Patryk Klimala

Patryk Klimala (born 5 August 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Celtic. He is nicknamed Polish Paddy.[1]

Patryk Klimala
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998
Place of birth Świdnica, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2012 Zjednoczeni Żarów
2012–2014 Lechia Dzierżoniów
2014–2015 Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Legia Warsaw 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Lechia Dzierżoniów (loan) 7 (1)
2016–2020 Jagiellonia Białystok 42 (8)
2017–2018 → Wigry Suwałki (loan) 27 (13)
2020– Celtic 4 (1)
National team‡
2016 Poland U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 Poland U20 3 (1)
2019– Poland U21 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:49, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2020

Club career

Jagiellonia Białystok

Klimala debuted for Jagiellonia in 25 September 2016 being subbed in for Przemysław Frankowski in the 92nd minute against Korona Kielce.[2][3] He played two more games that season against Lech Poznań and Arka Gdynia being subbed in late in the game in both matches. Klimala got his first chance in the starting eleven against Piast Gliwice.[4] He played 63 minutes before being subbed out for Karol Swiderski, they won 2–1.

Klimala made his debut in the Europa League against Rio Ave on 27 July, 2018, he was subbed in the 83rd minute.[5]

Celtic

On 14 January 2020, Klimala signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Celtic.[6][7] The price of transfer was 4 million euros.[8] He scored the first goal of his Celtic career on July 16, 2020, in a preseason friendly 1-1 draw against Nice in Lyon, France.[9] He scored his first competitive goal for Celtic in a 5-1 win over Hamilton Academical on 2 August 2020.[10]

International career

Klimala has represented Poland at under-19 youth international level and made his international debut against Slovakia U19 in November 2016.[11] He made his under-20 debut against England U20 in March 2018[12], scoring his first international goal against the same opponents exactly one year later.[13] In March 2019, Klimala made his under-21 debut against Serbia U21.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 August 2020.[15][16]
Club Season League League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jagiellonia Białystok 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 3000——30
2018–19 2216310—294
2019–20 15710——167
Total4087310004811
Wigry Suwałki (loan) 2017–18 I liga 271310——2813
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 2010—0031
2020–21 2100—0021
Career total 71229310008126

Honours
Celtic

References
  1. "Who is Celtic's new £3.5m striker Patryk Klimala - 'Devil' nickname". The Scotsman.
  2. "Jagiellonia Białystok. Zgłosili młodego napastnika" (in Polish). poranny.pl. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "Lotto Ekstraklasa: Jagiellonia wygrała z Koroną i utrzymała się na fotelu lidera" (in Polish). sport.dziennik.pl. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "Jagiellonia lepsza od Piasta Gliwice. Zadecydował gol z ostatniej minuty" (in Polish). bialystokonline.pl. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "Liga Europy. Jagiellonia Białystok pokonała Rio Ave" (in Polish). sport.dziennik.pl. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. "Celtic delighted to sign Polish striker, Patryk Klimala". Celtic FC. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. "Patryk Klimala: Poland Under-21 striker signs for Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. Media, Wirtualna Polska (13 January 2020). "Transfery. Patryk Klimala jest już w Glasgow. Rekordowy transfer Jagiellonii Białystok - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  9. Cuddihy, Paul (16 July 2020). "Klimala on target for Celtic in entertaining friendly in France". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. "Celtic 5-1 Hamilton". BBC. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  11. "Polska-Słowacja - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. "Polska-Anglia - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. "Anglia-Polska - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  14. "Polska-Serbia - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  15. Patryk Klimala at Soccerbase
  16. Patryk Klimala at Soccerway
  17. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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