from Leeds United)
Number 24
Youth career
2000–2004 Nydala IF
2005 FC Malmö
2006–2013 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Malmö FF 57 (11)
2016–2017 → Jönköpings Södra IF (loan) 26 (10)
2017– Leeds United 7 (0)
2018– → Molde FK (loan) 9 (1)
National team‡
2013 Poland U19 1 (0)
2014 Poland U20 1 (0)
2016–2017 Sweden U21 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2017

Paweł Cibicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpavɛw tɕiˈbitski]; born 9 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwegian Eliteserien side Molde FK on loan from Championship club Leeds United. His preferred position is striker but he can also play as a winger. His parents were born in Poland. He represented Sweden U21s.

Club career

Malmö

On 23 November 2012, Cibicki signed a first-team contract on a youth basis with Malmö FF.[3] Cibicki made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in a home fixture against Gefle IF on 7 July 2013.[4] In total Cibicki played seven matches for the club during his first season, most of the matches coming on as a substitute for the attackers.

On 1 July 2014, Cibicki signed a first team contract with Malmö FF for three and a half additional years at the club.[5] Previously in the summer of 2014 Cibicki had reached a verbal agreement with Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen, but he decided to stay at Malmö FF the day before the deal was about to be signed.[6] Overall the 2014 season proved to be a breakthrough for Cibicki as he made 21 appearances for the club, scoring twice His first league goal was scored against Halmstads BK at home on 12 May 2014 in a 3–1 victory.[7] Cibicki also made three appearances in the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, registering one assist in Malmö's 2–0 win over Olympiacos.

During the 2016 season, Cibicki was loaned to Jönköpings Södra IF where he scored 10 goals in 26 matches and contributed to Jönköpings remaining in Allsvenskan. Whilst out on loan, in October 2016, he extended his contract with Malmö FF until the 2019 season and before the 2017 season he returned to Malmö, playing 20 times during the 2017 season, scoring five goals.[8]

During May 2017, Cibicki was scouted by Manchester United and Ajax.[9]

Leeds United

On 31 August, Leeds confirmed the signing of Cibicki on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee (rumoured to be in the region of £1.5 million plus add-ons).[10] He made his debut for Leeds just over two weeks later on 19 September in the League Cup third round tie against Premier League side Burnley which Leeds won in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw.[11]

On 9 December, Cibicki made his league debut for the Whites against QPR at Loftus Road. Coming on as a substitute for the injured Caleb Ekuban, he marked his debut with an impressive display and provided an assist for Kemar Roofe to score his second goal of the match, Roofe eventually going on to score a hat-trick in Leeds' 3–1 win. Cibicki's second league appearance, a week later, saw another assist by the Swede from a free kick, which his former Malmö teammate Pontus Jansson converted, for a 1–0 win over Norwich.[12]

Molde FK (loan)

On 3 July 2018, Cibicki joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Molde FK on loan until 31 December 2018, after being signed by Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.[13]

He made his competitive debut for Molde on 26 July 2018, starting in the UEFA Europa League 3–0 home victory against KF Laçi.[14] On 5 August 2018 he made his league debut, starting away to Lillestrøm in a game ending 2–2.[15] On 12 August 2018, Cibicki got his first goal for Molde, scoring the club's second goal before setting up the third, in a 5–1 win over league leaders Brann.[16]

International career

Cibicki holds dual passports, from his country of birth, Sweden, and his parents' birth country Poland. In March 2013 he was called up by the Poland national under-19 team for two friendlies against Georgia.[17] He played for 24 minutes after coming on as a substitute in the 3–1 win against Georgia in the first of two friendlies. In August 2016 he was called up to both Poland U21 and Sweden U21. Cibicki chose to play for his country of birth, Sweden.[18]

In June 2017, he played all three games for Sweden U21s in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championships.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2018 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2013 Allsvenskan 7031—4[lower-alpha 1]0141
2014 Allsvenskan 21330—7[lower-alpha 2]0313
2015 Allsvenskan 9340—1[lower-alpha 2]0143
2017 Allsvenskan 20510—1[lower-alpha 2]0225
Total 5711111—1308112
Jönköpings Södra IF (loan) 2016 Allsvenskan 261030——2910
Total 261030—002910
Leeds United 2017–18 Championship 701020—100
Total 70102000100
Molde (loan) 2018 Eliteserien 9100—3[lower-alpha 1]0121
Total 9100—30121
Career total 99221511016013123
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Champions League

Honours

Malmö FF

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pawel Cibicki". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tre nya lärlingar in i A-truppen". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Matchinformation: Malmö FF – Gefle IF FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Malmö FF skriver A-kontrakt med Pawel Cibicki". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pawel Cibicki åker inte till Groningen". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Malmö FF 3–1 Halmstads BK". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Pawel Cibicki in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "PAWEL STRUGGLE Manchester United face another battle with Ajax as both clubs vie to bring in Malmo forward Pawel Cibicki in the summer". Jake Lambourne. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Pawel Cibicki Signs For Leeds United".
  11. ↑ "REPORT: BURNLEY 2–2 LEEDS UNITED". Leeds Official Website. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Leeds United 1–0 Norwich City". 16 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "PAWEL CIBICKI MAKES LOAN MOVE". 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Molde vs. Laçi – 26 July 2018 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  15. ↑ "Lillestrøm vs. Molde – 5 August 2018 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  16. ↑ "Cibicki debutmålade för Molde – låg bakom segern mot topplaget". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  17. ↑ "MFF:are i U19-landslag". skanskan.se (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Asoro och Cibicki kallas till U21-truppen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  19. ↑ Paweł Cibicki at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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