Neil Janczyk (born 7 April 1983) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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and coach who plays for
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare.
Career
He spent his early career at
Heart of Midlothian, but he could only manage a handful of appearances before being released. He is best remembered by Hearts fans for two assists in a 2–1 defeat of
Edinburgh derby
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rivals
Hibs in a match played at
Easter Road on 3 November 2002.
Janczyk was released by Hearts in 2005 and he then signed for
St Johnstone
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. He scored his first and only goal for St Johnstone in a
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,[Partick Thistle
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. He again failed to hold down a regular place, and St Johnstone loaned Janczyk out to
Raith Rovers and then
Stranraer
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(where he scored once against
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People
* Morton (surname)
* Morton (given name)
Fictional
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). He was released by St Johnstone at the end of the
2006–07 season after two years with the club. Janczyk signed for Brechin City in July 2007 and moved to
East Fife in January 2012. He then signed for
Berwick Rangers in July 2012, scoring once against
Queen's Park, before moving to
Clyde on 27 January 2014 having already featured in two matches for them as a trialist.
On 5 June 2014, Janczyk signed for
Penicuik Athletic
Penicuik Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club. They were formed in 1888 and are based at Penicuik Park, in the town of Penicuik. Penicuik Park is ten miles south west of Edinburgh on the A702 road. The team now plays in the East ...
after he was released by Clyde. Janczyk ended the season with six goals from thirty-six appearances, and having claimed the goal of the season award, for a strike against Glenrothes.
Janczyk signed with
Tranent in 2017, however, moved to
Bonnyrigg Rose
Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in , having been promoted after winning the Lowland Football League in 2021–22.
Thei ...
, only a few months later, where he held a dual role as a player and assistant manager. Janczyk signed with
Dalkeith Thistle
Dalkeith Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Dalkeith, Midlothian. Formed in 1892, the team plays in the East of Scotland Football League
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in 2018 and
Whitehill Welfare in 2019.
Janczyk was announced as
Whitehill Welfare manager in April 2020. He resigned on 8 November 2020.
Janczyk signed with
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare as a player on 18 November 2020.
References
External links
*
London Hearts profile
1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Edinburgh
Scottish men's footballers
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Raith Rovers F.C. players
Stranraer F.C. players
Brechin City F.C. players
East Fife F.C. players
Berwick Rangers F.C. players
Clyde F.C. players
Penicuik Athletic F.C. players
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Men's association football midfielders
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