Arkadiusz Piech (born 7 June 1985) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Ruch Chorzów

Piech made his

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debut on 27 February 2010.

Sivasspor

Arkadiusz Piech has been the transfer of Sivasspor in January 2013.

Legia Warsaw

On 18 June 2014, Piech joined

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on a three-year deal.

Śląsk Wrocław

On 23 June 2017, he signed a contract with

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International career

Piech made his debut for

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on 16 December 2011, in a match against Bosnia and Hercegovina. He was chosen as the Ekstraklasa player of the year, of season 2011-12. Even with this achievement he was not called up to his national side for the upcoming

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. However, after

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took over as the national team coach, Piech started to get called up regularly, and was the second choice striker behind

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