Arkadiusz Reca (Polish pronunciation: [arˈkadjuʂ ˈrɛt͡sa]; born 17 June 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.
.jpg) Reca in 2024 with Spezia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chojnice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kolejarz Chojnice | |||
| 2011–2012 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Chojniczanka II/Jantar Pawłowo | ||
| 2013–2014 | Koral Dębnica | 26 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Flota Świnoujście | 28 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Wisła Płock | 93 | (19) |
| 2018–2022 | Atalanta | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Crotone (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Spezia (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Spezia | 72 | (5) |
| 2025– | Legia Warsaw | 20 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Poland | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:10, 29 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 25 September 2020, Reca joined Crotone on loan.[2]
On 26 August 2021, Reca moved to Spezia on four-year contract.[3] On 29 August 2021, Atalanta clarified that the transfer was an initial loan with an obligation to buy.[4] He left Spezia upon the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2025.[5] On 18 July 2025 he signed for Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.[6]
International career
editOn 7 September 2018, Reca made his senior debut for Poland during an away match against Italy in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.[7]
Reca was named in the provisional squad for Poland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign,[8] but omitted from the final 26-man squad.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 1 May 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | 2011–12[11] | II liga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Koral Dębnica | 2013–14[12] | III liga Baltic | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Flota Świnoujście | 2014–15 | I liga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Wisła Płock | 2015–16 | I liga | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 93 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 94 | 19 | ||||
| Atalanta | 2018–19 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Crotone (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Spezia | 2022–23 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 5 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| Career total | 320 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 338 | 34 | ||
- ↑ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
- ↑ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Arkadiusz Reca". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ecco Reca per la corsia di sinistra" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "ARKADIUSZ RECA IS A NEW SPEZIA PLAYER". Spezia. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ "Arkadiusz Reca Allo Spezia" (in Italian). Atalanta. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ "Arkadiusz Reca odchodzi ze Spezii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Oficjalnie: Arkadiusz Reca w Legii Warszawa". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ Kurowski, Jacek (8 September 2018). "Liga Narodów. Włochy – Polska. Arkadiusz Reca: odczuwałem stres przed debiutem". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ↑ "Znamy szeroką kadrę reprezentacji Polski na mundial w Katarze!" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ↑ "Arkadiusz Reca nie jedzie na mundial. Wychowanek Kolejarza Chojnice poza ostateczną kadrą". weekendfm.pl (in Polish). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ↑ Arkadiusz Reca at Soccerway
- ↑ "Sezon 2011/12". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sezon 2013/14". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ↑ "Arkadiusz Reca". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
External links
edit- Arkadiusz Reca at Soccerway
- Arkadiusz Reca at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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