Robert Szczot

Robert Szczot
Personal information
Full name	Robert Szczot
Date of birth	31 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Oleśnica, Poland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001	Lotnik Twardogóra
2002–2005	Śląsk Wrocław
2005–2006	R.A.E.C. Mons
2006	Śląsk Wrocław
2006–2008	ŁKS Łódź
2008	Jagiellonia Białystok
2009–2010	Górnik Zabrze
2010–2011	Iraklis F.C.
2011–2012	ŁKS Łódź
2012–2016	Olimpia Grudziądz
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Szczot (born 31 January 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He was equally adept in playing both in the right and left flank of the midfield.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Szczot started his career for the amateur club Lotnik Twardogóra and continued in 2002 for Śląsk Wrocław. He continued to play for Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish First League (2nd tier) until the 2004–05 season.

RAEC Mons[edit]

Szczot chose to play abroad for the 2005–06 season and signed for the Belgian club R.A.E.C. Mons. He debuted for the club in the opening day of the league in an away 1–1 draw against Royal Antwerp F.C. His first goal in the Belgian Second Division was scored i a 4–1 home win against R.U. Saint-Gilloise. In the end of the season he totalled 16 matches and 2 goals in the league. R.A.E.C. Mons won the championship and thus gained promotion to the Jupiler Pro League.

Return to Poland[edit]

After his season in Belgium he returned in his former club Śląsk Wrocław. In the January transfer window he signed for Ekstraklasa outfit ŁKS Łódź. He debuted for his new club in a 2–1 away defeat against Wisła Płock. He featured in one more game in the season totalling a modest 2 games. In his second season for the club Szczot gained a spot in the starting eleven. He scored his first goal and handed an assist in the opening day of the 2007–08 Ekstraklasa season and in the end of the season he had 27 appearances for ŁKS Łódź and contributed 4 goals in his club's campaign. In the next season Szczot signed for Jagiellonia Białystok. He debuted for the club in its first match of the season, an away 1–1 draw against Arka Gdynia. He managed to score a goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Lechia Gdańsk. He made 14 appearances for the club before signing for former giants Górnik Zabrze. He managed to make 13 appearances and scored one goal for his new club but the end of the season found Górnik Zabrze relegated in the Polish First League. In the 2009–10 season Szczot was a key player in Górnik's campaign to the second, promotion gaining, position in the Polish First League making 25 appearances and scoring 3 goals.

Iraklis[edit]

Szczot was the third transfer for Iraklis for the 2010–11 season.^[1] He debuted for Iraklis in a winning 1–0 home match against Larissa, coming in as a substitute for Kobayashi in the 74th minute.^[2]

ŁKS Łódź[edit]

In August 2011, he joined ŁKS Łódź.^[3]

Honours[edit]

RAEC Mons

Belgian Second Division: 2005–06

References[edit]

^ "IRAKLIS F.C. signed Robert Szczot". Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. official Web site. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
^ Κόντρα σε θεούς και δαίμονες (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
^ Robert Szczot piłkarzem ŁKS-u 30.08.2011, 90minut.pl

External links[edit]

Robert Szczot at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Robert Szczot at FootballDatabase.eu

[1] "IRAKLIS F.C. signed Robert Szczot". Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. official Web site. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-09-18.

[2] Κόντρα σε θεούς και δαίμονες (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18.

[3] Robert Szczot piłkarzem ŁKS-u 30.08.2011, 90minut.pl

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