Igor Sapała
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.jpg) Sapała with Raków Częstochowa in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kartuzy, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2014 | → Żyrardowianka Żyrardów (loan) | ||
| 2015 | → Bzura Chodaków (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Dolcan Ząbki | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Piast Gliwice | 4 | (1) |
| 2017 | → GKS Katowice (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Raków Częstochowa | 86 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Wisła Kraków | 25 | (1) |
| 2024 | Wisła Kraków II | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2024 | |||
Igor Sapała (born 11 October 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2]
Early career
At the age of 6, Sapała joined the junior teams of Polonia Warsaw.[3] He was sent on loan to Żyrardowianka Żyrardów in 2014, then to Bzura Chodaków in early 2015.
Dolcan Ząbki
On 8 July 2015, after a short trial, he signed a contract with Dolcan Ząbki. He made his debut for the team on 1 August 2015 in a I liga match against Pogoń Siedlce.[4] He scored the team's first goal in a league match against Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 31 October 2015.[5]
Piast Gliwice and loan to GKS
On 3 March 2016, Sapała joined Piast Gliwice.[6] He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 8 May 2016 against Legia Warsaw.[7] He scored his first goal for Piast on 11 December 2016 in a 1–5 league defeat against Legia Warsaw.[8] On 8 February 2017, he was loaned to GKS Katowice for six months.[9] He made his debut for GKS on 10 March 2017 against Stomil Olsztyn.[10]
Raków Częstochowa
On 25 July 2017, Sapała joined Raków Częstochowa on a one-year loan. He made his debut on 6 August 2017 in a league match against Puszcza Niepołomice.[11] After the loan expired, Sapała joined Raków on a permanent basis. On 22 September 2018, during a I liga fixture against Warta Poznań, he fell on the ball and suffered a hand injury, which was a fracture of two forearm bones, with splinters and dislocations.[12]
Wisła Kraków
On 13 December 2022, Sapała signed a contract with Wisła Kraków until June 2025.[13] Throughout the 2023–24 season, Sapała made two Polish Cup appearances in the early rounds, as Wisła went on to win their fifth, and Sapała's third, cup title on 2 May 2024.[14]
On 8 November 2024, having made his last first-team appearance in August, Sapała and Wisła agreed to part ways.[15]
International career
Sapała was called up to the Poland U20 in 2016.[16] He made his debut on 23 March 2016 against Italy.[17]