Bartosz Ślusarski (; born 11 December 1981) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Poznań FC.

Career

Ślusarski joined

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (), previously Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, was a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Greater Poland Voivodeship. History Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on 30 April 1 ...

in early 2004 as a replacement for

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who had refused to sign a new

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. He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at UD Leiria in the Portuguese top flight, helping them qualify for the

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and winning their Player of the Year award. On 24 August 2007, he signed a two-year deal with

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

; the Baggies paid Dyskobolia £680,000 for Ślusarski's services. Ślusarski made his only Albion appearance on 20 October 2007, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–2 defeat at

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. On 20 November 2007, Ślusarski signed on loan with

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until January 2008. A week later, in his second game for Blackpool, he scored his first goal in English football, although Blackpool lost 3–1 at home to

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

. On 3 January 2008, Blackpool extended Ślusarski's loan period until 28 January, and West Brom granted permission for him to play for Blackpool in their upcoming

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match at

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. On 27 March 2008, he joined

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on loan for the rest of the season. At the time of his loan move, Ślusarski had made 12 appearances for the Poland under-21 team and had also won two caps for the senior team. He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday on 26 April 2008 in his second start for the club, contributing to a crucial win in their battle against relegation. On 27 November 2008, Ślusarski re-joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan in an initial one-month deal, with a view to a permanent transfer in January. He scored his first goal of that loan spell against his former loan club,

, in a 1–1 draw at Hillsborough on

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. On 10 January 2009, his contract at West Brom was cancelled by mutual consent and he returned to Poland, to sign for Cracovia. On 22 December 2010, it became official that he will return to

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

Honours

Lech Poznań *

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: 2003–04 West Bromwich Albion *

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: 2007–08 Individual *

top scorer:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Slusarski, Bartosz 1981 births Living people People from Szamocin Footballers from Greater Poland Voivodeship Men's association football forwards Poland men's international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Polish men's footballers Lech Poznań players Lech Poznań II players Widzew Łódź players U.D. Leiria players Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players KS Cracovia players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players IV liga players Primeira Liga players English Football League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Polish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Polish expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Polish sportsmen