Dawid Kucharski (; born 19 November 1984) is a Polish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for Zamek Gołańcz.
Career
Early career in Poland
Born in
Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Kostrzyn nad Odrą (literally Kostrzyn upon Oder) (; german: Küstrin ) is a town in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, close to the border with Germany.
Geography
The town is situated within the historic Lubusz Land (''Ziemia ...
, Kucharski began his playing career at Celuloza Kostrzyn. Before the 2002–03 season, he moved to
Amica Wronki
Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.
The club was invariably linked to Amica, a manufacturer of white goods, predominantly stoves, which gave the club its nickname. The company's increasing profits gave the new te ...
, where he debuted in the
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 football teams.
Contested by 18 ...
against
Szczakowianka Jaworzno on 5 October 2002. He joined
Lech Poznań at the beginning of the 2006–07 season. He helped Lech to a third place in the
2008–09 season and win the
2008–09 Polish Cup
The 2008–09 Polish Cup was the fifty-fifth season of the annual Polish cup competition. It began on July 30, 2008 with the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on May 19, 2009 with the Final, played at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów. The winners qual ...
, missing out on the final against
Ruch Chorzów due to injury.
Moving abroad to Hearts
Kucharski signed for
Scottish Premier League side
Hearts on 5 July 2009. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2–0 defeat to
Dundee United
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at
Tannadice. He made a total of 15 appearances during his first season for the club. Kucharski did not feature at all for Hearts during the
2010–11 season and on 26 May 2011 it was announced that he would not be offered a new contract at
Tynecastle and was free to find a new club.
Pogoń Szczecin
In June 2011, he joined
Pogoń Szczecin
Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...
on a one-year contract.
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International career
Kucharski used to be the captain of the Poland U21 national team.
Honours
Lech Poznań
*Polish Cup
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: 2008–09
References
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1984 births
Living people
People from Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Lech Poznań players
Amica Wronki players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Pogoń Szczecin players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
III liga players
Scottish Premier League players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship