| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maciej Wawrzyniec Szczęsny | ||
| Date of birth | June 28, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983–1987 | Gwardia Warsaw | ||
| 1987–1996 | Legia Warsaw | 140 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Widzew Łódź | 31 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Polonia Warsaw | 53 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Wisła Kraków | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1996 | Poland | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Maciej Wawrzyniec Szczęsny (pronounced [ˈmat͡ɕɛj ˈʂt͡ʂɛ̃snɨ]; born June 28, 1965) is a former footballer from Poland, who played for Legia Warsaw, Widzew Łódź, Polonia Warsaw and Wisła Kraków as a goalkeeper. He participated in the UEFA Champions League with Legia Warsaw (1995–96 - reaching a quarterfinal) and Widzew Łódź (1996–97). He is the only player to have won a Polish championship with four different clubs (in 1994 and 1995 with Legia, in 1997 with Widzew, in 2000 with Polonia and in 2001 with Wisła. Szczęsny played seven times for the Poland national football team, though six of those appearances came in frendlies.[1]
He is now a football commentator. His two sons play football as goalkeepers: Jan (born 1987) for Gwardia Warsaw in the 7th tier of Polish football, and Wojciech (born 1990) for Arsenal in the Premier League for whom he is first-choice goalkeeper.