Mateusz Cholewiak (born 5 February 1990) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a left winger or a

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for

Puszcza Niepołomice Puszcza Niepołomice is a professional Polish football club located in Niepołomice Niepołomice (pronounced ; ) is a town in southern Poland, within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999). It is situated on the Vistula River, on the ...

Club career

Cholewiak's first youth team was in Jasło, close to his birthplace of Krosno. In 2007 Cholewiak moved to

UKS SMS Łódź Uczniowski Klub Sportowy Szkoła Mistrzostwa Sportowego Łódź (), commonly known as UKS SMS Łódź, is a Polish football club based in Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, currently playing in the regional league. The club is well known for work ...

, a team known for its focus and development on youth players. After 4 seasons with SMS Łódź, Cholewiak moved to

While with Puszcza, the team finished 2nd in the II liga East and achieved a historic promotion, with promotion to the I liga for the first time in their history. After being unable to help Puszcza avoid relegation in 2013-14, he joined Stal Mielec at the end of the season. Cholewiak spent 3 and a half seasons with Stal, during that time he amassed nearly 100 league appearances with the club, while also scoring 20 goals. In January 2018 Cholewiak moved to Śląsk Wrocław to play in the Ekstraklasa for the first time.

Honours

Stal Mielec * II liga: 2015–16 Legia Warsaw * Ekstraklasa: 2019–20,

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References

Living people 1990 births People from Krosno Polish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football wingers Stal Mielec players MKS Puszcza Niepołomice players Śląsk Wrocław players Legia Warsaw players Górnik Zabrze players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players Footballers from Podkarpackie Voivodeship {{Poland-footy-defender-stub