Ivo Pękalski
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Pękalski playing for Malmö FF in 2010. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivo Dominik Pękalski | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Linero IF | ||
| 2001–2005 | Lunds BK | ||
| 2005–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Landskrona BoIS | 56 | (3) |
| 2009–2013 | Malmö FF | 65 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | BK Häcken | 30 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Halmstads BK | 31 | (0) |
| 2017– | Oxford United | 0 | (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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2013 | |||
Ivo Dominik Pękalski (Polish pronunciation: [pɛŋˈkalskʲi] born 3 November 1990 in Lund) is a Swedish footballer of Polish descent who currently plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.[1]
Career
Club career
Early career
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.[2] On 27 July 2009 Pękalski was transferred from Landskrona BoIS to Malmö FF.[3]
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 discontent with the club's rehab procedures, Pękalski left the club after the 2013 season.[1]
Oxford United
On 8 August 2017, it was confirmed that Pękalski had signed for Oxford United of EFL League One on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] His father, Roman Pękalski, coached him until he was 14.[6] He has a brother, Phillip, 12 years younger.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 August 2017.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Landskrona BoIS | 2007 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 | 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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Oxford United | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 182 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 214 | 8 | |
International
- As of 26 January 2013.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Malmö FF
Individual
- Swedish Newcomer of the Year: 2010
Footnotes
- 1 2 "Ivo Pekalski lämnar MFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Ivo Pękalski - Landskrona BoIS - Player stats
- ↑ Ivo Pekalski klar för Malmö FF
- ↑ "Oxford United: Midfielder Ivo Pekalski joins from Halmstads on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ↑ "Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 Dobosz, Marcin (13 August 2011). "Polski piłkarz odkryciem roku w Szwecji. Weźmie go Smuda?". Przegląd Sportowy. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Ivo Pękalski". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ivo Pekalski. |
- Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)
- SvFF profile (in Swedish)
- Ivo Pękalski at Soccerway