Patryk Adrian Małecki (; born 1 August 1988) is a

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professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

He made his Wisła Kraków and Ekstraklasa debut on 10 September 2006 in a 0–0 draw against Pogoń Szczecin. He scored his first goal against Górnik Zabrze in the 82nd minute to make the final score 4–0 for Wisla. He was in very good form and was expected to play alongside

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in the attack for Wisła Kraków. However, an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. During the 2008–09 season, he became a regular in Wisła's starting eleven playing on the right wing, replacing

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. He was chosen as the revelation of the year 2009 and most promising player for

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by Ekstraklasa players. Also in the

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he was chosen as the 2009 Polish Newcomer of the Year. Malecki was the first Pole to play for Spartak Trnava. On 22 June 2019 it was announced, that Małecki had been sold to Zagłębie Sosnowiec.

International career

He has represented Poland at youth international level, including at the

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in Canada, where he started in all 4 games for Poland.

Career statistics

Honours

Wisła Kraków * Ekstraklasa: 2007–08, 2008–09,

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Spartak Trnava *

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: 2018–19 Stal Rzeszów * II liga: 2021–22 Individual *Football Oscar for revelation of the year: 2009 * Polish revelation of the year: 2009

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