Paweł Kieszek

Paweł Kieszek

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-04-16) 16 April 1984
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Córdoba
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Polonia Warsaw	25	(0)
2006	→ Egaleo (loan)	8	(0)
2007–2010	Braga	11	(0)
2009	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	10	(0)
2010–2012	Porto	1	(0)
2011–2012	→ Roda (loan)	25	(0)
2012–2014	Vitória Setúbal	53	(0)
2014–2016	Estoril	55	(0)
2016–	Córdoba	38	(0)
International career
2006	Poland U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2017

Paweł Kieszek ([ˈpavɛu̯ ˈkʲɛʂɛk]; born 16 April 1984) is a Polish footballer who plays for Spanish club Córdoba CF as a goalkeeper.

After starting out at Polonia Warsaw he went on to spend most of his professional career in Portugal, signing in 2007 with Braga.

Football career

Born in Warsaw, Kieszek began his professional career at local Polonia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa. In January 2006 he was loaned to Greek club Egaleo FC, where he remained until the end of the year; he returned to Polonia, which had been relegated to the second level in his absence, for 2006–07, playing only a few games before getting injured and missing the rest of the season.

Kieszek signed with S.C. Braga in Portugal in June 2007, on a free transfer. He made his debut for his new team on 21 February 2008 in a 0–1 home loss against SV Werder Bremen for the UEFA Cup's round of 32, first appearing in the Primeira Liga three days later against S.L. Benfica (1–1).

In January 2009, Kieszek joined Vitória F.C. on loan until the end of the campaign, being relatively used during his spell as the Sadinos managed to retain their top flight status. Upon his return to Braga, he was a backup to Portuguese international Eduardo.

In July 2010, after an uneventful 2009–10 with Braga – the side finished second, but he only appeared in three matches in the season's Portuguese League Cup, conceding four goals – Kieszek signed a four-year contract with FC Porto, with Braga retaining 50% of his economic rights. In August of the following year, after only four official appearances, he was loaned to Roda JC from the Netherlands.

On 16 June 2014, after two years with former team Setúbal, Kieszek agreed to a two-year deal with G.D. Estoril Praia. On 13 July 2016, after 62 competitive matches, he switched clubs and countries again, joining Spanish Segunda División's Córdoba CF.

Club statistics

As of 25 April 2016

Season	Club	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Polonia Warsaw	2003–04	Ekstraklasa	6	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2004–05	Ekstraklasa	3	0	7	0	—		10	0
	2005–06	Ekstraklasa	16	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2006–07	I Liga	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		28	0	8	0	—		36	0
Egaleo	2005–06	Superleague	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2006–07	Superleague	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	—		8	0
Braga	2007–08	Primeira Liga	11	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	2008–09	Primeira Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2009–10	Primeira Liga	0	0	5	0	—		5	0
	Total		11	0	6	0	1	0	18	0
Vitória Setúbal	2008–09	Primeira Liga	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	—		10	0
Porto	2010–11	Primeira Liga	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		1	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
Roda	2011–12	Eredivisie	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	Total		25	0	2	0	—		27	0
Vitória Setúbal	2012–13	Primeira Liga	27	0	4	0	—		31	0
	2013–14	Primeira Liga	26	0	6	0	—		32	0
	Total		53	0	10	0	—		63	0
Estoril	2014–15	Primeira Liga	24	0	2	0	3	0	29	0
	2015–16	Primeira Liga	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	Total		55	0	4	0	3	0	62	0
Career total			191	0	33	0	4	0	228	0

Honours

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2010–11
• Taça de Portugal: 2010–11

External links

• Paweł Kieszek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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• Paweł Kieszek at ForaDeJogo (archived)