Krystian Nowak (born 1 April 1994) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for Kazakh club Zhenis.

Career

Nowak signed a two-year contract with

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club Heart of Midlothian in August 2016. Nowak made his Hearts debut on 23 December against

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. He only played once after

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was appointed manager in September 2017, and he was allowed to leave in January 2018. Nowak signed for the

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side

Bohemian FC Bohemian Football Club ( ga, an Cumann Peile Bóihéamach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians or Bohs, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland, and are the ...

in February 2023. He scored his first goal for the club against

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in The Showgrounds. On 12 November 2023, Nowak scored an

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in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 defeat to Dublin rivals

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at the

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. On 1 March 2024, Kazakh side Zhenis announced the signing of Nowak, who made his

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debut on the same day in a 2–0 loss against

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* * 1994 births Living people People from Ełk Footballers from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers UKS SMS Łódź players Tur Turek players Widzew Łódź players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players NK Slaven Belupo players Panionios F.C. players FC Universitatea Cluj players Bohemian F.C. players FC Zhenis players Ekstraklasa players III liga players I liga players Scottish Professional Football League players Croatian Football League players Super League Greece players League of Ireland players Kazakhstan Premier League players Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Republic of Ireland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan {{Poland-footy-defender-stub