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2021–22 Legia Warsaw Season
The 2021–22 Legia Warsaw season is the club's 105th season of existence, and their 85th in the top flight of Polish football. In addition to the domestic league, Legia Warsaw are participating in this season's editions of the Polish Cup, the Polish Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. On 21 November 2021, Legia equaled their record of their Ekstraklasa defeats in a row, following their ninth loss at Górnik Zabrze (the same number of defeats was in their 1936 season). On 13 February 2022, with a 1–0 defeat against Warta Poznań, Legia broke their infamous record of defeats in one Ekstraklasa season by losing their fourteenth game in the season. Players First-team squad ° symbol applies for players who joined the club during the season or in the pre-season term. ° symbol applies for players who left the club during the season or in the summer transfer window term, but had made at least one regular- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a record 19 Polish Cup and four Polish SuperCup trophies. The club's home venue is the Polish Army Stadium (''Stadion Wojska Polskiego''). Legia is the only Polish club never to have been relegated from the top flight of Polish football since World War II (see: 1936 Legia Warsaw season). Legia was formed between 5 and 15 March 1916 during military operations in World War I on the Eastern Front (World War I), Eastern Front, as the main football club of the Polish Legions in World War I, Polish Legions. After the war, the club was reactivated on 14 March 1920 in an officer casino in Warsaw as Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Warszawa, renamed Legia in 1923 after merger with another local club, Korona. It became the main official football club of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Legia Warsaw Season
The 2022–23 season is Legia Warsaw's 106th season in existence and the club's 75th consecutive season in the top flight of Polish football. In addition to the domestic league, Legia Warsaw participated in this season's edition of the Polish Cup, beating Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ... in the final. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. Players First-team squad Out on loan Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview Ekstraklasa League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 1 June 2022. Polish Cup Statistics Goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Legia Warsaw Season Legia Warsaw seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paweł Wszołek
Paweł Marek Wszołek (Polish pronunciation: ; born 30 April 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw. Club career Polonia Warsaw Born in Tczew, Poland, Wszołek played at the academies of Wisła Tczew, Lechia Gdańsk and re-joining Wisła Tczew before he left for Polonia Warsaw in the summer of 2009. As a result of joining the academies, Wszołek had to relocate and while at Lechia Gdańsk, he once lived in the dormitory for a month before moving with his mother. Because of this, his family had a financial problem, leading to his mother taking out loan money and once spend the loan money to buy him a car. In the end, as his career progressed, Wszołek helped his mother to pay all the debt and in return, he bought his mother a new apartment. Wszołek made his senior team debut for Polonia Warsaw on 13 November 2010, coming on as a substitute in the second half, in a 3–1 win over Ruch Chorzów. Wszołek went on to finish the 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Martins (footballer, Born 1990)
André Renato Soares Martins (born 21 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva as a central midfielder. Formed at Sporting CP, where he made 103 total appearances, he won the Super League Greece at Olympiacos and two Ekstraklasa titles for Legia Warsaw. Club career Sporting CP After graduating from Sporting CP's youth academy Martins was loaned out, along with six other former club juniors, to Real S.C. in the third division. For 2010–11, newly appointed coach Paulo Sérgio called him back for pre-season trainings, and, in August, he was sent to C.F. Os Belenenses in the Segunda Liga, in a season-long loan. However, after José Mota's arrival at the team's bench, the player was deemed surplus to requirements and another loan was arranged in January 2011, at third-tier side C.D. Pinhalnovense. Mainly due to injuries to teammates, Martins featured in Sporting's bench in some matches in 2011–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lirim Kastrati (footballer, Born January 1999)
Lirim M. Kastrati (born 16 January 1999) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian club Lokomotiva on loan from Fehérvár, and the Kosovo national team. Club career Lokomotiva On 17 February 2018, Kastrati made his debut as a professional footballer in a 1–0 away defeat against Istra 1961 after being named in the starting line-up. On 10 March 2018, he scored his first two goals in a 4–1 away win over Dinamo Zagreb. On 16 September 2018, Kastrati scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 5–2 away win over Slaven Belupo. On 17 February 2020, Kastrati signed a five-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb. He was sent back on loan to Lokomotiva for the remainder of the season. Four days later, he played the first game after the return against Varaždin after being named in the starting line-up. Dinamo Zagreb On 5 August 2020, Kastrati returned to Dinamo Zagreb. His debut with Dinamo Zagreb came eleven days later in a 6–0 home win against hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattias Johansson
Mattias Erik Johansson (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right back for Polish club Legia Warsaw. At international level, he has represented the Sweden national football team, senior national team and various youth teams of Sweden. Club career AZ Alkmaar signed Johansson on a four-year contract for a fee of around €1.5 million on 27 January 2012. On 1 August 2017, Johansson, who had been released by AZ Alkmaar, moved to Super League Greece club Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos. On 16 September 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–1 away win game against Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C., AEL. On 23 September 2018, he scored for the second game in the row, the third goal of Panathinaikos at the 3–0 victory against Levadiakos F.C., Levadiakos, a goal that made him the top scorer of Panathinaikos after four games. On 24 November 2018, Johansson scored a goal in a 5–1 home win game against struggling Apollon Smyrnis. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Ribeiro
Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro (born 24 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or wing-back for Polish club Legia Warsaw. Club career Benfica Born in Switzerland to Portuguese migrant parents, Ribeiro moved to Vieira do Minho, Braga District at the age of two. He started playing football at Escola Os Craques when he was 9. He joined S.C. Braga's academy four years later and, at the age of 13, signed for S.L. Benfica, where he went on to finish his development and win the 2013 juvenile national championship. Ribeiro made his senior debut for Benfica's reserves on 29 May 2015, starting in a 2–1 home win over Vitória S.C. B in the Segunda Liga. He started the following season as a backup to Pedro Rebocho but was called to action when the latter injured himself at Varzim SC. Ribeiro first appeared in official matches with the first team on 14 December 2016, playing the entire 3–0 away victory over Real S.C. in the round of 16 of the Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateusz Wieteska
Mateusz Wieteska (born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Clermont and the Poland national team. Club career On 7 July 2017, Wieteska signed a contract with Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze. On 14 June 2018, his move to Legia Warsaw was announced. On 25 July 2022, Ligue 1 club Clermont announced the signing of Wieteska, who joined the French side on a four-year contract. International career On 15 March 2022, Wieteska was called up by the Poland national team head coach Czesław Michniewicz for the friendly match against Scotland and the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs final against Sweden. On 14 June 2022, he debuted for Poland as a starter against Belgium in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game. On September 2022, Wieteska was named in the final Polish 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Career statistics Honours Legia Warsaw *Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateusz Hołownia
Mateusz Hołownia (born 6 May 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bandırmaspor. Career Born in Biała Podlaska, Hołownia started his career with Legia Warsaw. He made his professional debut with the club on 9 July 2014 in the Polish Super Cup against Zawisza Bydgoszcz. He came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Bartosz Bereszyński as Legia lost the cup 3–2. In coming on for Legia, Hołownia became the youngest ever player to appear for the club. On 29 July he was loaned to Ruch Chorzów. On 7 February 2019, he was then loaned out to Śląsk Wrocław for the rest of the season. International Hołownia has appeared for numerous Poland youth international sides. Career statistics Honours Legia Warsaw *Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Juranović
Josip Juranović (; born 16 August 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Croatia national team. Club career Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Juranović went through the ranks of the third-tier Dubrava, apart from a two-month stint at the nearby NK Croatia Sesvete academy. Making his third-level senior debut in the 2012–13 season, he first drew attention to himself by winning the Croatian leg of the Nike Chance competition for amateur players in early 2014, earning the right to vie for a spot in the Nike Academy team. Not making the five-person cut, however, he returned to his club. His club performances remained strong, and, touted by some media as the best player of the autumn leg of the 2014–15 Treća HNL Zapad, he drew the attention of HNK Hajduk Split. After signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Hajduk Split in early 2015, he initially joined their third-tier B team, but w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Boruc
Artur Boruc (; born 20 February 1980) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career in the Polish third division with hometown club Pogoń Siedlce. He joined Ekstraklasa team Legia Warsaw in 1999 and, whilst still a reserve, had a spell on loan at Dolcan Ząbki in 2000. Boruc broke through to the Legia first team in 2002 and by 2003 had become the club's first choice goalkeeper. In the summer of 2005, he joined Scottish Premier League side Celtic. In his five years in Glasgow, Boruc made 221 appearances for the club, winning the league three times, the Scottish Cup once and the Scottish League Cup twice. Celtic fans nicknamed Boruc 'The Holy Goalie' for his devout Catholicism. He moved to Italy in 2010 to join Fiorentina, spending two years at the Serie A club before returning to Britain in 2012 to sign for Premier League side Southampton, moving to Bournemouth in 2015 after a season on loan. In June 2022, Boruc retired from profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warta Poznań
Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. Founded in 1912, the association football club are two-time winners of the Polish Football Championship, in 1929 and 1947. In 2020, Warta returned to the Polish Ekstraklasa after being absent for 25 years. The club also played in the top level of the Polish football league system from 1927 to 1939, 1946 to 1950 and 1993 to 1995. In its history, the club celebrated many successes in disciplines such as boxing (the club won the Polish championship 11 times between 1927 and 1939), field hockey (the club won the Polish championship 12 times between 1963 and 1980) and tennis (Wiesław Gąsiorek of Warta was Polish champion 12 times between 1959 and 1970). In total, Warta teams, sportsmen and sportswomen won almost 800 medals in Polish championship competitions in different sports disciplines. History Beginnings (191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
