Mateusz Szczepaniak (born 23 January 1991) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateusz Szczepaniak | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lubin, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Amico Lubin | ||
| 2006–2008 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2008–2010 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Auxerre B | 16 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Zagłębie Lubin (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | KS Polkowice | 33 | (9) |
| 2013–2016 | Miedź Legnica | 63 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | → Podbeskidzie (loan) | 33 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Cracovia | 52 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Piast Gliwice (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Miedź Legnica | 18 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 11 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Warta Poznań | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 251 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Poland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Poland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Poland U20 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSzczepaniak began his football career at Amico Lubin, from where he joined the Zagłębie Lubin academy in 2006. In 2008, he moved to the youth academy of French club AJ Auxerre and played for its reserve team. On 1 July 2011, he was loaned to Zagłębie Lubin for the 2011–12 season. On 6 November 2011, during a 1–5 loss to Śląsk Wrocław, he made his Ekstraklasa debut, which was his only appearance that season. On 6 August 2012, he transferred to second-division side KS Polkowice. During the 2012–13 season, he scored 9 goals in 33 league appearances for the club. This performance earned him a transfer to I liga side Miedź Legnica, where he made 64 appearances and scored 16 goals in the league. On 8 July 2015, he was loaned for the entire 2015–16 season to Ekstraklasa club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. During that season, he played 35 matches (33 league games and 2 Polish Cup matches), scoring 10 goals, but the team was relegated from Ekstraklasa. On 20 May 2016, he signed a four-year contract with Cracovia, effective from 1 July 2016.[2] He debuted for Cracovia on 17 July 2016, scoring a goal in a 5–1 win against Piast Gliwice in the first round of the 2016–17 Ekstraklasa season.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Mateusz Szczepaniak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Mateusz Szczepaniak dołącza do Cracovii". cracovia.pl. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Cracovia, lżejsza o europejskie puchary, rozbiła Piasta Gliwice 5:1. Lider w Krakowie!". Sport.pl (in Polish). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
External links
edit- Mateusz Szczepaniak at Soccerway
- Mateusz Szczepaniak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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