Cezary Stefan Wilk (born 12 February 1986) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Cezary Wilk
Personal information
Full name Cezary Stefan Wilk
Date of birth (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1993–2005 Polonia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Korona Kielce 74 (5)
2007ŁKS Łódź (loan) 14 (0)
2010–2013 Wisła Kraków 78 (4)
2013–2015 Deportivo La Coruña 30 (0)
2015–2018 Zaragoza 11 (1)
Total 207 (10)
International career
2007–2008 Poland U21 11 (1)
2009–2010 Poland U23 7 (1)
2010–2011 Poland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Wilk captaining Wisła Kraków

Wilk was born in Warsaw. He played in hometown's Polonia Warsaw's youth setup, but left the club in 2005 and subsequently joined Korona Kielce. Wilk played his first match as a professional on 15 October 2005, aged 19, and eventually represented his side for five years, playing 74 official games and scoring five goals. In 2007, he was loaned to ŁKS Łódź, appearing in 14 matches during his six-month spell.

In 2010, Wilk agreed to a four-year deal with Wisła Kraków, and was a part of the squad which was crowned champions in the following year. He remained at the club for almost four years and made 106 appearances, scoring 7 goals in all competitions.

On 13 August 2013, Wilk moved abroad for the first time in his career, agreeing to a two-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Deportivo La Coruña. He appeared in 19 matches as Dépor returned to La Liga at the first attempt.

On 7 July 2015, Wilk joined Real Zaragoza on a two-year contract.[1] On 20 March 2018, after severely struggling with injuries, he announced his retirement.[2]

International career

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Having represented Poland at the U-21 and U-23 levels, Wilk was called up in December 2010 to the main squad for a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his debut on the 10th, replacing Ariel Borysiuk in the 62nd minute of an eventual 2–2 draw.

Honours

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Wisła Kraków

Statistics

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As of 12 February 2024[3]
Club Season League League Domestic cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Korona Kielce 2005–06 Ekstraklasa 4 0 3 0 7 0
2006–07 Ekstraklasa 3 0 3 0 6 0
2007–08 Ekstraklasa 14 0 5 0 19 0
2008–09 I liga 30 1 0 0 30 1
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 23 4 4 1 27 5
Total 74 5 15 1 89 6
ŁKS Łódź (loan) 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 14 0 2 0 16 0
Wisła Kraków 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 22 3 3 0 1 0 26 3
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 25 0 5 0 13 2 43 2
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 28 1 6 1 34 2
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 3 0 3 0
Total 78 4 14 1 14 2 106 7
Deportivo La Coruña 2013–14 Segunda División 19 0 1 0 20 0
2014–15 La Liga 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total 30 0 2 0 32 0
Zaragoza 2015–16 Segunda División 9 1 1 0 10 1
2016–17 Segunda División 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 11 1 2 0 13 1
Career total 207 10 35 2 14 2 256 14

See also

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  • Wilk – people with the surname Wilk

References

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  1. ^ "Cezary Stefan Wilk, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Wilk se retira: "Mi rodilla no funciona como yo quiero"" [Wilk retires: "My knee does not work how I want to"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Cezary Wilk". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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