Marcin Wasilewski

This article is about the football player. For the jazz musician, see Marcin Wasilewski (pianist).

Marcin Wasilewski

Personal information
Date of birth	June 9, 1980 (1980-06-09) (age 31)
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current club	Anderlecht
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2000	Hutnik Kraków
2000–2002	Śląsk Wrocław	51	(5)
2002–2005	Wisła Płock	59	(3)
2005–2006	Amica Wronki	24	(4)
2006	Lech Poznań	14	(5)
2007–	Anderlecht	91	(15)
National team‡
2002–	Poland	40	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:59, May 10, 2010 (UTC)

Marcin Wasilewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmartɕin vaɕiˈlɛvski]; born June 9, 1980 in Kraków), commonly known as Wasyl, is a Polish defender who plays for RSC Anderlecht and the Poland national football team. He is under contract with Anderlecht until 2013.

Career

Early in his career he played for Polish clubs Hutnik Kraków, Śląsk Wrocław, and Wisła Płock. In 2005, he moved to Amica Wronki which merged with Lech Poznań in 2006. In January 2007 he was acquired by the Belgian side Anderlecht.

Wasilewski is a right back. Despite being a defensive player, Wasilewski often scores goals. During the 2008-09 season, he was Anderlecht's third most prolific goalscorer, tied with one other player at 8 goals.

Leg injury

On August 30, 2009, Wasilewski suffered an open leg fracture in the 24th minute of the 1–1 Jupiler League draw between Anderlecht and Standard Liège when Liège's Axel Witsel made a challenge. Witsel was red carded for the offence. Wasilewski underwent corrective surgery for open fractures to both the tibia and fibula. Witsel was suspended for 8 games by the Belgian FA over the incident, after an appeal.^[1]

After a long rehabilitation, Wasilewski made his return on May 8, 2010.^[2] Wasilewski celebrated his return to RSC Anderlecht's first eleven with the opening goal of his side's 2-1 win at SV Zulte Waregem.

His drive to return was rewarded with a new contract until the summer of 2013, with the club talking about him as "a club monument, who had to deliver an inhuman battle". ^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list. Poland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 6, 2006	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	2–0	5–2	Friendly

References

1. ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12003_5531058,00.html
2. ^ Koźmiński, Piort (March 10, 2010). "Wasilewski grateful for Anderlecht return". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bel/news/newsid=1486624.html. Retrieved May 10, 2010. 
3. ^ Scholten, Berend (February 1, 2011). "Anderlecht reward Wasilewski for winning battle". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1590349.html. Retrieved February 1, 2011. 

External links

• Career stats (English)
• Polish league stats (Polish)
• National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association (Polish)

Persondata
Name	Wasilewski, Marcin
Alternative names
Short description	Polish footballer
Date of birth	June 9, 1980
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Date of death
Place of death