Artur Sobiech (; born 12 June 1990) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. T ...

Club career

Sobiech was born in

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. After spending four years at

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, where he started his professional career, Sobiech joined

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in July 2010. Polonia paid €1 million for him. He was named

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discovery of the year. On 30 June 2011, Sobiech transferred to

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side

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, signing a contract until June 2014. In May 2013, the club announced that he had extended his contract until 30 June 2017. On 9 August 2018, Sobiech joined

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

on a three-year contract. In his first season at Lechia Sobiech found himself to be the second choice forward behind

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. His season started well, scoring a

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against

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, but then only managed to score another four league goals in his next 23 games. Sobiech fared better in the

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that season, scoring three goals in four games, including scoring the only goal in the 2019 Polish Cup final against

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to secure the cup win for Lechia. Despite statistically not having the best season, Sobiech played an important role in Lechia securing their joint highest league finish in their history of third, and leading the club to cup success. The following season started well for both Sobiech and Lechia, with Sobiech coming on as a substitute as Lechia won the

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. After a promising start for Lechia in the 2019–20 season, Sobiech left the club during the winter break for

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. In total Sobiech made 52 appearances and scored 16 goals in the club's most successful period in their modern history. Artur Sobiech 2011

On 29 June 2021, Sobiech made his return to Polish football by signing a two-year contract with

International career

After playing for the Poland U-21 team, Sobiech received his first call-up to the Poland national team in May 2010. He debuted on 29 May against

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, replacing

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in the 89th minute. The match ended in a goalless 0–0 result. He scored his first goal on 22 May 2012 in a 1–0 friendly win against

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. He represented the national team at

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Personal life

He married Polish handball player

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in 2011.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobiech goal.''

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk *

: 2018–19 *

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Lech Poznań *

: 2021–22

References

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