Michał Nalepa (born 22 January 1993) is a Polish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

Club career

In July 2011, Nalepa joined

Ruch Radzionków Ruch Radzionków is a Polish association football club based in Radzionków. As of the 2024–25 season, the club competes in the IV liga Silesia. History Foundation The club was established by a group of Polish activists who modelled the organi ...

on a one-season loan deal from

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, ...

. He made his league debut for Radzionkow on 13 August 2011 in a 2–2 home draw with

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , ) is a Polish professional football club based in Katowice. They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the I liga in 2024. History In 1963 in Katowice a spe ...

. He was subbed on for Paweł Giel in the 58th minute. He scored his first league goal for the club on 3 September 2011 in a 3–1 away win against

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

. His goal, the third of the match, came in the 47th minute. In the 2012–13 season he was loaned out to

Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Klub Sportowy Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (), is a Polish professional football club based in Nieciecza. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of the Polish footbal ...

. He made his league debut for Termalica on 22 August 2012 in a 3–0 away victory over

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom. Founded in 1920, the team won two List of Polish football champions, championships, in 1954 Ekstraklasa, 1954 and 1962 Ekstraklasa, 1962. As of the 2025–26 I liga, 2025–26 season, th ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 November 2012 in a 1–1 away draw with

Zawisza Bydgoszcz Zawisza Bydgoszcz () is a sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th-century knight, Zawisza Czarny (Zawisza the Black). The club holds many sections: football, track and field athletics, b ...

. His goal, scored in the 90th minute, rescued a point for the visitors that day. On 19 July 2013, Nalepa made his debut for

in the

match against

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

Ferencváros

On 7 June 2014, Nalepa signed three-year deal with Hungarian club

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

. He made his league debut for the club on 27 July 2014 in a 3–1 away win against

Kecskeméti TE Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, Hungary. It is most famous for its Association football, football section which competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II ...

. He was subbed on in the 83rd minute for Wergiton do Rosario Calmon. He scored his first league goal for the club on 26 July 2015 in a 3–1 home victory over

Diósgyőri VTK Diósgyőri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre, more commonly Diósgyőri VTK () is a professional Association football, football club, part of the Hungarian sports club from Diósgyőr district of Miskolc. Founded in 1910 by the local working clas ...

. His goal, scored in the 5th minute, was the first of the match. On 2 April 2016, Nalepa became Hungarian League champion with

after losing to

Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the U ...

2–1 at the

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in the

2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 117th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The season began 17 July 2015 and will conclude on 8 May 2016. ...

season.

Lechia Gdańsk

On 1 July 2017, he became a

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

player. He made his league debut for the club on 14 July 2017 in a 2–0 away win against

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

. He scored his first league goal for the club on 8 May 2018 in a 2–0 away win against

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 45th minute.

Zagłębie Lubin

After Lechia's relegation to

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

, Nalepa remained in the top flight after signing a two-year deal with

on 6 July 2023.

International career

Nalepa was the

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Poland national under-17 football team The Poland national under-17 football team represents Poland in international football at this age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association. This team is for Polish players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year European Und ...

during 2010 UEFA Under-17 Championship elite round as well as of

Poland national under-19 football team The Poland national under-19 football team represents the Polish Football Association in international football at this age level. This team is for Polish players aged 19 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-19 Football Champions ...

during 2012 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round.

Career statistics

Honours

Ferencváros *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

: 2015-16 *

Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016-17 * Hungarian League Cup: 2014–15 *

Hungarian Super Cup The Hungarian Super Cup is an annual association football match between the League (Nemzeti Bajnokság I) champions and the Cup (Magyar Kupa) winners. Winners (*) due to violent incidents during the recent 1997–98 Magyar Kupa Final between ...

: 2015 Lechia Gdańsk *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

: 2018–19 *

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 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nalepa, Michal 1993 births Living people People from Chrzanów Footballers from Lesser Poland Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football defenders Ruch Radzionków players Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players Wisła Kraków players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Lechia Gdańsk players Zagłębie Lubin players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Polish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 21st-century Polish sportsmen