Marcin Robak (born 29 November 1982) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a forward. Between 2010 and 2014, he made nine appearances scoring one goal for the Poland national team.

Club career

Robak's first club in

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 ...

was

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce, , (Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish football club, which will compete in Ekstraklasa in the 2022–23 season. In the years 2002–08 the club ...

, where he made his debut on 25 March 2006. In the next season, he became the first striker of Korona and scored ten goals in the 2007–08 season. He moved from Korona to

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). Histor ...

in the next season and was one of the best strikers in

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, scoring 20 goals in his first season with the club. Widzew, with Robak on board, won promotion to Ekstraklasa the next season, and the in-form Robak received a call-up to the Poland national team. In the middle of the 2010–11 season, he moved to

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in Turkey. After the club was relegated in the 2011–12 season, he moved to

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, where he played just for the half of the season. Robak returned to Poland and signed a contract with

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish association football, football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 Ekstraklasa, 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2022–23, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, ...

. On 13 August 2013, Robak moved to

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and was the top goalscorer in Ekstraklasa with 22 goals in the 2013–14 season. His last season in Pogoń was full of injuries and Robak only managed 17 leagues appearances. Before the 2015–16 season, he moved to defending champions Lech Poznań on a two-year contract. In the 2016–17 season, he scored 18 league goals and for the second time was crowned the top scorer in Ekstraklasa, alongside

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. In 2017, he signed a contract with

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...

. On 30 April 2018, Robak scored his 100th goal in Ekstraklasa. In the 2019–20 season, Robak made a surprise return to Widzew, at the time playing in the Polish third division. The team managed to win a promotion with him as team captain. Robak left the club in the summer of 2021.

Career statistics

Club

¹ Including

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and Ekstraklasa Cup.

International goals

:''Score and result list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Robak goal.''

Honours

Lech Poznań *

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: 2015,

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Widzew Łódź *

: 2008–09, 2009–10 Individual *

top scorer: 2013–14, 2016–17

References

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* * 1982 births Living people People from Legnica Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Association football forwards Polish footballers Poland international footballers Miedź Legnica players Korona Kielce players Widzew Łódź players Konyaspor footballers Piast Gliwice players Pogoń Szczecin players Lech Poznań players Śląsk Wrocław players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Polish expatriate footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey {{Poland-footy-forward-stub