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Biography
Artur Sobiech ([ˈartur ˈsɔbjɛx]; born 12 June 1990 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish footballer, currently playing for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96.
Club career
After spending four years at Ruch Chorzów, where he started his professional career, Sobiech joined Polonia Warsaw in July 2010. Polonia paid one million euros for him. He was named Ekstraklasa discovery of the year.
On 30 June 2011, Sobiech transferred to Bundesliga side Hannover 96, signing a contract until June 2014. In May 2013, the club announced that he had extended his contract until 30 June 2017.
International career
After playing for the Poland U-21 team, Sobiech received his first call-up to the Poland national football team in May 2010. He debuted on 29 May against Finland, replacing Ireneusz Jeleń 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 Latvia.
International goals
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 May 2012 | Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Germany |  Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 June 2013 | Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Statistics
- (correct as of 22 December 2016)
| Club | Season | League | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | European Cups | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 23 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | – | 34 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | Ruch Chorzów | 47 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 17 | |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 9 | |
| Total | Polonia Warsaw | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | |
| Hannover 96 | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Total | Hannover 96 | 110 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 133 | 28 | |
| Career Total | 180 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 221 | 54 | ||