Michał Nalepa (footballer, born 1993) should not be confused with Michał Nalepa (footballer, born 1995).
| Michał Nalepa | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Chrzanów, Poland |
| Height: | 1.90 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Zagłębie Lubin |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthclubs1: | Unia Oświęcim |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wisła Kraków |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Wisła Kraków |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Ruch Radzionków (loan) |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Termalica Bruk-Bet (loan) |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Wisła Kraków II |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Ferencváros |
| Caps5: | 73 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Lechia Gdańsk |
| Caps6: | 152 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Zagłębie Lubin |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Zagłębie Lubin II |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Poland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Poland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Poland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam4: | Poland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam5: | Poland U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 June 2024 |
Michał Nalepa (born 22 January 1993) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.
In July 2011, Nalepa joined Ruch Radzionków on a one-season loan deal from Wisła Kraków.[2] He made his league debut for Radzionkow on 13 August 2011 in a 2–2 home draw with GKS Katowice. He was subbed on for Paweł Giel in the 58th minute.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club on 3 September 2011 in a 3–1 away win against Arka Gdynia. His goal, the third of the match, came in the 47th minute.[4] In the 2012–13 season he was loaned out to Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. He made his league debut for Termalica on 22 August 2012 in a 3–0 away victory over Polonia Bytom.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 November 2012 in a 1–1 away draw with Zawisza Bydgoszcz. His goal, scored in the 90th minute, rescued a point for the visitors that day.[6] On 19 July 2013, Nalepa made his debut for Wisła Kraków in the Ekstraklasa match against Górnik Zabrze.[7]
On 7 June 2014, Nalepa signed three-year deal with Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC.[8] He made his league debut for the club on 27 July 2014 in a 3–1 away win against Kecskeméti TE. He was subbed on in the 83rd minute for Wergiton do Rosario Calmon.[9] He scored his first league goal for the club on 26 July 2015 in a 3–1 home victory over Diósgyőri VTK. His goal, scored in the 5th minute, was the first of the match.[10]
On 2 April 2016, Nalepa became Hungarian League champion with Ferencvárosi TC after losing to Debreceni VSC 2–1 at the Nagyerdei Stadion in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[11]
On 1 July 2017, he became a Lechia Gdańsk player.[12] He made his league debut for the club on 14 July 2017 in a 2–0 away win against Wisła Płock.[13] He scored his first league goal for the club on 8 May 2018 in a 2–0 away win against Piast Gliwice. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 45th minute.[14]
After Lechia's relegation to I liga, Nalepa remained in the top flight after signing a two-year deal with Zagłębie Lubin on 6 July 2023.[15]
Nalepa was the captain of Poland national under-17 football team during 2010 UEFA Under-17 Championship elite round as well as of Poland national under-19 football team during 2012 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round.[16] [17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ruch Radzionków (loan) | 2011–12 | I liga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Termalica Bruk-Bet (loan) | 2012–13 | I liga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Wisła Kraków | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Wisła Kraków II | 2013–14 | III liga, gr. G | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Ferencváros | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 110 | 5 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–20 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 152 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 14 | |||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2023–24 | II liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 315 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 384 | 25 | |||
Ferencváros
2015
Lechia Gdańsk