Ireneusz Jeleń

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Personal information
Ireneusz JELEŃ
Full name	Ireneusz Jeleń
Date of birth	April 9th 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth	Cieszyn, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	AJ Auxerre
Number	22
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2006 2006-	Wisła Płock Auxerre	100 (45) 26 (11)
National team²
2003-	Poland	13 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 30, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Ireneusz Jeleń (born April 9, 1981 in Cieszyn) is a Polish footballer who plays as a striker for AJ Auxerre in France.

On 28 June 2006, Jeleń signed for Auxerre from Polish First league club Wisła Płock, where he scored 12 goals in 23 league appearances during the 2005-06 season.

As of July 2006, Jeleń has 12 caps with the Polish national team. He was selected for the 23-man squad that took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany and played in all three of the Group A games, almost scoring with an impressive shot that hit the crossbar against Ecuador. His trademarks are speed and acceleration.

On 9 September 2006, Jeleń scored his first goal with Auxerre in the French Ligue 1 against Monaco.

[edit] Trivia

Jeleń in Polish means deer.

He suffers from sigmatism.

[edit] References

Poland's Jelen signs for Auxerre. Channelnewsasia.com (2006-06-28). Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
Ireneusz Jeleń at Fox Sports

[edit] External links

(French) Ireneusz Jeleń French league stats at lfp.fr

	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

AJ Auxerre - Current Squad
1 Cool \| 2 Radet \| 3 Jaurès \| 4 Grichting \| 6 Pedretti \| 7 Cheyrou \| 8 Ba \| 10 Kahlenberg \| 11 Akalé \| 12 Mignot \| 14 Thomas \| 15 Martin \| 16 Basso \| 17 Yebda \| 18 Mathis \| 21 Niculae \| 22 Jeleń \| 26 Kaboul \| 27 Traoré \| 28 Oziemczuk \| 29 Sagna \| 30 Sorin \| 31 Lejeune \| 34 Martin \| 53 Akakpo \| Manager: Fernandez