Mateusz Kochalski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Świdnik, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | BKS Lublin | ||
| 2015–2017 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Legia Warsaw II | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Legionovia Legionowo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Legia Warsaw | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Stal Mielec | 37 | (0) |
| 2024– | Qarabağ | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Poland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Poland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Poland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Poland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024 | |||
Mateusz Kochalski (born 25 July 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.[1]
Club career
[edit]On 21 August 2020, he returned to Radomiak Radom on a season-long loan.[2]
On 21 June 2022, Kochalski left Legia after seven years to join Stal Mielec on a three-year deal.[3] After spending a year as back-up for first-choice goalkeeper Bartosz Mrozek, Kochalski was promoted to the starting line-up from the start of the 2023–24 campaign. Across the season, he kept nine clean sheets in 33 appearances,[4] and made 111 saves, twelve more than any of his peers.[5] At the conclusion of the season, Kochalski was named the Ekstraklasa Goalkeeper of the Season.[6]
On 15 August 2024, Kochalski moved to Azerbaijani club Qarabağ on a three-year contract, with an option for a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[7]
International career
[edit]A former youth international, Kochalski received his first senior team call-up in June 2024, replacing the injured Oliwier Zych for Poland's preparation camp ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 15 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2016–17 | III liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | III liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | III liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Legionovia (loan) | 2017–18 | II liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Radomiak Radom (loan) | 2018–19 | II liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | I liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | I liga | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Stal Mielec | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Qarabağ | 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 109 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Radomiak Radom
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Goalkeeper of the Season: 2023–24[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mateusz Kochalski - Profil zawodnika - Legia Warszawa". Legia Warszawa - Strona oficjalna. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Mateusz Kochalski wraca do Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Rywalizacja w bramce rozkręca się na dobre. Mateusz Kochalski w PGE FKS Stali Mielec!!!" (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 21 June 2022.
- ^ Jastrzębski, Marcin (27 May 2024). "PKO Ekstraklasa. Bramkarz PGE Stali Mielec - Mateusz Kochalski z nagrodą dla najlepszego bramkarza sezonu!". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Obronione strzały" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Kamil Grosicki z dwoma nagrodami za sezon. Wybrano najlepszych w sezonie 2023/24" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Polşa çempionatının ən yaxşı qapıçısı "Qarabağ"da" (in Azerbaijani). asd. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Kochalski dodatkowo powołany na zgrupowanie reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Radomiak Radom w ekstraklasie jako mistrz Fortuna 1 ligi! Wygrane derby z Koroną Kielce". gol24.pl (in Polish). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Sezon dobiegł końca. Radomiak mistrzem II ligi!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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- 2000 births
- People from Świdnik
- Footballers from Lublin Voivodeship
- Living people
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- Poland men's youth international footballers
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- Legia Warsaw II players
- Legia Warsaw players
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- Radomiak Radom players
- Stal Mielec players
- Qarabağ FK players
- Ekstraklasa players
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