Przemysław Płacheta

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Przemysław Płacheta
Personal information
Full name Przemysław Płacheta[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Łowicz, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)
left back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 17
Youth career
Pelikan Łowicz
0000–2011 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)
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 20:20, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:59, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Przemysław Płacheta (Polish pronunciation:

left back for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Poland national team
.

Płacheta graduated from

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

Płacheta 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

Preston North End on 19 September 2020.[16]

Płacheta joined

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]

Placheta joined Championship club Swansea City on 1 February 2024 on a free transfer. He signed until the end of the 2023–24 season.[21]

International career

Płacheta 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.[22]

Personal life

Płacheta 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][23] 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 [pl].[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[24] 3. Liga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Pogoń Siedlce 2017–18[24] I liga 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
Podbeskidzie 2018–19[24] I liga 23 6 2 0 — — 25 6
Śląsk Wrocław 2019–20[24] Ekstraklasa 35 8 0 0 — — 35 8
Norwich City 2020–21[25] Championship 26 1 2 0 0 0 — 28 1
2021–22[26] Premier League 12 0 2 0 0 0 — 14 0
2022–23[27] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[28] Championship 16 0 0 0 3 1 — 19 1
Total 54 1 4 0 3 1 — 61 2
Birmingham City (loan) 2022–23[27] Championship 5 1 — 0 0 — 5 1
Swansea City 2023–24[28] Championship 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 130 18 6 0 3 1 0 0 139 19
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland
2020 2 0
2021 5 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Norwich City

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Przemysław Płacheta". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Przemysław Płacheta". WorldFootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta w Norwich City". Onet.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Piękni i młodzi: Przemysław Płacheta". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^
    ITV
    . 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c "Polak w najnowocześniejszej akademii w Niemczech. Na warsztacie u Ralfa". WP Sports (in Polish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c d e "ŚLĄSK WZIĄŁ STRUSIA PĘDZIWIATRA". Przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. ^ "20-latek z przeszłością w RB Lipsk został zawodnikiem Podbeskidzia!" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Przemysław Płacheta w Śląsku Wrocław". Onet.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  13. ^ Mazarewicz, Nicole (22 July 2020). "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta w Norwich. Rekordowy transfer Śląska". RMF24 (in Polish). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Przemysław Płacheta piłkarzem Norwich. Rekord transferowy Śląska". Polskie Radio (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Oficjalnie: Przemysław Płacheta piłkarzem Norwich City. Parafował 4-letni kontrakt". gol24.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Norwich City 2–2 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ Scott, Ged (5 August 2022). "Championship: Blues earn home win over Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  19. ^ Dick, Brian (3 January 2023). "Birmingham City terminate injury-blighted winger loan deal". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Płacheta returns from Birmingham loan". Norwich City F.C. 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  21. ^ Coleman, Tom (1 February 2024). "Swansea City complete move for Norwich City star Przemyslaw Placheta". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ a b c d "P. Płacheta". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Przemysław Płacheta in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Przemysław Płacheta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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