Mateusz Szałek (; born 16 October 1991 in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

) is a Polish former professional

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player who played as a

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Career

Club

Szałek began his football career in KP Police where he played for youth team. In 2007, he moved to Amica Wronki. In 2008, Szałek played for

Chemik Police Klub Piłkarski Chemik Police, commonly referred to as Chemik Police, is a football club based in Police near Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of ...

. In the 2008–09 season, he made 22 appearances and scored one goal. Then he was transferred to

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

. On 12 December 2009, he made his Ekstraklasa debut for Lech in 2–0 win over

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 Ekstraklasa, 2022–23 season. In the year ...

International

Szałek made five appearances for the Poland U19 national team.

Personal life

Szałek has three brothers who also are footballers – Jakub, Cezaryand Michał.

Honours

Lech Poznań * Ekstraklasa: 2009–10

References

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