Michał Czekaj

Michał Czekaj

Personal information
Full name	Michał Czekaj
Date of birth	13 February 1992 (1992-02-13) (age 19)
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Wisła Kraków
Number	33
Youth career
1998–2009	Wisła Kraków
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Wisła Kraków (ME)	25	(3)
2009–	Wisła Kraków	2	(0)
National team‡
2008–2009	Poland U17	9	(0)
2009–2010	Poland U18	3	(0)
2009–2011	Poland U19	28	(0)
2011–	Poland U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2011

Michał Czekaj (born 13 February 1992 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish footballer who plays as a centre back for Wisła Kraków and the Poland national under-20 football team.

Club career

Czekaj began his career when he was 6 years old at Wisła Kraków. On July 2009 he was promoted to Wisła Kraków first team.^[1] On 2 August 2009 he played his first match for Wisła Kraków reserve team in Młoda Ekstraklasa.^[2]

He made his debut for Wisła Kraków senior team in the Ekstraklasa on 20 August 2011 in a match against Korona Kielce.^[3]

International career

Czekaj made his debut for the Poland national under-17 football team on 27 August 2008 in a match against Hungary.^[4] He played in all three matches in UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round.^[5][6][7] On May 2009 he played for Poland national under-18 football team in two matches against Hungary.^[8][9] On 13 August 2009 he played his first match for Poland national under-19 football team.^[10]

References

1. ^ "Kadra Wisły Kraków – sezon 2009/2010" (in Polish). wislaportal.pl. http://www.wislaportal.pl/kadra.php. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
2. ^ "Bez bramek w Chorzowie" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. http://www.wisla.krakow.pl/pl/mesa/bez_bramek_w_chorzowie/. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
3. ^ "Remis przed meczem dekady". wisla.krakow.pl. http://www.wisla.krakow.pl/pl/aktualnosci/remis_przed_meczem_dekady/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Syrenka: Polska – Węgry 2:2 k. 2:4" (in Polish). pzpn.pl. http://www.pzpn.pl/rocznik92.php?inf=15144. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Poland 2–0 Slovenia". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15212/match=304527/report=lu.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Poland 0–1 Switzerland". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15212/match=304541/report=lu.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Greece 1–2 Poland". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15212/match=304555/report=lu.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ "U-18: Węgry – Polska 2:0" (in Polish). pzpn.pl. http://www.pzpn.pl/1991.php?inf=16185. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "U-18: Węgry – Polska 3:2" (in Polish). pzpn.pl. http://www.pzpn.pl/1991.php?inf=16186. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}
10. ^ "U-19: Mołdawia 1–0 Polska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. http://www.90minut.pl/news/100/news1000076-U-19-Moldawia-1-0-Polska.html. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 

Persondata
Name	Czekaj, Michal
Alternative names
Short description	Polish footballer
Date of birth	13 February 1992
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Date of death
Place of death