Konrad Hubert Michalak (born 19 September 1997) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a winger for Saudi club Ohod.

Club career

Michalak started his career with Czarni Żagań, but joined UKP Zielona Góra in 2009 with a teammate from Czarni. He spent high school at a boarding school, where he and his roommate were two of the only Legia supporters, and would commute to training with UKP. In 2013, Michalak joined boyhood club Legia Warsaw, and spent three years with the reserves, before making his debut in December 2016, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Nemanja Nikolić. On 10 February 2017, Michalak officially joined

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on a 6-month loan deal. On 5 August 2017, he was loaned to

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. On 3 June 2019, he signed a four-year contract with the

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club

FC Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. On 31 January 2020, Akhmat announced he joined Turkish team Ankaragücü on loan until the end of the season. On 24 August 2020, he moved on loan to another Turkish club

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. On 17 August 2021, he was loaned to

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for the 2021–22 season. On 12 September 2023, Michalak moved to Saudi

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side Ohod for a reported fee of €1 million.

International career

Michalak was first called up to the Poland under 20 side in September 2016, and scored on his debut against Switzerland. He was called up again in March 2017 for a friendly game against

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. Because of his call up, which coincided with call-ups for teammates

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and Robert Bartczak, his club side, Sosnowiec's game against

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had to be postponed as Sosnowiec would not have had enough fit senior players. He was called up to the senior

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squad for a

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with

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on 24 March 2022 and the

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playoff against Sweden on 29 March 2022.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk *

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: 2018–19

References

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