Patryk Klimala (born 5 August 1998) is a Polish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Israeli Premier League
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club
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...
Club career
Early career
Born in
Świdnica
Świdnica (; german: Schweidnitz; cs, Svídnice; szl, Świdńica) is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. As of 2019, it has a population of 57,014 inhabitants. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh larges ...
, Klimala began his career in Żarów about twelve kilometers north of Świdnica. He played for the club until 2012 when he went on to Lechia Dzierżoniów. From here, Klimala moved to Legia Warsaw's youth boarding school in 2014. Legia loaned the attacker back to his previous club Dzierżoniów from 2015 to 2016. While with Dzierżoniów he played in the
III liga
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appearing in seven matches and scoring one goal.
Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok signed Klimala in July 2016. There he played for the U19 team for the first few months. Klimala made his first team debut for Jagiellonia on 25 September 2016 being subbed in for
Przemysław Frankowski
Przemysław Adam Frankowski (born 12 April 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Poland national team.
Club career Jagiellonia Białystok
On 1 August 2014, Frankowski signed a three-year ...
in the 92nd minute against
Korona Kielce
Korona Kielce, , (Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish football club, which will compete in Ekstraklasa in the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa, 2022–23 season. In the year ...
. He played two more games that season against
Lech Poznań
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and
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 ...
being subbed in late in the game in both matches.
Loan to Wigry Suwałki
Klimala was loaned to
I liga
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side
Wigry Suwałki
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II liga (Druga Liga, ), currently named eWinner II liga due to sponsorsh ...
for the 2017/18 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2017 in a 2–2 draw with
Bytovia Bytów
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Players Current squad
Out on loan
League histor ...
. He ended the season as the teams top scorer with 13 goals in 27 games.
Return to Jagiellonia
Following his season on loan, Klimala returned to Jagiellonia. He made his debut in the
Europa League
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against
Rio Ave
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on 26 July 2018 in a 1–0 victory, he was subbed in the 83rd minute.
Klimala got his first chance in the starting eleven against
Piast Gliwice
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History
The club wa ...
on 19 August 2018. He played 63 minutes before being subbed out for
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*'' Karol: A Man Who Became Pope'', a 2005 miniseries
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, with Jagiellonia winning 2–1.
On 4 December 2018, Klimala scored his first goal with Jagiellonia in a 2–0 victory over
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 the
Polish Cup
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. On 12 March 2019, Klimala scored two goals in a 2–0 victory over
Odra Opole
Odra Opole () is a football club based in Opole, Poland, currently playing in the I liga.
History Beginnings
The history of Odra Opole began on 16 June 1945, when in the Opole Town Hall, a group of sports officials gathered to form a new ...
, helping Jagiellonia advance to the semi-finals of the Polish Cup.
Klimala scored his first goal in the top flight
Ekstraklasa
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Contested by 18 cl ...
on 6 April 2019 in a 2–1 victory over
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
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.
Celtic
On 14 January 2020, Klimala signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with
Celtic
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. The transfer fee was reported as four million euros. He scored the first goal of his Celtic career on July 16, 2020, in a pre-season friendly 1–1 draw against
Nice
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in Lyon, France. He scored his first competitive goal for Celtic in a 5–1 win over
Hamilton Academical
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on 2 August 2020.
New York Red Bulls
On 22 April 2021, Klimala signed a four-year contract with
MLS
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side
New York Red Bulls
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as a young
designated player
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. On 23 June 2021, Klimala scored his first goal for New York in a 3-2 loss to
New England Revolution
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. Klimala ended his first season with New York appearing in 30 matches and leading the team in scoring with 8 goals and 7 assists.
On 26 February 2022, Klimala scored New York's first goal of the season in a 3-1 victory over
San Jose Earthquakes
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in the opening match of the season. On 5 March 2022, Klimala assisted on three Lewis Morgan first half goals to help New York to a 4-1 victory over
Toronto FC
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. On 30 April 2022, Klimala scored two second half goals to help New York to a 2-1 victory over
Chicago Fire SC
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. On 18 May 2022 Klimala scored in injury time to help New York a to 3-3 draw with
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. On May 25, 2022, Klimale scored a goal and assisted another in a 3-1 victory for New York over
Charlotte FC
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as his team advanced to the quarterfinals of the
2022 U.S. Open Cup
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.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
On 29 January 2023, Klimala moved to Israeli side
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...
England U20
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in March 2018, scoring his first international goal against the same opponents exactly one year later. In March 2019, Klimala made his under-21 debut against Serbia U21.