Maik Nawrocki (born 7 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in Germany, he has represented Poland at youth level.
.jpg) Nawrocki in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maik Nawrocki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bremen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2019 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Werder Bremen II | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Warta Poznań (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Legia Warsaw | 25 | (4) |
| 2022 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Celtic | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Poland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018 | Poland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2021 | Poland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 18 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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Nawrocki is a homegrown product of SV Werder Bremen's youth system, joining the club at the age of 5.[4] He progressed to the reserve team playing in the Regionalliga Nord,[5] and in February 2020 signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen.[4]
Nawrocki joined Warta Poznań on loan in February 2021 after the Regionalliga Nord was postponed. He played three times for Warta in the Ekstraklasa, scoring one goal.[6]
On 15 June 2021, it was announced that Nawrocki would be returning to Poland, joining reigning champions Legia Warsaw on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to make the deal permanent.[6][5] He joined Legia permanently on a three-year deal on 28 May 2022.[7]
On 26 July 2023, Scottish Premiership side Celtic announced the signing of Nawrocki on a five-year deal,[8] for a fee reported to be over £4.3 million.[9]
International career
editNawrocki has represented Poland internationally at youth levels U15 through U21.[6]
Maik Nawrocki was named in the provisional squad for Poland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but he was not included in the final 26-man squad.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 22 September 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Warta Poznań (loan) | 2020–21[11] | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw (loan) | 2021–22[12] | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2022–23[13] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24[14] | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2022–23[13] | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Celtic | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 66 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
Celtic
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki". 90minut (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Profivertrag für Maik Nawrocki SV Werder Bremen". Bundesliga (in German). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Maik Nawrocki zawodnikiem Legii". Legia Warsaw (in Polish). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Maik Nawrocki moves to Legia Warsaw on loan". Werder Bremen. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki 2025" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki is a Celt! Polish defender joins on a five-year deal". Celtic. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Nie tylko Nawrocki. Kolejny piłkarz może opuścić Legię Warszawa". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Maik Nawrocki at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership: Celtic clinch title with rampant victory". BBC Sport. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Szymański, Rafał (25 May 2024). "Polski obrońca triumfuje w Szkocji. Podwójna korona". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Cassidy, Peter (15 December 2024). "Celtic beat Rangers in penalty shootout to win League Cup after dramatic final". news.stv.tv. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
edit- Maik Nawrocki at Celtic FC
- Maik Nawrocki at WorldFootball.net
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