Radosław Matusiak (; born 1 January 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Matusiak's contribution at the senior national team level caught the eyes of a handful of clubs in Europe during the winter transfer window. Speculations of the Polish striker joining Italian side Palermo, third-placed team in the Serie A at the time, were finally realized on 30 January 2007, when he was announced to have signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Sicilian club, worth nearly €2 million. After a couple of substitute appearances, Matusiak made his debut in the starting lineup on 13 May 2007 in a league match against Ascoli, promptly scoring his first goal for the club.
On 24 August 2007, Matusiak signed a three-year contract with an option for a fourth with Dutch side SC Heerenveen. In January 2008, however, he returned to Poland, being loaned for the duration of the season to Wisła Kraków. In the summer of 2008, his contract with Heerenveen was canceled by mutual agreement. He spent the first half of the 2008–09 season pursuing interests outside of football, but rejected media reports that he had retired from the sport. On 23 December 2008, he signed with Widzew Łódź. On 21 August 2009, he joimed Cracovia on a two-year contract. On 18 January 2011, he signed a contract with Asteras Tripoli. After an unlucky period in Greece, in February 2012 he returned to his old club – Widzew Łódź. He became a free agent at the end of the 2011–12 season.
International career Matusiak was part of the Poland U16 team which placed second at 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship. In 2006, he earned his first senior international cap. In his first appearance, he scored his debut goal for Poland in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Serbia on 6 September 2006. On 15 November, he scored the only goal in a qualifier against Belgium in Brussels, keeping his country's hopes of qualifying alive.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland200653200772200832Total157
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matusiak goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Radosław Matusiak No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition16 September 2006Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying215 November 2006King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying36 December 2006Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE5–2 5–2 Friendly47 February 2007Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain2–2 2–2 Friendly521 November 2007Red Star Stadium, Belgrad, Serbia2–0 2–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying627 February 2008Amica Stadium, Wronki, Poland1–0 2–0 Friendly726 May 2008Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen, Germany1–1 1–1 Friendly
Honours Wisła Kraków Ekstraklasa: 2007–08
Widzew Łódź I liga: 2008–09
Poland U16 UEFA European Under-16 Championship runner-up: 1999
Individual Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2006
References
External links
National team stats on pzpn.pl