Paweł Cibicki

Paweł Cibicki

Personal information
Full name	Paweł Piotr Cibicki
Date of birth	9 January 1994
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Winger, Striker
Club information
Current team	Jönköpings Södra IF (on loan from Malmö FF)
Number	22
Youth career
2000–2004	Nydala IF
2005	FC Malmö
2006–2013	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Malmö FF	37	(6)
2016–	→ Jönköpings Södra IF (loan)	26	(10)
National team^‡
2013	Poland U19	1	(0)
2014	Poland U20	1	(0)
2016–	Sweden U21	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016

Paweł Cibicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpavɛw tɕiˈbitski]; born 9 January 1994) is a Swedish footballer. He is currently playing for Jönköpings Södra, on loan from Malmö FF, as a striker.

Club career

On 23 November 2012 Cibicki signed a first team contract on a youth basis with Malmö FF.^[2] Cibicki made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in a home fixture against Gefle IF on 7 July 2013.^[3] In total Cibicki played seven matches for the club during his first season, most of the matches coming on as a substitute for the attackers. On 1 July 2014 Cibicki signed a first team contract with Malmö FF for three and a half additional years at the club.^[4] Previously in the summer of 2014 Cibicki had reached a verbal agreement with Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen, but he decided to stay at Malmö FF the day before the deal was about to be signed.^[5] Overall the 2014 season proved to be a breakthrough for Cibicki as he made 21 appearances for the club, scoring thrice. His first league goal was scored against Halmstads BK at home on 12 May 2014 in a 3–1 victory.^[6] Cibicki also made three appearances in the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.

International career

Cibicki holds dual passport, from his country of birth Sweden and his parent's birth country Poland. In March 2013 he was called up by the Poland national under-19 team for two friendlies against Georgia.^[7] Cibicki played for 24 minutes after coming on as a substitute in the 3–1 win against Georgia in the first of two friendlies. In August 2016 Cibicki was called up to both Poland U21 and Sweden U21. Cibicki chose to play for his country of birth, Sweden. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2016.^[9]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malmö FF	2013	7	0	3	1	4	0	14	1
	2014	21	3	3	0	7	0	31	3
	2015	9	3	4	0	1	0	14	3
	Total	37	6	10	1	12	0	59	7
Jönköpings Södra IF	2016	10	6	3	0	—		13	6
	Total	10	6	3	0	0	0	13	6
Career total		47	12	13	1	12	0	72	13

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2013, 2014
• Svenska Supercupen: 2013, 2014

References

1. "Pawel Cibicki". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
2. "Tre nya lärlingar in i A-truppen". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
3. "Matchinformation: Malmö FF - Gefle IF FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
4. "Malmö FF skriver A-kontrakt med Pawel Cibicki". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
5. "Pawel Cibicki åker inte till Groningen". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
6. "Malmö FF 3–1 Halmstads BK". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
7. "MFF:are i U19-landslag". skanskan.se (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
8. "Asoro och Cibicki kallas till U21-truppen". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
9. "Pawel Cibicki". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links

• Malmö FF profile (Swedish)
• SvFF profile (Swedish)
• Paweł Cibicki profile at Soccerway