Euzebiusz Smolarek

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Ebi Smolarek

Full name	Euzebiusz Smolarek
Date of birth	January 9, 1981
Place of birth	Łódź, Poland
Height	178 cm
Position	Right Winger/Striker
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-2005 2005-	Feyenoord Borussia Dortmund	68 (12) 57 (19)
National team**
2002-	Poland	20 (7)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of October 11, 2006.

Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek (born January 9, 1981 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for the Polish national football team and Borussia Dortmund. He grew up in the Netherlands, where his father played in the Eredivisie and later worked as a coach. Ebi Smolarek went through the Feyenoord youth system and made it all the way to the first team. He is a striker or a midfielder for both Borussia Dortmund and the national team.

Ebi Smolarek is the son of another Polish international, Włodzimierz Smolarek. He was baptized in honour of Portuguese football great Eusébio da Silva Ferreira. In a memorable feat, he was the first Pole to score a goal against Portugal in 20 years, the previous one being by his father.

In 2002 Smolarek was suspended by the UEFA for two European matches after he was tested positive on cannabis. The amount in his urine was however very low, which made smoking weed impossible. It was said he might had been eating a space cake or something similar, maybe without even knowing. However, after the incident, Smolarek inherited the nickname, "The Hash Bomber."

[edit] Statistics

2000-2001 - Feyenoord, 25 games, 3 goals
2001-2002 - Feyenoord, 19 games, 2 goals
2002-2003 - Feyenoord, no games
2003-2004 - Feyenoord, 21 games, 7 goals
2004-2005 (fall) - Feyenoord, 3 games, no goals
2004-2005 (spring) - Borussia Dortmund, 15 games, 3 goals
2005-2006 - Borussia Dortmund, 34 games, 13 goals
2006-2007 - Borussia Dortmund, 7 games, 5 goals

Borussia Dortmund - Current Squad
1 Weidenfeller \| 2 Amedick \| 3 Brzenska \| 4 Wörns \| 5 Kehl \| 6 Kringe \| 7 Buckley \| 8 Amoah \| 9 Valdez \| 10 Pienaar \| 13 Frei \| 14 Smolarek \| 16 Saka \| 17 Dedé \| 18 Ricken \| 20 Meier \| 21 Metzelder \| 22 Kruska \| 23 Degen \| 25 Şahin \| 27 Hünemeier \| 28 Tyrala \| 29 Rammel \| 33 Vrzogic \| 34 Pirson \| 36 Amachaibo \| 38 Hillenbrand

	Poland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Boruc \| 2 Jop \| 3 Gancarczyk \| 4 Baszczyński \| 5 Kosowski \| 6 Bąk \| 7 Sobolewski \| 8 Krzynówek \| 9 Żurawski \| 10 Szymkowiak \| 11 Rasiak \| 12 Kuszczak \| 13 Mila \| 14 Żewłakow \| 15 Smolarek \| 16 Radomski \| 17 Dudka \| 18 Lewandowski \| 19 Bosacki \| 20 Giza \| 21 Jeleń \| 22 Fabiański \| 23 Brożek \| Coach: Janas