Bartłomiej Ciepiela (born 24 May 2001) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

. He previously represented Igloopol Dębica junior teams,

and their

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Stal Stalowa Wola Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, they will compete in the 2025–26 II lig ...

Stal Mielec FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The club was established on 10 April 1939. Histori ...

and Resovia.

Club career

Early years

Ciepiela began his career at Igloopol Dębica juniors in 2010. He played for

's youth teams from 2016 to 2018. In 2019, he was transferred to their senior reserves in the

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. Ciepiela made his debut for Legia II on 2 June 2019 in the 6–1 away defeat at

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Stal Stalowa Wola

On 24 July 2019, it was announced that the

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team

had signed Ciepiela on a one-year loan deal from Legia. Ciepiela made his debut for his new club on 17 August 2019 in a league encounter against Bytovia Bytów. The match ended in the 4–1 defeat for Stal, as he was substituted on for Robert Dadok in the 76th minute. Ciepiela played 29 games, netting 3 goals, for Stal in 2019–20 as the team finished in 15th position, resulting in the club's relegation to the

Legia Warsaw

On 29 August 2021, he made his

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debut for Legia, in the 1–0 defeat at

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

. On 7 December 2021, his contract was extended to 30 June 2024.

Stal Mielec

On 20 June 2022, Ciepiela moved on a one-year loan to another

side

. After finishing the regular season, he returned to Warsaw, to begin preparations for the new campaign with Legia.

Resovia

On 11 August 2023, Ciepiela was sent on another year-long loan, this time joining

side Resovia.

Znicz Pruszków

On 16 July 2024, he joined another I liga club

on a season-long loan.

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Bartłomiej Ciepiela
– UEFA competition record {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciepiela, Bartłomiej 2001 births Living people Footballers from Tarnów Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders III liga players II liga players I liga players Ekstraklasa players Igloopol Dębica players Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players Stal Stalowa Wola players Stal Mielec players Resovia (football) players Znicz Pruszków players 21st-century Polish sportsmen