Mateusz Szałek (Polish pronunciation: [ma.ˈtɛu̯ʂ ˈʂa.wɛk]; born 16 October 1991) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Mateusz Szałek
Mateusz Szałek (left)
Personal information
Full name Mateusz Szałek
Date of birth (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Szczecin, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007 KP Police
2007–2008 Amica Wronki
2008 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Lech Poznań 1 (0)
2008–2009Chemik Police (loan) 22 (1)
2010 Odra Wodzisław 14 (0)
2011–2014 Pogoń Szczecin 33 (0)
2013Flota Świnoujście (loan) 22 (0)
2014 Skra Częstochowa 14 (1)
2014–2015 Chrobry Głogów 10 (0)
2015–2018 Robertsfors IK 56 (23)
2018 Unia Solec Kujawski 12 (0)
2018 Unia Janikowo 6 (2)
2019 Adelövs IK 11 (5)
2019 SV Blau-Weiss '90 Neustadt
International career
Poland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club

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Szałek began his football career in KP Police where he played for youth team. In 2007, he moved to Amica Wronki. In 2008, Szałek played for Chemik Police. In the 2008–09 season, he made 22 appearances and scored one goal. Then he was transferred to Lech Poznań.

On 12 December 2009, he made his Ekstraklasa debut for Lech in 2–0 win over Korona Kielce.[1]

International

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Szałek made five appearances for the Poland U19 national team.

Personal life

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Szałek has three brothers who also are footballers – Jakub,[2] Cezary[3] and Michał.[4]

Honours

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Lech Poznań

Skra Częstochowa

References

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  1. ^ "Sezon 2009/10" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Jakub Szałek" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Cezary Szałek" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Michał Szałek" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Mateusz Szałek". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ "III liga 2013/2014, grupa: opolsko-śląska (północ)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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