Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Tarnów, Poland | ||
Date of death | 9 September 2018 | (aged 20)||
Place of death | Wola Wielka, Poland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Fivos Varis | |||
Olympiacos | |||
Białe Orły Warsaw | |||
Polonia Warsaw | |||
2016 | Cagliari | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Wisła Płock | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Unia Tarnów | 16 | (3) |
2018 | Stal Rzeszów | 4 | (0) |
Total | 25 | (3) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Krystian Popiela (19 January 1998 – 9 September 2018) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Tarnów,[1] Popiela began his early career with Fivos Varis, Olympiacos, Białe Orły and Polonia Warsaw,[2] before joining Italian club Cagliari in January 2016.[3] He later played for Wisła Płock, Olimpia Grudziądz, Unia Tarnów and Stal Rzeszów.[1][2]
Popiela was a son of Jarosław Popiela, who made 134 appearances in the Ekstraklasa.[4]
He died in a car crash on 9 September 2018, at the age of 20.[3]