Krystian Popiela

Krystian Popiela
Personal information
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)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Olympiacos
	Polonia Warsaw
2016	Cagliari
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Wisła Płock
2017	Olimpia Grudziądz
2017–2018	Unia Tarnów
2018	Stal Rzeszów
Total
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Krystian Popiela (19 January 1998 – 9 September 2018) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career[]

Born in Tarnów,^[1] Popiela began his early career with , Olympiacos, 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]

^ ^a ^b ^c Krystian Popiela at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b Krystian Popiela at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
^ ^a ^b "Ex-Cagliari attacker Popiela dies". Football Italia. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ "Jarosław Popiela". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-19)19 January 1998
Place of birth	Tarnów, Poland
Date of death	9 September 2018(2018-09-09) (aged 20)
Place of death	Wola Wielka, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career

	Olympiacos

	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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only