Przemysław Płacheta (Polish pronunciation: [pʂɛˈmɨswaf pwaˈxɛta]; born 23 March 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left back for EFL Championship club Oxford United and the Poland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Przemysław Płacheta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Łowicz, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, left back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pelikan Łowicz | |||
| –2011 | ŁKS Łódź | ||
| 2012 | UKS SMS Łódź | ||
| 2013–2015 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2015–2017 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pogoń Siedlce | 11 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Podbeskidzie | 23 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Śląsk Wrocław | 35 | (8) |
| 2020–2024 | Norwich City | 54 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | Swansea City | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Oxford United | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Poland U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Poland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Poland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2020– | Poland | 7 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:47, 27 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:59, 2 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Płacheta graduated from RB Leipzig's youth academy and began his senior career in Germany with Sonnenhof Großaspach before returning to Poland where he played for Pogoń Siedlce, Podbeskidzie and Śląsk Wrocław. In 2020, he joined English club Norwich City, and spent time on loan at Birmingham City in 2022. In international football, Płacheta represented Poland at under-age levels before making his debut for the senior national side in 2020.
Club career
editPłacheta started his youth career for Polish side Pelikan Łowicz.[4] He joined ŁKS Łódź after his father saw an advert in a newspaper for young footballers.[5] Later, he played for RB Leipzig Academy in Germany,[6][7] during which time he played for the senior side in a number of friendly matches.[8] In 2017, Płacheta made his professional debut for German 3. Liga team Sonnenhof Großaspach.[9] He later returned to Poland as his mother was ill. He then played for Pogoń Siedlce.[10]
Prior to the 2018–19 I liga, Płacheta signed for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała,[11] and made 25 appearances for the club that season.[12] In 2019, Płacheta signed for Śląsk Wrocław for around 300,000 Polish złoty.[10] He signed a three-year contract with the club.[12] During a pre-season tour, Płacheta reached a speed of 35.22 kilometres per hour (21.88 mph), the highest recorded speed for any Polish league player that pre-season.[13] In the 2019–20 I liga, he scored eight goals in 35 appearances,[6][9] and provided five assists.[7]
In July 2020, Płacheta signed for English club Norwich City,[9] on a four-year deal.[6][4] The deal was estimated to be around €3 million[4][7] (around 12 million złoty),[14] a club record sale for Śląsk Wrocław.[14][15] Płacheta was Norwich's first ever Polish player.[6] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–2 draw against Preston North End on 19 September 2020.[16]
Płacheta joined EFL Championship club Birmingham City in July 2022 on loan for the season.[17] He scored his first goal on his second appearance, at home to Huddersfield Town on 5 August, when he drove the rebound from Jordan James's blocked shot past the goalkeeper to give his side a 2–0 half-time lead; the match ended 2–1.[18] After starting the first five matches of the season, used in an unfamiliar left wing-back position, he suffered a stress fracture to his left tibia and did not play again. His loan was terminated on 3 January 2023 and he returned to Norwich to continue his recovery.[19][20]
Płacheta joined Championship club Swansea City on 1 February 2024 on a free transfer. He signed until the end of the 2023–24 season.[21] He made appearances in ten consecutive games since joining Swansea, before picking up a hamstring injury in late March that kept him out of play for the rest of the season.[22] On 17 May, it was announced he would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract.[23]
On 15 July 2024, Płacheta signed for newly promoted Championship club Oxford United on a free transfer.[24]
International career
editPłacheta played for Poland under-21s in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Spain under-21s in Italy.[12][10] He was the youngest player in Czesław Michniewicz's Poland under-21 squad.[12] In November 2020, Płacheta made his first appearance for the Poland senior team in a friendly match against Ukraine.[25]
Personal life
editPłacheta was born on 23 March 1998 in Łowicz, Poland.[12] When he was young, he was a bobsledder, before choosing to become a footballer.[10] Płacheta has said that he is a fan of Chelsea footballer Raheem Sterling, and has compared his playing style to Sterling.[7][26] His older brother Marcin is a former runner and bobsledder who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[10][8] His other older brother Sylwester has played football for MKS Kutno.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 26 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2017–18[27] | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pogoń Siedlce | 2017–18[27] | I liga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Podbeskidzie | 2018–19[27] | I liga | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2019–20[27] | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 8 | ||
| Norwich City | 2020–21[28] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[29] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[31] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 61 | 2 | |||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2022–23[30] | Championship | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Swansea City | 2023–24[31] | Championship | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Oxford United | 2024–25[32] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 145 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
International
edit- As of match played 21 November 2023[33]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editNorwich City
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: August 2019[34]
References
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- ^ "Przemysław Płacheta". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Przemysław Płacheta". WorldFootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta w Norwich City". Onet.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Piękni i młodzi: Przemysław Płacheta". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Norwich City swoop for Polish winger Przemysław Płacheta". ITV. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta ma nowy klub. Porównał swój styl do Sterlinga". Sport.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Polak w najnowocześniejszej akademii w Niemczech. Na warsztacie u Ralfa". WP Sports (in Polish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Przemyslaw Placheta joins Norwich City on four-year deal". Norwich City F.C. 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "ŚLĄSK WZIĄŁ STRUSIA PĘDZIWIATRA". Przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "20-latek z przeszłością w RB Lipsk został zawodnikiem Podbeskidzia!" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Przemysław Płacheta w Śląsku Wrocław". Onet.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Mazarewicz, Nicole (22 July 2020). "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta w Norwich. Rekordowy transfer Śląska". RMF24 (in Polish). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Przemysław Płacheta piłkarzem Norwich. Rekord transferowy Śląska". Polskie Radio (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta piłkarzem Norwich City. Parafował 4-letni kontrakt". gol24.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Norwich City 2–2 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Blues sign Przemyslaw Placheta on loan". Birmingham City F.C. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Scott, Ged (5 August 2022). "Championship: Blues earn home win over Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Dick, Brian (3 January 2023). "Birmingham City terminate injury-blighted winger loan deal". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Płacheta returns from Birmingham loan". Norwich City F.C. 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Coleman, Tom (1 February 2024). "Swansea City complete move for Norwich City star Przemyslaw Placheta". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Joe Allen and Przemysław Płacheta set to miss Middlesbrough trip". Swansea City. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Swansea City confirms retained list ahead of 2024-25 season". Swansea City. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Przemysław Płacheta Signs For Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Southwell, Connor (11 November 2020). "Placheta impresses on international debut for Poland". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Davitt, Paddy (22 July 2020). "'I like to watch Raheem Sterling' – Placheta on his City mission". The Pink'un. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "P. Płacheta". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Przemysław Płacheta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Młodzieżowiec Sierpnia PKO Banku Polskiego - Przemysław Płacheta" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
edit- Przemysław Płacheta at Soccerway
- Przemysław Płacheta at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Przemysław Placheta at Norwich City