Cezary Wilk

Cezary Wilk
Personal information
Full name	Cezary Stefan Wilk
Date of birth	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
2005–2010	Korona Kielce
2007	→ ŁKS Łódź (loan)
2010–2013	Wisła Kraków
2013–2015	Deportivo La Coruña
2015–2018	Zaragoza
Total
International career
2007–2008	Poland U21
2009–2010	Poland U23
2010–2011	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

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

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

Wisła Kraków

Ekstraklasa: 2010–11

Statistics

As of 12 February 2024^[3]

Club	Season	League	League		Domestic cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	League	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

References

^ "Cezary Stefan Wilk, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ "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.
^ "Cezary Wilk". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

External links

Cezary Wilk at 90minut.pl (in Polish)

[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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