Mateusz Wieteska (born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Clermont and the Poland national team.

Club career

On 7 July 2017, Wieteska signed a contract with

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side

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Po ...

. On 14 June 2018, his move to Legia Warsaw was announced. On 25 July 2022, Ligue 1 club Clermont announced the signing of Wieteska, who joined the French side on a four-year contract.

International career

On 15 March 2022, Wieteska was called up by the Poland national team head coach

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for the friendly match against Scotland and the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs final against Sweden. On 14 June 2022, he debuted for Poland as a starter against

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in a

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game. On September 2022, Wieteska was named in the final Polish 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21

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* * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Warsaw Polish footballers Men's association football defenders Poland men's international footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Ligue 1 players Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players Ząbkovia Ząbki players Chrobry Głogów players Górnik Zabrze players Clermont Foot players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Polish expatriate sportspeople in France Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki players {{Poland-footy-defender-stub