Waldemar Sobota

Waldemar Sobota
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-19) 19 May 1987
Place of birth Ozimek, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
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 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 41 (5)
2016–2020 FC St. Pauli 100 (8)
2019 FC St. Pauli II 1 (0)
2020–2022 Śląsk Wrocław 48 (1)
2024–2026

Dreman Opole Komprachcice

(futsal)
50 (36)
2026 De Sola FC (Brasfoot) 14 (4)
International career
2010 Poland U23 3 (0)
2011–2015 Poland 17 (4)
2024 Poland (futsal) 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Waldemar Sobota (born 19 May 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer and futsal player.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MKS Kluczbork 2007–08 III liga, group II 3015———3015
2008–09 II liga West 3210———3210
2009–10 I liga 311120——3311
Total 933620——9536
Śląsk Wrocław 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 29221——313
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 262206[b]1—343
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 295846[c]01[d]0449
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 50006[b]4—114
Total 8991251851012019
Club Brugge 2013–14 Pro League 32620——346
2014–15 Pro League 110006[b]0—170
Total 4362060—516
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 10200——102
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 31310——323
Total 415100000425
FC St. Pauli 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 31120——331
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 27410——284
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 15010——160
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 27322——295
Total 100862——10610
FC St. Pauli II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 10———10
Śląsk Wrocław 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 28110——291
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 200104[e]0—250
Total 4812040—541
Career total 415502572851046962
  1. ↑ Includes Polish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 201111
201231
201382
201450
Total174
Poland (futsal) 202420
Total20
Career total194
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
116 December 2011Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina1–01–0Friendly
214 December 2012Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey Macedonia4–04–1Friendly
314 August 2013PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland Denmark2–23–2Friendly
410 September 2013Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino3–15–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

MKS Kluczbork

Śląsk Wrocław[7]

References

  1. ↑ Sobota i Gikiewicz nowymi piłkarzami Śląska Wrocław9 June 2010, wiadomosci24.pl Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  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.
  7. 1 2 "Waldemar Sobota". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Waldemar Sobota". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "II liga 2008/2009, grupa: zachodnia". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2025.