Igor Sapała (born 11 October 1995) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Wisła Kraków.

Club career

Early career

At the age of 6, Sapała joined the junior teams of Polonia Warsaw. 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

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. He scored the team's first goal in a league match against Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 31 October 2015.

Piast Gliwice and loan to GKS

On 3 March 2016, Sapała joined

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. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 8 May 2016 against

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. He scored his first goal for Piast on 11 December 2016 in a 1–5 league defeat against Legia Warsaw. On 8 February 2017, he was loaned to GKS Katowice for six months. He made his debut for GKS on 10 March 2017 against Stomil Olsztyn.

Raków Częstochowa

On 25 July 2017, Sapała joined

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ...

on a one-year loan. He made his debut on 6 August 2017 in a league match against

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. After the loan expired, Sapała joined Raków on a permanent basis. On 22 September 2018, during a I liga fixture against

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, he fell on the ball and suffered a hand injury, which was a fracture of two forearm bones, with splinters and dislocations.

Wisła Kraków

On 13 December 2022, Sapała signed a contract with Wisła Kraków until June 2025. 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.

International career

Sapała was called up to the Poland U20 in 2016. He made his debut on March 23, 2016 against Italy U20.

Career statistics

Honours

Raków Częstochowa * Ekstraklasa:

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* I liga: 2018–19 * Polish Cup:

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, 2021–22 *

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Wisła Kraków * Polish Cup: 2023–24

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Igor Sapała
at Wisła Kraków {{DEFAULTSORT:Sapała, Igor 1995 births Living people People from Kartuzy Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Ząbkovia Ząbki players Piast Gliwice players GKS Katowice players Polonia Warsaw players Raków Częstochowa players Wisła Kraków players