Radosław Matusiak
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| Date of birth | 1 January 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Łódź, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1999 | Widzew Łódź | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | ŁKS Łódź | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | ŁKS Łódź | 62 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Szczakowianka Jaworzno | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | ŁKS Łódź | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Wisła Płock | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | GKS Bełchatów | 78 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Palermo | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Heerenveen | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Widzew Łódź | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Cracovia | 35 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Asteras Tripoli | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Widzew Łódź | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 256 | (52) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Poland U16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Poland | 15 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Radosław Matusiak (Polish pronunciation: [raˈdɔswav maˈtuɕak]; born 1 January 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Matusiak's contribution at the senior national team level caught the eyes of a handful of clubs in Europe during the winter transfer window. Speculations of the Polish striker joining Italian side Palermo, third-placed team in the Serie A at the time, were finally realized on 30 January 2007, when he was announced to have signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Sicilian club, worth nearly €2 million. After a couple of substitute appearances, Matusiak made his debut in the starting lineup on 13 May 2007 in a league match against Ascoli, promptly scoring his first goal for the club.
On 24 August 2007, Matusiak signed a three-year contract with an option for a fourth with Dutch side SC Heerenveen. In January 2008, however, he returned to Poland, being loaned for the duration of the season to Wisła Kraków. In the summer of 2008, his contract with Heerenveen was canceled by mutual agreement. He spent the first half of the 2008–09 season pursuing interests outside of football, but rejected media reports that he had retired from the sport. On 23 December 2008, he signed with Widzew Łódź. On 21 August 2009, he joimed Cracovia on a two-year contract. On 18 January 2011, he signed a contract with Asteras Tripoli.[1] After an unlucky period in Greece, in February 2012 he returned to his old club – Widzew Łódź. He became a free agent at the end of the 2011–12 season.
International career
Matusiak was part of the Poland U16 team which placed second at 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship. In 2006, he earned his first senior international cap. In his first appearance, he scored his debut goal for Poland in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Serbia on 6 September 2006. On 15 November, he scored the only goal in a qualifier against Belgium in Brussels, keeping his country's hopes of qualifying alive.
Career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matusiak goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 September 2006 | Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Serbia | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2 | 15 November 2006 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3 | 6 December 2006 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | United Arab Emirates | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 7 February 2007 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | Slovakia | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 21 November 2007 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrad, Serbia | Serbia | 2–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 6 | 27 February 2008 | Amica Stadium, Wronki, Poland | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 26 May 2008 | Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen, Germany | Macedonia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Wisła Kraków
Widzew Łódź
Poland U16
- UEFA European Under-16 Championship runner-up: 1999[3]
Individual
References
- ^ "Radosław Matusiak piłkarzem AGS Astéras Trípolis". 90minut.pl. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Radosław Matusiak". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Raosław Matusiak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "I liga 2008/2009". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
- Radosław Matusiak at Soccerway
- Radosław Matusiak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- National team stats on pzpn.pl (in Polish)