Damian Garbacik (born 30 January 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for IV liga Pomerania club Wierzyca Pelplin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kętrzyn, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wierzyca Pelplin | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Granica Kętrzyn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Lechia Gdańsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Lechia Gdańsk II | 33 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chojniczanka Chojnice (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | GKS Katowice | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Lysekloster IL | 19 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 62 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Cartusia Kartuzy | 24 | (4) |
| 2023 | KP Starogard Gdański | 15 | (4) |
| 2024– | Wierzyca Pelplin | 23 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Poland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poland U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Poland U20 | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024 | |||
Senior career
editGarbacik started playing with the club in his town of birth, Granica Kętrzyn, in Kętrzyn. In 2013, he made the move to play with Lechia Gdańsk in the top flight of Polish football. However his time with Lechia was not successful, and he only made two appearances in the league.[1] He joined Chojniczanka Chojnice on loan in 2015,[2] before joining GKS Katowice at the end of the season when his contract with Lechia ran out.[3] After a season and a half with Katowice, during which Garbacik also scored his first senior league goal, he was released before his contract was finished.[4]
After a 6-month spell without finding a new club, Garbacik signed with Bałtyk Gdynia during the 2018 pre-season.[5] In January 2019, after moving down the leagues in Poland, Garbacik moved to the Norwegian lower leagues with Lysekloster IL, stating that he wanted to try a new challenge.[6] While in Norway Garbacik was often in the starting eleven, and found himself to be scoring more than he had at any previous club. Despite the level of quality being lower than at his previous clubs, it proved to be a personally successful period for Garbacik scoring three league goals during his time at the club, including one in the Norwegian Cup.[7] Garbacik spent the 2019 season with Lysekloster IL before returning to his previous club Bałtyk Gdynia in February 2020.[8]
Honours
editBałtyk Gdynia
- Polish Cup (Pomerania regionals): 2021–22[9][10]
Wierzyca Pelplin
- Regional league Gdańsk II: 2023–24[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Damian Garbacik (były zawodnik)". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
- ^ "Damian Garbacik - 90minut.pl". 90minut.pl.
- ^ "Damian Garbacik piłkarzem GKS-u Katowice". gkskatowice.eu.
- ^ "Damian Garbacik odchodzi z GKS Katowice". katowice.wyborcza.pl.
- ^ "Harmonogram sparingów Bałtyku. Damian Garbacik nowym obrońcą". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
- ^ "Piłkarz z Kętrzyna zagra w norweskim klubie". ketrzyn.wm.pl.
- ^ "Gol Damiana Garbacika i czerwona kartka Szymona Walczaka w Pucharze Norwegii". 90minut.pl.
- ^ "Bałtyk Gdynia kontraktuje kolejnych obrońców. 29 lutego sparing z Arką II Gdynia". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2021/2022, grupa: Pomorski ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Damian Garbacik". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Keeza Klasa okręgowa 2023/2024, grupa: Gdańsk II". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Damian Garbacik". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.