Maik Nawrocki (born 7 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Lens. Born in Germany, he has represented Poland at youth level.
Club career
Nawrocki is a homegrown product of SV Werder Bremen's youth system, joining the club at the age of 5. He progressed to the reserve team playing in the Regionalliga Nord, and in February 2020 signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen.
Nawrocki joined Warta Poznań on loan in February 2021 after the Regionalliga Nord was postponed. He played three times for Warta in the Ekstraklasa, scoring one goal.
On 15 June 2021, it was announced that Nawrocki would be returning to Poland, joining reigning champions Legia Warsaw on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to make the deal permanent. He joined Legia permanently on a three-year deal on 28 May 2022.
On 26 July 2023, Scottish Premiership side Celtic announced the signing of Nawrocki on a five-year deal, for a fee reported to be over £4.3 million. He made ten appearances in his first season, before falling out of favour in the 2024-25 season due to the form of Liam Scales and Auston Trusty. On 16 March 2025, due to injuries to both Scales and Trusty, Nawrocki made a rare start in a 3–2 defeat to Rangers, earning praise from fans and manager Brendan Rodgers for his performance.
Nawrocki was loaned out to Hannover 96 for the 2025–26 season with an option for a permanent transfer.
Nawrocki joined French side Lens, who had placed second in Ligue 1 the previous season, on 18 July 2026. Having started in Lens' three opening games of the season, he suffered a complete anterior cruciate ligament rupture during a league match against RC Strasbourg on 29 August.
International career Nawrocki has represented Poland internationally at youth levels U15 through U21.
He was named in the provisional squad for Poland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but he was not included in the final 26-man squad.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWerder Bremen II2019–20Regionalliga Nord10————102020–21Regionalliga Nord71————71Total81————81Warta Poznań (loan)2020–21Ekstraklasa31————31Legia Warsaw (loan)2021–22Ekstraklasa19120—80—291Legia Warsaw2022–23Ekstraklasa25450———3042023–24Ekstraklasa00———1010Total25450——10314Legia Warsaw II2022–23III liga, gr. I10————10Celtic2023–24Scottish Premiership100201000—1302024–25Scottish Premiership31101000—51Total131302000—181Hannover 96 (loan)2025–262. Bundesliga17300———173Hannover 96 II (loan)2025–26Regionalliga Nord10————10Lens2026–27Ligue 12000—001030Career total891110020802011111
Honours Legia Warsaw Polish Cup: 2022–23 Polish Super Cup: 2023
Celtic Scottish Premiership: 2023–24, 2024–25 Scottish Cup: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup: 2024–25
Lens Trophée des Champions: 2026
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