Przemysław Wiśniewski (born 27 July 1998) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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Club career

Wiśniewski comes from the

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

youth ranks. On 27 May 2022, Wiśniewski signed a contract with

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club

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in Italy for three seasons with an option for a fourth. On 26 January 2023, Wiśniewski moved to

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on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

International career

Wiśniewski was called up for the senior Polish senior squad for matches against

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and against

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(

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, respectively on 16 and 20 June 2023.

Career statistics

References

Polish men's footballers 1998 births Footballers from Zabrze Living people Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Górnik Zabrze players Venezia FC players Spezia Calcio players Men's association football defenders Ekstraklasa players III liga players Serie B players Serie A players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1990s-stub