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title: "Celtic: Fans bemused by Patryk Klimala’s surname being misspelled on his shirt"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2020-02-10T14:00:44Z"
modified: "2020-02-10T14:00:44Z"
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# Celtic: Fans bemused by Patryk Klimala’s surname being misspelled on his shirt

**Patryk Klimala, who [signed for Celtic last month](https://www.celticfc.net/news/17379), made his [first start for the club](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5265271/celtic-patryk-klimala-scottish-cup-shirt/) in Sunday’s Scottish Cup win away to Clyde, although the Polish striker inadvertently became the subject of mistaken identity.**

As noted by [The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5265271/celtic-patryk-klimala-scottish-cup-shirt/), the 21-year-old took to the pitch at Broadwood with his surname misspelled on the back of his shirt, which read ‘Kilmala’ rather than ‘Klimala’. However, a change of shirts at half-time saw him re-emerge for the second 45 minutes with the correct spelling on his back.

[The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5265271/celtic-patryk-klimala-scottish-cup-shirt/) also noted that Chris Sutton, who was on punditry duty for [Premier Sports](https://www.premiersports.com/), said that Celtic’s kitman was “not the sharpest tool in the shed”, with fellow commentator Stephen Craigan responding: “Quite clearly his spelling isn’t very good either, Chris” just before the camera cut to Hoops kitman Hugh Hooligan and ‘kit controller’ Stevie Wright.

Following his first Celtic start after [three previous substitute appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patryk-klimala/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/387153/verein/371), Klimala is [still waiting for his first goal for the club](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patryk-klimala/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/387153/verein/371) after spurning a good chance to score against Clyde, unable to beat goakeeper David Mitchell when played through one-on-one (as per [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7983955/Clyde-0-3-Celtic-Neil-Lennons-ease-Scottish-Cup-quarter-finals-victory.html)).

These Celtic fans on Twitter were rather bemused by the gaffe that saw Klimala’s name being misspelled on his shirt:

> Kilmala 😂 absolute muppets.
>
> — Daz (@TOXIC\_DANG3R) [February 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/TOXIC_DANG3R/status/1226518024062218240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> the kit mans had a shocker hahahahah kilmala
>
> — KM (@KM67\_\_\_) [February 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/KM67___/status/1226513141577797632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Kilmala? Who printed the shirts?
>
> — Matthew McGrath (@MattTheBhoy) [February 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/MattTheBhoy/status/1226508310658109440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> No1 gonna mention they’ve spelt klimala name wrong on his jersey says kilmala 😂😂😂
>
> — Pearse Searriagh – bolingoli (@Pearsemcsherry) [February 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/Pearsemcsherry/status/1226514926421839872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Fully expect [#celtic](https://twitter.com/hashtag/celtic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) to be kicked out [@ScottishCup](https://twitter.com/ScottishCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) for fielding an ineligible player……. who even is this Kilmala character…..😂
>
> — Kevin McHugh (@quest4cat1) [February 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/quest4cat1/status/1226518115288219648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Who’s Kilmala 🤦‍♀️
>
> — McDaaaaid (@McDaid25x) [February 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/McDaid25x/status/1226506976257085442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What did you make of the spelling mistake on Klimala’s shirt against Clyde? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!***