Ivo Pękalski is a Swedish football player of Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 descent who currently plays for Malmö FF

Malmö FF

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

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Early career

Pekalski began his career with Linero IF and has also played for Lunds BK

Lunds BK

Lunds BK is a football club from Lund, Sweden founded in 1919. The club currently plays in Division 1 Södra and at the same time time also plays in the Tipselit....

, after few years with the club he was bought by Landskrona BoIS

Landskrona BoIS

Landskrona BoIS is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, which currently plays in the second highest Swedish division, Superettan. The club, formed on 7 February 1915 was a merger of two clubs from the city of Landskrona; IFK Landskrona and Diana...

. On 27 July 2009 Pekalski was transferred from Landskrona BoIS

Landskrona BoIS

Landskrona BoIS is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, which currently plays in the second highest Swedish division, Superettan. The club, formed on 7 February 1915 was a merger of two clubs from the city of Landskrona; IFK Landskrona and Diana...

 to Malmö FF

Malmö FF

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

.

Malmö FF

After only playing for the reserve team during his first year at the club he clinched a permanent spot in the starting eleven for the 2010 season

Malmö FF season 2010

The 2010 season was Malmö FF´s 101st in existence, their 75th season in Allsvenskan and their 10th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 1st position and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the fourth round...

. Together with Wílton Figueiredo

Wilton Figueiredo

Wílton Aguiar Figueiredo is a Brazilian centre forward playing for Swedish club Malmö FF . After a season with Swedish side, GAIS, he was brought to the Swedish capital and the club AIK after both GAIS and AIK were promoted to the Swedish top flight, the Allsvenskan in 2005...

 he formed a very strong central midfield in 2010 and that was one of the major reasons why Malmö FF won the title. Consistent injury problems made Pekalski miss some matches for the 2011

2011 Allsvenskan

The 2011 Allsvenskan, part of the 2011 Swedish football season, was the 87th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The preliminary 2011 fixtures were released on 15 December 2010. The season began on 2 April 2011 and ended on 23 October 2011...

 season and he eventually decided to rest at the end of the season and focus on recovering fully for the 2012

2012 Allsvenskan

* 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules...

 season.

Personal life

Pękalski's parents are from Rzeszów

Rzeszów

Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

. His father coached him until he was 14. He has a brother, Phillip, 12 years younger.

Career statistics

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Landskrona BoIS

Landskrona BoIS is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, which currently plays in the second highest Swedish division, Superettan. The club, formed on 7 February 1915 was a merger of two clubs from the city of Landskrona; IFK Landskrona and Diana...

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Superettan

Superettan is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. It was created in 2000. Before that, the second level league in Sweden had been Division 1....

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|2009

2009 Superettan

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Malmö FF

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

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Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

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|2010

2010 Allsvenskan

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|2011

2011 Allsvenskan

The 2011 Allsvenskan, part of the 2011 Swedish football season, was the 87th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The preliminary 2011 fixtures were released on 15 December 2010. The season began on 2 April 2011 and ended on 23 October 2011...

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External links

Malmö FF Profile SvFF profile