Paweł Kieszek

Paweł Kieszek
Personal information
Date of birth16 April 1984
Place of birthWarsaw, Poland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Estoril
Number31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2007Polonia Warsaw25(0)
2006→ Egaleo (loan)8(0)
2007–2010Braga11(0)
2009→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)10(0)
2010–2012Porto1(0)
2011–2012→ Roda (loan)25(0)
2012–2014Vitória Setúbal53(0)
2014–Estoril17(0)
National team
2006Poland U201(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:20, 2 March 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Paweł Kieszek ([ˈpavɛu̯ ˈkʲɛʂɛk]; born 16 April 1984) is a Polish footballer who plays for Portuguese club G.D. Estoril Praia as a goalkeeper.

After starting out at Polonia Warsaw he went on to spend most of his professional career in Portugal, signing in 2007 with Braga.

Football career

Born in Warsaw, Kieszek began his professional career at local Polonia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa. In January 2006 he was loaned to Greece's Egaleo FC, where he remained until the end of the year; he returned to Polonia, which had been relegated to the second level in his absence, for 2006–07, playing only a few games before getting injured and missing the rest of the season.

Kieszek signed with S.C. Braga in Portugal in June 2007, on a free transfer. He made his club debut on 21 February 2008 in a 0–1 home loss against SV Werder Bremen for the campaign's UEFA Cup, first appearing in the league three days later against S.L. Benfica (1–1).

In January 2009 Kieszek joined Vitória Futebol Clube, on loan until the end of the season, being relatively used during his spell as the Sadinos managed to retain their top flight status. Upon his return to Braga, he was a backup to Portuguese international Eduardo.

In July 2010, after another uneventful 2009–10 with Braga – the club finished second, but he only appeared in three matches in the campaign's Portuguese League Cup, conceding four goals – Kieszek signed a four-year contract with F.C. Porto, with Braga retaining 50% of his economic rights.[1][2] In August of the following year, after only four official appearances, he was loaned to Dutch side Roda JC.[3]

On 16 June 2014, after two years with former team Setúbal, Kieszek signed a two-year contract with G.D. Estoril Praia.[4]

Club statistics

As of 2 March 2015[5][6]
Season Club League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Polonia Warsaw 2003–04 Ekstraklasa 6010—70
2004–05 Ekstraklasa 3070—100
2005–06 Ekstraklasa 16000—160
2006–07 I Liga 3000—30
Total 28080—360
Egaleo 2005–06 Superleague 5000—50
2006–07 Superleague 3000—30
Total 8000—80
Braga 2007–08 Primeira Liga 110001[lower-alpha 1]0120
2008–09 Primeira Liga 0010—10
2009–10 Primeira Liga 0050—50
Total 1106010180
Vitória Setúbal 2008–09 Primeira Liga 10000—100
Total 10000—100
Porto 2010–11 Primeira Liga 10300040
Total 10300040
Roda 2011–12 Eredivisie 25020—270
Total 25020—270
Vitória Setúbal 2012–13 Primeira Liga 27040—310
2013–14 Primeira Liga 26060—320
Total 530100—630
Estoril 2014–15 Primeira Liga 170103[lower-alpha 1]0210
Total 1701030210
Career total 1530300401870
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Porto recruit goalkeeper Kieszek". UEFA.com. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Relatório e contas anuais (Report and yearly finance); Braga's official website (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Keeper Kieszek joins Roda; FIFA.com, 31 August 2011
  4. ↑ "Kieszek bramkarzem Estorilu Praia" [Kieszek joins Estoril Praia] (in Polish). Sport. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kieszek". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "P. Kieszek". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

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