Patryk Klimala
Patryk Klimala (born 5 August 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Celtic. He is nicknamed The Devil.[1]
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) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Zjednoczeni Żarów | ||
2012–2014 | Lechia Dzierżoniów | ||
2014–2015 | Legia Warsaw | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Legia Warsaw | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Lechia Dzierżoniów (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2016–2020 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 42 | (8) |
2017–2018 | → Wigry Suwałki (loan) | 27 | (13) |
2020– | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Poland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Poland U20 | 3 | (1) |
2019– | Poland U21 | 7 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 7 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2020 |
Club career
Jagiellonia Białystok
Klimala debuted for Jagiellonia in 25 September 2016 being subbed in for Przemysław Frankowski in the 92nd minute against Korona Kielce.[2][3] He played two more games that season against Lech Poznań and Arka Gdynia being subbed in late in the game in both matches. Klimala got his first chance in the starting eleven against Piast Gliwice.[4] He played 63 minutes before being subbed out for Karol Swiderski, they won 2–1.
Klimala made his debut in the Europa League against Rio Ave on 27 July, 2018, he was subbed in the 83rd minute.[5]
International career
Klimala has represented Poland at under-19 youth international level and made his international debut against Slovakia U19 in November 2016.[9] He made his under-20 debut against England U20 in March 2018[10], scoring his first international goal against the same opponents exactly one year later.[11] In March 2019, Klimala made his under-21 debut against Serbia U21.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 February 2020
Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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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 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||||
Total | 40 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
Wigry Suwałki (loan) | 2017–18 | I liga | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 13 | ||
Celtic | 2019–20[13] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 69 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 24 |
References
- "Who is Celtic's new £3.5m striker Patryk Klimala - 'Devil' nickname | Next Lewandowski | Blistering pace | Off-field antics".
- "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.
- "Jagiellonia lepsza od Piasta Gliwice. Zadecydował gol z ostatniej minuty" (in Polish). bialystokonline.pl. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Liga Europy. Jagiellonia Białystok pokonała Rio Ave" (in Polish). sport.dziennik.pl. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Games played by Patryk Klimala in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links
- Patryk Klimala at Soccerway
- Patryk Klimala at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Patryk Klimala at WorldFootball.net