Maik Nawrocki

Maik Nawrocki
Nawrocki in 2023
Personal information
Full name Maik Nawrocki[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Bremen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2019 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Werder Bremen II 8 (1)
2021 → Warta Poznań (loan) 3 (1)
2021–2022 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 19 (1)
2022–2023 Legia Warsaw 25 (4)
2022 Legia Warsaw II 1 (0)
2023– Celtic 10 (0)
International career
2016 Poland U15 1 (0)
2016–2017 Poland U16 5 (0)
2017–2018 Poland U17 9 (3)
2018 Poland U18 2 (1)
2018–2019 Poland U19 10 (4)
2021 Poland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Maik Nawrocki (born 7 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in Germany, he has represented Poland at youth level.

Club career

Nawrocki (in the green shirt on the right) playing for Werder Bremen in 2016

Nawrocki is a homegrown product of SV Werder Bremen's youth system, joining the club at the age of 5.[4] He progressed to the reserve team playing in the Regionalliga Nord,[5] and in February 2020 signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen.[4]

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.[6]

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.[6][5] He joined Legia permanently on a three-year deal on 28 May 2022.[7]

On 26 July 2023, Scottish Premiership side Celtic announced the signing of Nawrocki on a five-year deal,[8] for a fee reported to be over £4.3 million.[9]

International career

Nawrocki has represented Poland internationally at youth levels U15 through U21.[6]

Maik Nawrocki 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

As of match played 22 September 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2020–21 Regionalliga Nord 7 1 — — — — 7 1
Total 8 1 — — — — 8 1
Warta Poznań (loan) 2020–21[11] Ekstraklasa 3 1 — — — — 3 1
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2021–22[12] Ekstraklasa 19 1 2 0 — 8[c] 0 — 29 1
Legia Warsaw 2022–23[13] Ekstraklasa 25 4 5 0 — — — 30 4
2023–24[14] Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 25 4 5 0 — 0 0 1 0 31 4
Legia Warsaw II 2022–23[13] III liga, gr. I 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Celtic 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 10 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 13 0
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 14 0
Career total 66 7 9 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 86 7
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Celtic

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Maik Nawrocki". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Maik Nawrocki". 90minut (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Profivertrag für Maik Nawrocki SV Werder Bremen". Bundesliga (in German). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Maik Nawrocki zawodnikiem Legii". Legia Warsaw (in Polish). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Maik Nawrocki moves to Legia Warsaw on loan". Werder Bremen. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Maik Nawrocki 2025" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 28 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Maik Nawrocki is a Celt! Polish defender joins on a five-year deal". Celtic. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Nie tylko Nawrocki. Kolejny piłkarz może opuścić Legię Warszawa". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ Maik Nawrocki at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  15. ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Scottish Premiership: Celtic clinch title with rampant victory". BBC Sport. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  18. ^ Szymański, Rafał (25 May 2024). "Polski obrońca triumfuje w Szkocji. Podwójna korona". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  19. ^ Cassidy, Peter (15 December 2024). "Celtic beat Rangers in penalty shootout to win League Cup after dramatic final". news.stv.tv. Retrieved 15 December 2024.


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