I finally found it!FC Seoul to recruit Polish goaltender Klimala with 3 goals against Jeonbuk
May 30, 2025
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A source in the transfer market said on the 30th that FC Seoul is set to recruit Polish striker Patrik Klimala (27, Slask Wrocław). I understand that after completing the basic agreement on transfer fees and salaries, he will enter Korea for a while and go through the final process of transfer." If no problems are found in the medical examination, it is expected to go through the process of launching the joining official in early June, when the additional summer registration period begins.
According to the official, Seoul made all-out efforts to recruit a new striker, which Kim demanded several times. Sydney FC, which Klimala joined on loan last season, reportedly had a communion with Klimala long before it was confirmed not to activate the full recruitment option. With the sincerity of the Seoul club, Klimala began to show interest in the K League and Seoul. It is rumored that Seoul's fourth-place performance in the league last season and its participation in the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) next season also affected the player's decision. On top of that, Klimala's original team, Vwatzwaf, was demoted to the second division with a 19th-ranked performance in Poland's Ekstraklasa (division 1) last season, and was able to complete the recruitment for a lower amount than the previously set large buyout.
Klimala has already proved to be a high-level striker who plays in the Asian leagues through Asia Champions League 2 last season. In particular, he scored a total of three goals in the two matches of the ACL2 quarterfinals against Jeonbuk, causing Jeonbuk coach Gus Foyet to be eliminated. He played a total of 31 games through the Australian A-League and ACL2, scoring 17 goals, more than one goal per two games.
Klimala, who is 1m83 in height, is considered to be a player who shakes the defense with more movements in the offense than post-play and aims for a goal with accurate shots using both feet. It was an ideal target for Kim Ki-dong, who remains in seventh place with a league-low 13 goals in 16 K League 1 games this season. Currently, Lingard has scored the most points in the Seoul team with four goals. Cho Young-wook and Banks, who alternately played one-top role, each scored one goal. It was the difference between Seoul and teams that were at the top of the list with the performance of clear one-top strikers such as Compagno (Jeonbuk), Joo Min-kyu (Daejeon), Eric (Ulsan) and Lee Ho-jae (Pohang).
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Klimala was a supernova that the Polish soccer community was paying attention to. He is from Legia Warsaw Youth and was a member of Jagielonia Viawistock in the 2019-2020 season, scoring seven goals in the first half of Poland. In January 2020, during the season, he joined the prestigious Scottish club Celtic for a huge transfer fee of £3.5 million and made headlines. He was represented by Poland's U-19, U-20, and U-21 age groups.
Klimala, who unfortunately failed to get a seat at Celtic, has gained experience at various clubs in various countries, including the New York Red Bulls (USA), Hapoel Bersheba (Israel), Slask Wroclaw (Poland), and Sydney (Australia). The Sydney lease was a 'God's move'. He succeeded in rebounding in his career with his explosive performance. He will challenge the K-League while raising his momentum to the fullest. It is expected that he will work with winger Lucas, who broke his long silence by scoring goals in two consecutive games, playmaker Lingard, tall striker Banks, Moon Seon-min, who has excellent breakthrough ability, and Jung Seung-won, who boasts explosive energy.
Meanwhile, so far, many Polish people have played in the K-League. Vitold Bent Kostki (registered name Vuitek), Tadeusi Sibiontech (registered name Ted), and Leshek Ivanitsky (registered name Les) joined the merit elephant (currently Jeju) in 1989. In the early 1990 s, kshishtov kashtelan (registered name kajaran) joined the merit elephant. Oscar Jawada has been in Jeju from 2021 to 2022. Jawada scored nine Dutch Eredivisie goals for Valbake last season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
