Hubert Wołąkiewicz (born 21 October 1985) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

He started his football career in Tęcza 34 Płońsk. In 2002, he joined

Amica Wronki Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland. The club was invariably linked to Amica, a manufacturer of white goods, predominantly stoves, which gave the club its nickname. The company's increasing profits gave the new te ...

and played for their junior teams until the end of the 2002–03 season, before being promoted to the reserve team. On 11 April 2006, he made his

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debut in a 0–3 defeat against

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...

. After Amica merged with

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. ...

, Wołąkiewicz remained in the team from Wronki and played with them in the 2006–07 season in the third league. In July 2007, Wołąkiewicz moved to the second-league

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

, where he quickly became the main defender. In the 2007–08 season, he and his team won promotion to the

. On 7 August 2009, he scored the first goal in the top-flight in a 6–2 win against

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. On 3 January 2011, Wołąkiewicz signed a contract with

. He made his debut on 20 February 2011 in the cup match against

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. He played 128 games for Lech, scoring four goals. He also played with the team from Poznań in the

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. In February 2015, he joined the Romanian

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, which he left after playing one league match. On 15 June 2015, he signed a two-year contract with

. He made his debut on July 17 in a 1–0 against

. In the colors of ''the Stripes'' he played 64 matches. In 2017, he moved to

Chojniczanka Chojnice Chojniczanka Chojnice is a Polish football club located in Chojnice, Poland. As of the 2024–25 season, they compete in II liga. The team's colors are yellow, white and red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spect ...

playing in the first league. Throughout three seasons, he made 67 appearances and scored seven goals. In the winter of 2020, he signed a six-month contract with

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...

. On 1 March 2020, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw in the second league against

Olimpia Elbląg Olimpia Elbląg is a Polish professional football team based in Elbląg, competing in group I of the III liga. It was founded in 1945. Facilities Olimpia Stadium Olimpia has played near 8 Agrykola Street since 1945. There are projects for ...

. On 19 July 2020, in a league match with Resovia, due to the limit of substitutions of the Łódź team and

Wojciech Pawłowski Wojciech Pawłowski (; born 18 January 1993 in Koszalin) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IV liga Kuyavia-Pomerania club Orlęta Aleksandrów Kujawski. In January 2012, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Udi ...

's red card, Wołąkiewicz took his place in goal. It was the first time since 2001 a field player replaced the goalkeeper in an official Widzew match.

International career

He made his full international debut on 12 October 2010 in a 2–2 draw against

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Honours

Lechia Gdańsk *

II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...

: 2007–08 Lech Poznań *

: 2014–15 Wiara Lecha Poznań * V liga Greater Poland, group II: 2022–23

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolakiewicz, Hubert 1985 births Living people People from Skarżysko County Footballers from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Amica Wronki players Lechia Gdańsk players Lech Poznań players FC Astra Giurgiu players KS Cracovia players Chojniczanka Chojnice players Widzew Łódź players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players IV liga players Liga I players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania 21st-century Polish sportsmen