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Igor Pieprzyca

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Igor Pieprzyca
Personal information
Full name Igor Franciszek Pieprzyca[1]
Date of birth (2008-10-08) 8 October 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Niepołomice, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Puszcza Niepołomice
Number 28
Youth career
2015–2018 UKS Kazimierz
2018–2023 Puszcza Niepołomice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Puszcza Niepołomice 3 (0)
International career
2024– Poland U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:55, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Igor Franciszek Pieprzyca (born 8 October 2008) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Puszcza Niepołomice.

Career

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A youth product of UKS Kazimierz, Pieprzyca moved to the youth academy of Puszcza Niepołomice in 2018.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Puszcza Niepołomice as a late substitute in a 5–3 Ekstraklasa loss to Korona Kielce on 27 October 2023. At 15 years and 19 days old, Pieprzyca is the youngest player in Ekstraklasa history, taking the record from Janusz Sroka.[3]

Personal life

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Pieprzyca is the son of the president of his club Puszcza Niepołomice, Jarosław Pieprzyca.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Igor Pieprzyca". www.90minut.pl.
  2. ^ a b "Ewenement. Syn prezesa zgłoszony do gry w Ekstraklasie". Sport.pl. 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Rekord pobity! 15-latek najmłodszym debiutantem w historii Ekstraklasy". www.polsatsport.pl. 27 October 2023.
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