Michał Czekaj (born 13 February 1992 in

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) is a

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football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

er who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for Raków Częstochowa II.

Club career

Czekaj began his career when he was 6 years old at

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. In July 2009 he was promoted to Wisła Kraków first team. On 2 August 2009 he played his first match for Wisła Kraków reserve team in

Młoda Ekstraklasa Młoda Ekstraklasa (, official abbreviation MESA or (rarely) literally in English: The Young Ekstraklasa) was a Polish youth football league composed of the top youth teams of the 16 Ekstraklasa sides. The games were organized with the aim of en ...

. He made his debut for Wisła Kraków senior team in the

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on 20 August 2011 in a match against

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International career

Czekaj made his debut for the

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on 27 August 2008 in a match against Hungary. He played in all three matches in

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elite round. In May 2009 he played for Poland national under-18 football team in two matches against Hungary. On 13 August 2009 he played his first match for Poland national under-19 football team.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Czekaj, Michal 1992 births Living people Polish footballers Poland youth international footballers Wisła Kraków players Rozwój Katowice players Garbarnia Kraków players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Footballers from Kraków Association football defenders