Jarosław Niezgoda

Jarosław Niezgoda
Niezgoda with the Portland Timbers in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Poniatowa, Poland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2008 Opolanin Opole Lubelskie
2008–2012 Wisła Puławy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Wisła Puławy 64 (24)
2016–2020 Legia Warsaw 51 (27)
2016–2019 Legia Warsaw II 17 (12)
2016–2017 → Ruch Chorzów (loan) 27 (10)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 1 (0)
2020–2023 Portland Timbers 80 (20)
International career
2017 Poland U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2023

Jarosław Niezgoda (born 15 March 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward.[2]

Club career

Jarosław Niezgoda started his career with the Lublin club Opolanin Opole Lubelskie in 2006. His second junior club was Wisła Puławy, which he joined in 2008. The striker made his debut for the first team in 2012, coming off the bench in a match against Pelikan Łowicz in the 67th minute. Niezgoda had a break-out 2013–14 season, appearing in 29 games and scoring 12 goals.[citation needed]

In 2016, Legia Warsaw signed Niezgoda. He primarily played with their reserves team and was loaned out to Ruch Chorzów. He scored his first goal for Legia's first team on 20 August 2017 in a 1–0 win against Wisła Płock in the sixth matchday of the 2017–18 season. On 1 September 2019, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Raków Częstochowa.[citation needed]

He was acquired by Portland in January 2020.[2] He suffered a torn ACL during a November 2020 match against Vancouver Whitecaps.[3] On 25 June 2022, Niezgoda recorded a brace in the second half, during a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids.[4] As of April 2023, Niezgoda is the most efficient goal scorer in MLS history, converting on over 48% of his attempts.[5] On 20 August 2023, he suffered another ACL tear during a league game against Houston Dynamo, ruling him out of play for approximately nine months.[6]

International career

Niezgoda made five appearances and tallied one goal for the under-21 team, including three outings during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Personal life

Niezgoda was born in Poniatowa, Poland. Growing up his family had a big yard, where he, his brothers and father would play soccer.[7] Niezgoda proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Izabela Kujawska in October 2020 on the Oregon Coast. Six months later, the couple would welcome their daughter Zofia in March 2021. Jarosław has a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Leo.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 August 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wisła Puławy 2012–13 II liga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2013–14 II liga 16 3 0 0 — — 16 3
2014–15 II liga 28 12 1 0 — — 29 12
2015–16 II liga 18 9 2 0 — — 20 9
Total 64 24 3 0 — — 67 24
Legia Warsaw 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 27 13 5 2 — 1[b] 0 33 15
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 18 14 1 0 2[c] 0 — 21 14
Total 51 27 6 2 2 0 1 0 60 29
Ruch Chorzów (loan) 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 27 10 1 0 — — 28 10
Portland Timbers 2020 Major League Soccer 17 7 — — 4[d] 1 21 8
2021 Major League Soccer 13 3 4 0 — — 17 3
2022 Major League Soccer 30 9 1 0 — 0 0 31 9
2023 Major League Soccer 20 1 2 2 — 3[e] 0 25 3
Total 80 20 7 2 — 7 1 94 23
Career total 222 81 17 4 2 0 8 3 249 86
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in MLS is Back Tournament
  5. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Portland Timbers

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Jarosław Niezgoda". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Timbers acquire forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda as Designated Player | Portland Timbers".
  3. ^ "Timbers forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda to miss remainder of season | Portland Timbers".
  4. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Ryan Clarke | The (26 June 2022). "Boosted by a brace from Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Portland Timbers handle Colorado Rapids, 3-0". oregonlive. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ Database, OSDB-Online Sports. "OSDB - Jaroslaw Niezgoda - Portland Timbers". OSDB - Online Sports Database. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Timbers forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda to undergo season-ending surgery". Portland Timbers. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ Pentz, Matt. "Naturally 'very shy,' Jaroslaw Niezgoda may now also be a key piece for Timbers". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Jarosław Niezgoda". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Dario Zuparic goal clinches MLS Back is Tournament for Portland Timbers". The Guardian. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Lotto Ekstraklasie za sezon 2016/17" (in Polish). 90minut. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Piłkarz Listopada 2019: Jarosław Niezgoda" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Piłkarz Grudnia 2019: Jarosław Niezgoda" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.


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