Jakub Wawrzyniak (; born 7 July 1983) is a Polish football pundit and former professional player. He usually played as a left–back or centre–back. Earlier in his career, he also appeared a few times as a striker and as a midfielder.
Club career Wawrzyniak played for Legia Warsaw from fall 2007 to the end of 2008.
On 4 June 2009 the Disciplinary Committee of the Greek Superliga suspended him for three months on doping charges. His suspension was later extended to one year. Panathinaikos announced they would not take up their buy option on the player, thus leaving Wawrzyniak to return to Legia Warsaw. The substance in question is not prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Wawrzyniak appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. In December 2009 the court shortened his suspension to the original three months. The player intends to pursue compensation from the Greek association.
On 26 February 2014, he joined Russian Premier League club Amkar Perm.
On 5 January 2015, he joined Lechia Gdańsk.
International career Wawrzyniak made his debut for the Poland national team in a friendly game against UAE on 6 December 2006 in Abu Zabi. In total, he earned 49 caps throughout his international career.
Career statistics Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSparta Brodnica2002–03III liga281———281Błękitni Stargard2003–04II liga131———131Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki2003–04Ekstraklasa3000——302004–05II liga16070——230 Total 19 0 7 0 — — 26 0Widzew Łódź2004–05II liga15100—201712005–06II liga32410——3342006–07Ekstraklasa21010—30250 Total 68 5 2 0 — 5 0 75 5Legia Warsaw2007–08Ekstraklasa1706210603022008–09Ekstraklasa1610010211922009–10Ekstraklasa8110——912010–11Ekstraklasa20250——2522011–12Ekstraklasa29151111—4532012–13Ekstraklasa2523050103422013–14Ekstraklasa1201080—210 Total 127 7 21 3 26 1 9 1 183 12Panathinaikos (loan)2008–09Super League Greece902020—130Amkar Perm2013–14Russian Premier League9100——912014–15Russian Premier League6000——60 Total 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1Lechia Gdańsk2014–15Ekstraklasa11000——1102015–16Ekstraklasa32010——3302016–17Ekstraklasa35020——3702017–18Ekstraklasa20010——210 Total 98 0 4 0 — — 102 0GKS Katowice2018–19I liga20110——211 Career total 397 16 36 3 28 1 14 1 475 21
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland200610200740200890200920201180201271201370201450201540201620Total491
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wawrzyniak goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Jakub Wawrzyniak No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 11 September 2012 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Kickboxing record
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2023-12-29 || Win ||align=left| Tomasz Hajto || Clout MMA 3 || Warsaw, Poland || TKO (Punches)||2 ||1:06
Honours Widzew Łódź II liga: 2005–06
Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14 Polish Cup: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Polish Super Cup: 2008
References
External links
Player stats at Guardian.co.uk
National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association