Artur Sobiech

Artur Sobiech

Sobiech with Polonia Warsaw in 2011.
Personal information
Full name Artur Sobiech
Date of birth (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990
Place of birth Ruda Śląska, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
Hannover 96
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2006 Grunwald Ruda Śląska
2006–2008 Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Ruch Chorzów 47 (12)
2010–2011 Polonia Warsaw 23 (9)
2011– Hannover 96 96 (17)
National team
2010– Poland 11 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:07, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2012

Artur Sobiech ([ˈartur ˈsɔbjɛx]; born 12 June 1990 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish footballer, currently playing for Bundesliga club Hannover 96.

Club career

After spending four years at Ruch Chorzów, where he started his professional career, Sobiech joined Polonia Warsaw in July 2010. Polonia paid one million euros for him.[1] He was named Ekstraklasa discovery of the year.

On 30 June 2011, Sobiech transferred to Bundesliga side Hannover 96, signing a contract until June 2014.[2][3] In May 2013, the club announced that he had extended his contract until 30 June 2017.[4]

International career

After playing for the Poland U-21 team,[5] Sobiech received his first call-up to the Poland national football team in May 2010. He debuted on 29 May against Finland, replacing Ireneusz Jeleń in the 89th minute. The match ended in a goalless 0–0 result. He scored his first goal on 22 May 2012 in a 1–0 friendly win against Latvia.[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 May 2012 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt  Latvia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 4 June 2013 Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland  Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Statistics

(correct as of 30 April 2016)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ruch Chorzów 2008–09 Ekstraklasa 19242234
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 2810623412
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 00004141
Total Ruch Chorzów 47 12 10 4 4 1 61 17
Polonia Warsaw 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 2394027
Total Polonia Warsaw 23 9 4 0 0 0 27 9
Hannover 96 2011–12 Bundesliga 1210062183
2012–13 25520103378
2013–14 1731100185
2014–15 1921000202
2015–16 2262100247
Total Career Total 157 38 19 5 20 6 192 49

References

  1. "Kolejny transferowy hit Polonii – reprezentant Polski w Warszawie" [Another transfer success for Polonia]. onet.p (in Polish). July 2010.
  2. "Hannover verstärkt Offensive mit Sobiech" [Hannover reinforces offensively with Sobiech] (in German). Focus.de. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. Fettback, Norbert (30 June 2011). "Sobiech kommt zu Hannover 96" [Sobiech joins Hannover 96] (in German). Schaumburger Nachrichten. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. "Hannover 96-Presseservice: Artur Sobiech verlängert bis 2017" [Artur Sobiech extends contract until 2017] (in German). Hannover 96 GmbH & Co. KGa. 14 May 2013.
  5. "U-21: Francja 2–2 Polska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl.
  6. "Poland beats Latvia 1–0 in Euro 2012 warm-up game". Sports Illustrated / CNN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

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