The officially presented squad ofŚlepsk Malow Suwałkifor the new season includes a star tandem of middle blockers: 🛡️🇺🇸 David Smith, 🇦🇷 Joaquín Gallego, 🇵🇱 Jan Nowakowski, and 🇵🇱 Jakub Macira! Asparuhov will be part of a team with impressive experience and class, which makes his task for a starting spot even more ambitious.
💬 Club president Adalbert Winnik stated:
"We are extremely proud to have built such a strong middle line. The presence of David Smith - a three-time Champions League winner - brings prestige and leadership. We also expect a key role from Jan Nowakowski - the current Polish champion and Challenge Cup winner."
🔵David Smith(203 cm, born in Los Angeles) is one of the most successful middle blockers in PlusLiga history - a three-time Champions League winner with ZAKSA, Polish champion (2022), Polish Cup and Super Cup winner. In the 2022/23 season, he was selected as "Foreigner of the Season."
🔵Jan Nowakowski, well-known to the Bulgarian public as well, because last season he played side by side with Alex Grozdanov in the champion Bogdanka Lublin. He has experience from several top clubs in Poland and impresses with intelligent and stable play.
🔵Joaquín Gallego(204 cm) is an Argentinian national team player, Pan American Games gold medalist and a strong pillar of Suwałki since 2023.
🔵Jakub Macira(202 cm) is a fighter with steady progress - he has played for AZS Częstochowa, Jastrzębski Węgiel, and has been a key figure in Suwałki since 2023.
🔵 The squad ofŚlepsk Malow Suwałkifor the new season was officially presented during a press conference at "Suwałki Arena" in May. In early June, the club also announced the coaching staff, and on June 21, it presentedthe two opposites:Damian WierzbickiandBartosz FilipiaK, who will fight for the starting position in this key role. FilipiaK's contract was renewed in December 2024.
🛡️ On June 25, the libero pair was also presented -Bartosz Mariański, with extensive experience at Asseco Resovia and GKS Katowice, as well asJakub Kubacki, a current Poland U21 national team player. Both will defend Suwałki's colors for the next two seasons.
📍 With such power in the middle and other positions, and with an outside hitter like Asparuh Asparuhov in the squad, the PlusLiga season promises serious Bulgarian intrigue! 🇧🇬🔥
