Jarosław Niezgoda
Jarosław Niezgoda (born 15 March 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.[2]
 Niezgoda with the Portland Timbers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarosław Niezgoda | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Poniatowa, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Timbers | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Wisła Puławy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Wisła Puławy | 64 | (24) |
| 2016–2020 | Legia Warsaw | 51 | (27) |
| 2016–2017 | → Ruch Chorzów (loan) | 27 | (10) |
| 2020– | Portland Timbers | 71 | (20) |
| 2020 | → Portland Timbers 2 | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Poland U21 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2017 | |||
Career
Professional
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 breakout 2013-14 season, appearing in 29 games and scoring 12 goals.
In 2016 Legia Warsaw signed Niezgoda. He primarily played with the third team and was loaned out to Ruch Chorzów.[3] He scored his first goal for Legia Warszawa on August 20, 2017 in a 1-0 win against Wisła Płock in the 6th round of the Ekstraklasa. On September 1, 2019, in a 3-1 win over Raków Częstochowa, he scored three goals for the Warsaw team.[4]
He was acquired by Portland in January 2020.[2] He suffered a torn ACL during a November 2020 match against Vancouver.[5] On June 25, 2022, Niezgoda recorded a brace in the second half, during a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids.[6] As of April 2023, Niezgoda is the most efficient goal scorer in MLS history, converting on over 48% of his attempts.[7]
International
Niezgoda as made five appearances and tallied one goal for the Polish U-21 Men’s National Team, including making three appearances for Poland in the 2017 UEFA European U-21 Championship.
Personal life
Niezogda was born in Poniatowa, Poland. Growing up his family had a big yard, where he, his brothers and father would play soccer. By the time he turned 13, Niezgoda signed as an academy player with Wisła Puławy.[8] 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 12 May 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other1 | 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 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 15 | |||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 14 | |||
| Total | 51 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 29 | ||
| Portland Timbers | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2021 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |||
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 19 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | 83 | 23 | |||
| Ruch Chorzów (loan) | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 238 | 86 | ||
1 Including Polish Super Cup, MLS is Back Tournament and U.S. Open Cup
Honours
Legia Warsaw
Portland Timbers
References
- "Jarosław Niezgoda". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- "Timbers acquire forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda as Designated Player | Portland Timbers".
- Kołaczkowska, Antonina (1933). "Plumatella punctata Hancock f. prostrata Kraepel. z Gopla, nowy gatunek mszywioła dla fauny polskiej = Über das Vorkommen von Plumatella punctata Hancock f. prostrata Kraepel. im Gopło-See Pokaż treść! Pokaż treść! Tytuł: Plumatella punctata Hancock f. prostrata Kraepel. z Gopla, nowy gatunek mszywioła dla fauny polskiej = Über das Vorkommen von Plumatella punctata Hancock f. prostrata Kraepel. im Gopło-See Inny tytuł: Fragmenta Faunistica Musei Zoologici Polonici t. 2, nr 14 ; Über das Vorkommen von Plumatella punctata Hancock f. prostrata Kraepel. im Gopło-See Twórca: Kołaczkowska, Antonina Współtwórca: Państwowe Muzeum Zoologiczne Wydawca: nakł. Państwowego Muzeum Zoologicznego ; (Drukarnia Techniczna) Miejsce wydania: Warszawa ; (Warszawa) Data wydania: 1934 Opis: Tyt. nagł. ; Oznaczenie stron również: 1-5 ; Bibliogr. s. 141 ; S. [137]-141 ; 24 cm ; Streszcz. niem. Temat i słowa kluczowe: Mszywioły -- siedlisko -- Polska -- Gopło (jezioro) [KABA] ; mszywioły słodkowodne ; Ectoprocta ; Bryozoa ; mszywioły ; Hyalinella punctata ; Fredelicella sultana ; Plumatella emarginata ; Plumatella punctata Czasopismo/Seria/cykl: Fragmenta Faunistica Musei Zoologici Polonici Typ zasobu: Czasopismo ; Tekst ; Artykuł Format: application/pdf Identyfikator zasobu: oai:rcin.org.pl:19818 ; 10.3161/15053970FF1934.2.14.137 Źródło: MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.256, T. 2, nr 14 ; MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.4664, T. 2, nr 14 ; kliknij tutaj, żeby przejść Język: pol ; ger Prawa: Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp ograniczony Właściciel praw: Patrz: Twórcy i Wydawcy Prawa dostępu: Publikacja dostępna w sieci Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN na własny użytek, do celów naukowych, edukacyjnych lub dydaktycznych Digitalizacja: Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk Lokalizacja oryginału: Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk Sponsor digitalizacji: Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego". Fragmenta Faunistica Musei Zoologici Polonici. 2: 137–141. doi:10.3161/15053970ff1934.2.14.137. ISSN 1505-3970.
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- "Timbers forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda to miss remainder of season | Portland Timbers".
- 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.
- Database, OSDB-Online Sports. "OSDB - Jaroslaw Niezgoda - Portland Timbers". OSDB - Online Sports Database. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Naturally 'very shy,' Jaroslaw Niezgoda may now also be a key piece for Timbers". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Jarosław Niezgoda". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Dario Zuparic goal clinches MLS Back is Tournament for Portland Timbers". The Guardian. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.