Karol Gruszecki (born 4 November 1989) is a Polish professional

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player for

Spójnia Stargard Spójnia Stargard, also known as shortly Spójnia, is a professional Polish basketball team based in Stargard, Poland, currently playing in the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest tier in Polish basketball. In 2018, they gained promotion f ...

of the

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(PLK) and the

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Professional career

Gruszecki signed with Spirou Charleroi in

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for the 2013–14 season. He finished the season in his home country of

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, on loan with

Czarni Słupsk Czarni Słupsk, more commonly known as Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk because of sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Słupsk, playing in Polish Basketball League (PLK). The home arena of the club was Hala Gryfia. History I ...

. For the next season, Gruszecki signed a full contract with Czarni Słupsk. After the 2014–15 season, he was named to the All-PLK First Team. He also finished as runner-up in the voting for Best Polish Player. He signed with reigning PLK champion and EuroLeague team Stelmet Zielona Góra in the 2015 offseason. He played with them for two seasons before signing with

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. On 19 February 2018, Torún won its first trophy when it beat Zielona Góra 88–80 in the

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of the

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. Gruszecki was named the tournament's

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. On July 15, 2020, he has signed with

Trefl Sopot Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga, Polish Tauron Basket Liga. The club was founded as the replacement of Asseco Gdynia, Prokom Asseco Sopot that left the ci ...

of PLK.v On June 28, 2022, he has signed with

of the

(PLK).

International career

Gruszecki was selected for the

for

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and

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References

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