Ivo Pękalski

Ivo Dominik Pękalski (Polish pronunciation: [pɛŋˈkalskʲi] born 3 November 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norrby IF.

Ivo Pękalski

Pękalski playing for Malmö FF in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Ivo Dominik Pękalski
Date of birth	(1990-11-03) 3 November 1990
Place of birth	Lund, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Norrby IF
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2001	Linero IF
2001–2005	Lunds BK
2005–2007	Landskrona BoIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Landskrona BoIS	56	(3)
2009–2014	Malmö FF	65	(4)
2014–2016	BK Häcken	30	(0)
2016–2017	Halmstads BK	31	(0)
2017–2019	Oxford United	0	(0)
2018	→ Halmstads BK (loan)	14	(0)
2019–	Norrby IF	21	(0)
National team
2005–2007	Sweden U17	15	(2)
2008–2009	Sweden U19	7	(0)
2010–2011	Sweden U21	6	(0)
2013	Sweden	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2020

Career

Early career

Born in Lund, Pękalski began his career with Linero IF and has also played for Lunds BK, after few years with the club he was bought by Landskrona BoIS.[1] On 27 July 2009 Pękalski was transferred from Landskrona BoIS to Malmö FF.[2]

Malmö FF

After only playing for the reserve team during his first year at the club he clinched a permanent spot in the starting eleven for the 2010 season. Together with Wílton Figueiredo he formed a very strong central midfield in 2010 and that was one of the major reasons why Malmö FF won the title. Consistent injury problems made Pękalski miss some matches for the 2011 season and he eventually decided to rest at the end of the season and focus on recovering fully for the 2012 season. Pękalski continued to struggle with his injury problems during the 2012 season but nevertheless played 21 matches and scored one goal for Mamö FF. Having played only one league match due to injuries as well as being discontented with the club's rehab procedures, Pękalski left the club after the 2013 season.[3]

Oxford United

On 8 August 2017, it was confirmed that Pękalski had left Halmstads to sign for EFL League One side Oxford United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4] Just four days later, Pękalski suffered a cruciate ligament injury during training which ruled him out for the entirety of the 2017–18 season.[5] In July 2018 he rejoined Halmstads on loan until November 2018.[6] Pękalski left Oxford by mutual consent on 28 February 2019 without making a single first-team appearance.[7]

International career

Pękalski was selected for the annual training camp for the Sweden national team in January 2011, but withdrew due to minor injury problems. He was also selected for the same camp in 2012, but also this time he missed out due to injury problems. The squad selection for the camp traditionally feature the best Swedish players in domestic and other Scandinavian leagues.[8] Pękalski was selected for the third time in 2013 and was finally able to accept the invitation after an injury-ridden season. He made his début for the national team in the 2013 King's Cup on 23 January 2013 against North Korea when he was subbed on in the second half. Pękalski played from the start in the following fixture against Finland on 26 January in the same tournament.

Personal life

Pękalski's parents are from Rzeszów, Poland.[9] His father, Roman Pękalski, coached him until he was 14.[9] He has a brother, Phillip, 12 years younger.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2018 [10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Landskrona BoIS	2007	Superettan	26	2	3	0	—		29	2
	2008		18	0	3	0	—		21	0
	2009		12	1	4	0	—		16	1
	Total		56	3	10	0	0	0	66	3
Malmö FF	2009	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2010		24	1	2	0	—		26	1
	2011		19	2	0	0	10[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	2
	2012		21	1	0	0	—		21	1
	2013		1	0	3	1	0	0	4	1
	Total		65	4	5	1	10	0	80	5
BK Häcken	2014	Allsvenskan	13	0	3	0	—		16	0
	2015		17	0	1	0	—		18	0
	Total		30	0	4	0	0	0	34	0
Halmstads BK	2016	Superettan	16	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2017	Allsvenskan	15	0	3	0	—		18	0
	Total		31	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
Oxford United	2017–18	League One	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halmstads BK (loan)	2018	Superettan	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
Career total			196	7	23	1	10	0	229	8

1. Six appearances in the Champions League and four in the Europa League

International

As of 26 January 2013.[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2013	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2010, 2013

BK Häcken

• Svenska Cupen: 2015–16

Individual

• Swedish Newcomer of the Year: 2010

Footnotes

1. Ivo Pękalski - Landskrona BoIS - Player stats
2. Ivo Pekalski klar för Malmö FF Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Ivo Pekalski lämnar MFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
4. "Oxford United: Midfielder Ivo Pekalski joins from Halmstads on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
5. "Ivo Injury Blow". Oxford United. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
6. "Ivo Pekalski Joins Halmstads On Loan". Oxford United. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
7. Pritchard, David (28 February 2019). "Ivo Pekalski leaves Oxford United by mutual consent". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
8. "Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
9. Dobosz, Marcin (13 August 2011). "Polski piłkarz odkryciem roku w Szwecji. Weźmie go Smuda?". Przegląd Sportowy. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
10. "Ivo Pękalski". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

External links

• Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)
• Ivo Pekalski at SvFF (in Swedish)
• Ivo Pękalski at Soccerway