Mateusz Wieteska

Mateusz Wieteska
Wieteska with Legia Warsaw in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mateusz Wieteska[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 23
Youth career
–2010 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
2010–2014 Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Legia Warsaw II 46 (5)
2014–2017 Legia Warsaw 4 (0)
2015 → Dolcan Ząbki (loan) 8 (1)
2017 → Chrobry Głogów (loan) 14 (3)
2017–2018 Górnik Zabrze 35 (7)
2018–2022 Legia Warsaw 105 (6)
2020 → Legia Warsaw II 1 (0)
2022–2023 Clermont 37 (1)
2023– Cagliari 20 (0)
International career‡
2011 Poland U15 4 (3)
2011–2013 Poland U16 4 (1)
2011–2012 Poland U17 12 (2)
2014 Poland U18 2 (0)
2014–2016 Poland U19 20 (2)
2016–2017 Poland U20 8 (1)
2017–2019 Poland U21 17 (2)
2022– Poland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Mateusz Wieteska (born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cagliari and the Poland national team.

Club career

On 7 July 2017, Wieteska signed a contract with Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze.[3] On 14 June 2018, his move to Legia Warsaw was announced.[4]

On 25 July 2022, Ligue 1 club Clermont announced the signing of Wieteska, who joined the French side on a four-year contract.[5]

On 29 August 2023, Wieteska moved to Serie A returnees Cagliari on a four-year deal.[6]

International career

On 15 March 2022, Wieteska was called up by the Poland national team head coach Czesław Michniewicz for the friendly match against Scotland and the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs final against Sweden.[7]

On 14 June 2022, he debuted for Poland as a starter against Belgium in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game.[8]

In September 2022, Wieteska was named in the final Polish 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any match of the tournament.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Legia Warsaw 2014–15 Ekstraklasa 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 3 0
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 — 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
Dolcan Ząbki (loan) 2015–16 I liga 8 1 0 0 — — 8 1
Chrobry Głogów (loan) 2016–17 I liga 14 3 — — — 14 3
Górnik Zabrze 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 35 7 7 0 — — 42 7
Legia Warsaw 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 27 0 1 0 6[d] 0 1[b] 0 35 0
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 28 1 5 1 4[e] 1 — 37 3
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 18 1 4 0 3[f] 0 1[b] 0 26 1
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 30 4 4 0 14[g] 0 1[b] 0 49 4
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 105 6 14 1 27 1 3 0 149 8
Clermont 2022–23 Ligue 1 35 0 0 0 — — 35 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
Total 37 1 0 0 — — 37 1
Cagliari 2023–24 Serie A 19 0 2 0 — — 21 0
Career total 222 18 23 1 28 1 4 0 277 20
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2022 2 0
2023 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Mateusz Wieteska". Clermont Foot. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Mateusz Wieteska zawodnikiem Górnika" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Wieteska wraca do Legii Warszawa". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Mateusz Wieteska en renfort" (in French). Clermont Foot. 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Wieteska al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Mateusz Wieteska powołany do reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Polska - Belgia: Czesław Michniewicz podał skład". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 14 June 2022.
  9. ^ Przybysz, Radosław (15 December 2022). "Najwięksi pominięci na mundialu. Ci piłkarze nie zagrali ani minuty. Rekordowo duża liczba". Meczyki (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Mateusz Wieteska". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  11. ^ Konieczny, Konrad (16 May 2021). "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Legia mistrzem Polski. Raków, Pogoń i Śląsk też zagrają w europejskich pucharach. Znamy też spadkowicza". futbol.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Poznaliśmy "Jedenastkę i Piłkarza Sezonu Nice 1 Ligi"! Tak rozłożyły się głosy [WYNIKI]". I liga. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2024.


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