Michał Kolenda (born March 31, 1997) is a Polish professional

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player for

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

of the

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...

(PLK) and ENBL. He represents the Polish national team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

After spending 10 years in

Trefl Sopot Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League and EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup. The club was founded as the replacement of Asseco Gdynia, Prokom Asseco Sopot that left ...

basketball system, Kolenda signed a two-year contract with

in 2023. With team re-building before the 2023–24 season, Kolenmda was named the new captain of Legia team.

International career

Kolenda represented Polish youth national teams and has made appearances for

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in qualifying tournaments since 2023.Michal Kolenda FIBA profile
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