Mateusz Kuzimski (born 26 June 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for II liga club Olimpia Elbląg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateusz Kuzimski | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Tczew, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpia Elbląg | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unia Tczew | |||
| –2009 | Wisła Tczew | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Gryf 2009 Tczew | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Miedź Legnica | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gryf 2009 Tczew | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Cambridge City F.C. | ||
| 2014–2015 | Histon F.C. | 18 | (6) |
| 2015 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 12 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Gryf Wejherowo | 28 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 62 | (34) |
| 2018–2019 | Bytovia Bytów | 33 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 30 | (15) |
| 2020–2022 | Warta Poznań | 51 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Arka Gdynia | 20 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Radunia Stężyca | 40 | (21) |
| 2024– | Olimpia Elbląg | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 | |||
Born in Tczew, Kuzimski began his career with Unia Tczew, but suffered a knee injury in his early 20s. After moving to England to work in a food packing warehouse, he attended a trial for uncontracted players, and after a second trial signed for Cambridge City F.C., before moving to Histon F.C. He played 30 times for Histon, scoring four goals, before returning to Poland with Bałtyk Gdynia.
Kuzimski then signed for Chojniczanka Chojnice, finishing second-top scorer in the 2019–20 I liga.
In the summer of 2020 he signed for Ekstraklasa side Warta Poznań.[1]
On 25 February 2022, he joined I liga club Arka Gdynia on a year-and-a-half deal.[2] He left the club by mutual consent on 3 January 2023.[3]
On 25 January of that year, he signed with II liga side Radunia Stężyca.[4] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[5]
On 12 July 2024, Kuzimski joined another II liga outfit Olimpia Elbląg.[6]
Honours
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- III liga, group II top scorer: 2017–18[7]
References
edit- ^ "Mateusz Kuzimski: The veg packer who became a pro footballer". BBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Mateusz Kuzimski piłkarzem Arki Gdynia" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Mateusz Kuzimski odchodzi z Arki" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 3 January 2023.
- ^ "TRANSFER #3: DOŚWIADCZONY NAPASTNIK NA POKŁADZIE RADUNI" (in Polish). Radunia Stężyca. 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Zawodnicy odchodzą z Raduni". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Kuzimski w Olimpii Elbląg". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "III liga 2017/2018, grupa: II - strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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