Michael Gardawski ( pl, Michał Gardawski; born 25 September 1990) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Eintracht Hohkeppel.

Club career

Gardawski began his 1999 career with SC Köln Weiler-Volkhovenand in the summer of 2001, before he joined

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's youth-team. In the summer of 2008, he was promoted to the reserve team and played six games, before he was promoted to the

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team in 2009. On 2 February 2010, he left Köln after eight and a half years to sign a half year loan deal with FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He gave his professional debut on 6 February 2010 against

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. In July 2010 he was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart II until the end of the season. On 1 July 2011 Gardawski moved to VfL Osnabrück. In 2013, he joined

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

. He was signed by Hansa Rostock in 2015. On 8 July 2017, he signed a contract with Korona Kielce. On 20 July 2020, he moved to Cracovia. On 30 July 2021,he signed a contract with

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

International career

Gardawski was a member of the Germany U16 national team.FCC verstärkt sich im Offensivbereich
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Personal life

He is the cousin of the former Germany national team player

Lukas Sinkiewicz Lukas Sinkiewicz (born 9 October 1985) is a Polish-German Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender who SV Lövenich/Widdersdorf. He last played for SSV Jahn Regensburg. He has represented Germany ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardawski, Michael 1990 births Living people German people of Polish descent German men's footballers Footballers from Cologne Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Ekstraklasa players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players 1. FC Köln II players 1. FC Köln players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players VfB Stuttgart II players VfL Osnabrück players FC Viktoria Köln players MSV Duisburg players FC Hansa Rostock players Korona Kielce players KS Cracovia players PAS Giannina F.C. players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland German expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece