Waldemar Sobota

Waldemar Sobota (born 19 May 1987) is a Polish futsal player and former professional footballer who plays for Dreman Opole Komprachcice.

Waldemar Sobota

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-05-19) 19 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ozimek, Poland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dreman Opole Komprachcice (futsal)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Małapanew Ozimek
2005–2007	KS Krasiejów
2007–2010	MKS Kluczbork	93	(36)
2010–2013	Śląsk Wrocław	89	(9)
2013–2016	Club Brugge	43	(6)
2015–2016	→ St. Pauli (loan)	41	(5)
2016–2020	St. Pauli	100	(8)
2020–2022	Śląsk Wrocław	37	(1)
2022–	Dreman Opole Komprachcice (futsal)	50	(36)
International career‡
2010	Poland U23	3	(0)
2011–2015	Poland	17	(4)
2024–	Poland (futsal)	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024

Career

Sobota joined Śląsk Wrocław on a four-year contract deal in June 2010.^[1] He joined FC St. Pauli from Club Brugge in January 2015.^[2] In March 2018, he agreed a contract extension until 2020 with the club.^[3] Sobota left the club upon the expiration of his contract in July 2020.^[4]

On 16 December 2011, Sobota debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which he immediately scored his first goal, leading the Poles to a 1–0 victory.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 July 2020^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MKS Kluczbork	2009–10	I liga	31	5	0	0	—		—		31	5
Śląsk Wrocław	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	29	2	2	1	—		—		31	3
	2011–12		26	2	2	0	6[a]	1	—		34	3
	2012–13		29	5	8	4	6[b]	0	1	0	44	9
	2013–14		5	0	0	0	6[a]	4	—		11	4
	Total		89	9	12	5	18	5	1	0	120	19
Club Brugge	2013–14	Pro League	32	6	2	0	—		—		34	6
	2014–15		11	0	0	0	6[a]	0	—		17	0
	Total		43	6	2	0	6	0	0	0	51	6
FC St. Pauli (loan)	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	10	2	0	0	—		—		10	2
	2015–16		31	3	1	0	—		—		32	3
	Total		41	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	42	5
FC St. Pauli	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
	2017–18		27	4	1	0	—		—		28	4
	2018–19		15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2019–20		27	3	2	2	—		—		29	5
	Total		100	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	106	10
Career total			304	33	21	7	24	5	1	0	350	45

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Four appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League

International

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobota goal.

List of international goals scored by Waldemar Sobota

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 December 2011	Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	14 December 2012	Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey	Macedonia	4–0	4–1	Friendly
3	14 August 2013	PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland	Denmark	2–2	3–2	Friendly
4	10 September 2013	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	3–1	5–1	2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Śląsk Wrocław

• Ekstraklasa: 2011–12
• Polish Super Cup: 2012

References

1. Sobota i Gikiewicz nowymi piłkarzami Śląska Wrocław 9 June 2010, wiadomosci24.pl ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Der FC St. Pauli Leiht Waldemar Sobota Aus" (in German). FC St. Pauli. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
3. "Sobota bleibt beim FC St. Pauli". kicker Online (in German). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
4. "Sobota und Flum erhalten bei St. Pauli keinen neuen Vertrag". Kicker (in German). 15 July 2020.
5. "Polska 1–0 Bosnia". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
6. Waldemar Sobota at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

External links

• Waldemar Sobota at WorldFootball.net
• Waldemar Sobota at 90minut.pl (in Polish)