Michał Żebrakowski (born 7 January 1997) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

club

Motor Lublin Motor Lublin () is a Polish professional football team based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950 with their nickname ''The Yellow, White and Blues'' reflecting their official colours. They compete in II liga in the 2021–22 season. ...

Senior career

Żebrakowski started his career with the team in the town of his birth,

Stal STAL (Svenska Turbinfabriks AB Ljungström; "Swedish Turbine Manufacturing Co.") was an industrial company established in 1913 in Finspång, Sweden, by the brothers Birger Ljungström, and Fredrik Ljungström, developing the Ljungström turbi ...

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian Vo ...

. After coming up through their youth system, he made his debut for Stal in 2014. After his first professional season he joined

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

in the summer of 2015. His time at Lechia was unsuccessful, and he only managed 3 appearances for the first team. At the end of the season he made the move to

Siarka Tarnobrzeg Siarka Tarnobrzeg () is a Polish professional football club, based in Tarnobrzeg, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, which competes in II liga in the 2022–23 season, the third tier of the national football league system. In early 1990s, Siarka playe ...

. Żebrakowski's time with Siarka was more successful, and he played most of the games that season, scoring 9 goals for the club. The next season, Żebrakowski found himself playing in the top division once again, this time for Lechia's main rivals,

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The history of Arka dates back to ...

. In his first competitive appearance for Arka he helped the team to win the

Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

for the first time in their history. Żebrakowski failed to make a claim for a starting place in the Arka first team, and moved on loan to

Górnik Łęczna Gornik may refer to one of the following. * Gornik, Pleven Province, a village in Chechen Republic * April Gornik, an American painter *Górnik (means "Miner" in Polish) is a common name of Polish sports teams: **Górnik Konin **Górnik Łęczna *** ...

for six months. This move also turned out to be unsuccessful, and he managed only one game for Górnik during the loan spell.

Honours

Stal Rzeszów * III liga Lublin–Subcarpathia: 2014–15 Arka Gdynia *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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* * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Rzeszów Polish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Poland men's youth international footballers Stal Rzeszów (football) players Lechia Gdańsk players Siarka Tarnobrzeg players Arka Gdynia players GKS Górnik Łęczna players Warta Poznań players Wigry Suwałki players Motor Lublin players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players {{Poland-footy-forward-stub