Wojciech Tomasz Szczesny professionally known as Szczesny is a Polish professional football player who plays for Serie A club Juventus and the Poland national team as a goalkeeper. He began playing football from the youth club of Agrykola Warsaw. In 2005, at the age of fifteen, Legia Warsaw‘s goalkeeping coach, Krzysztof Dowhan, was so impressed with him and allowed him to take part in a training camp with Legia’s first team. In January 2006, he joined the Arsenal youth set-up, progressing to the reserve team during the 2008-09 season. On 24 May 2009, appeared on the first-team bench for the first time during the Premier League match against Stoke City. At the start of the 2009-10 season, he was promoted to the senior squad and given the number 53. On 22 September 2009, he made his first-team debut in the Football League Cup third round. On 20 November 2009, he joined League One team Brentford on a month’s loan. On 22 December, Arsenal agreed to extend the loan for a second month until 17 January 2010, and then until On 31 January. Finally, it was extended until 31 May. On 27 October 2010, he made his second appearance for Arsenal in the League Cup. On 11 November 2010, he signed a new long-term contract, thanking both his father and his goalkeeping coach Josh Phelan for helping him progress in his breakthrough season. On 13 December 2010, he made his Premier League debut against Manchester United. In July 2011, he expressed his desire to continue as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper for the rest of his career.
On 29 July 2015, with his opportunities further limited by Arsenal’s signing of Petr Cech earlier that summer, he joined Roma on a season-long loan and made his Serie A debut on 22 August against Hellas Verona. On 19 July 2017, he was signed by Juventus for a €12.2 million initial fee on a four-year contract and made his first appearance for Juventus on 9 September 2017. On 20 September, he made his 100th appearance in all competitions for Juventus in the club’s opening match of the season in Serie A.
On the international level, he played for Poland’s U21 team and started in three 2011 European Championship qualifying matches. In October 2019, he received his first call up to the full national side and made his debut on 18 November 2019. He has earned more than 40 caps for Poland since his debut in 2009 and was included in the nation’s squad as it co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012, also later taking part at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
What is Wojciech Szczesny Famous For?
- Won the 2013-14, 2014-15 FA Cup with Arsenal.
- Won the 2014 FA Community Shield with Arsenal.
- Won 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 Serie A with Juventus.
- Won the 2017-18 Coppa Italia with Juventus.
- Won the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus.
- Won the 2013-14 Premier League Golden Glove.
- Won the 2019-20 Serie A Best Goalkeeper.
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Where is Wojciech Szczesny From?
Wojciech Szczesny was born on 18 April 1990. His birth name is Wojciech Tomasz Szczesny. His birthplace is Warsaw, Poland. He is one of the three children of Maciej Szczesny and Alicja Szczesna where he grew up with his brother, Jan Szczesny, and sister, Natalia Szczesna. He holds Polish nationality. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope sign is Aries.
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Wojciech Szczesny Football Career Timeline
- He began playing football from the youth club of Agrykola Warsaw.
- In 2005, at the age of fifteen, Legia Warsaw’s goalkeeping coach, Krzysztof Dowhan, was so impressed with him and allowed him to take part in a training camp with Legia’s first team.
- In January 2006, he joined the Arsenal youth set-up, progressing to the reserve team during the 2008-09 season.
- On 24 May 2009, appeared on the first-team bench for the first time during the Premier League match against Stoke City.
- At the start of the 2009-10 season, he was promoted to the senior squad and given the number 53.
- On 22 September 2009, he made his first-team debut in the Football League Cup third round, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 home win against West Bromwich Albion.
- On 20 November 2009, he joined League One team Brentford on a month’s loan.
- On 12 December 2009, he completed his fifth game for Brentford, where he made a number of saves to keep out Leeds United and was given the Man of the Match award.
- On 22 December, Arsenal agreed to extend the loan for a second month until 17 January 2010, and then until On 31 January.
- Finally, it was extended until 31 May.
- On 27 October 2010, he made his second appearance for Arsenal in the League Cup, keeping a clean sheet against Newcastle United at St James’ Park and stopping numerous attempts from Newcastle players.
- On 11 November 2010, he signed a new long-term contract, thanking both his father and his goalkeeping coach Josh Phelan for helping him progress in his breakthrough season.
- On 13 December 2010, he made his Premier League debut against Manchester United.
- In July 2011, he expressed his desire to continue as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper for the rest of his career.
- Following the release of Manuel Almunia, he was given the vacated number 1 shirt.
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- After a couple of months out with injury, he made his return in the 5-2 win against Tottenham.
- On 13 March 2013, he was dropped from the Arsenal team to play Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
- On 16 November 2013, he signed a new long-term contract with the club.
- On 26 November 2013, he recorded his 50th clean sheet for Arsenal, in a Champions League match against Marseille which Arsenal won by 2-0.
- At the end of the 2013-14 season, he was jointly awarded the Premier League Golden Glove award alongside Petr Cech of Chelsea, with both keeping 16 clean sheets. He also ended the season by winning his first senior trophy with Arsenal, the 2013-14 FA Cup.
- On 29 July 2015, with his opportunities further limited by Arsenal’s signing of Petr Cech earlier that summer, he joined Roma on a season-long loan and made his Serie A debut on 22 August against Hellas Verona.
- Arsenal agreed with a second season-long loan for him to Roma, ahead of the 2016-17 season. During the summer of 2016, Roma also signed Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson from Internacional, meaning that he would face competition for a starting spot in the team.
- In his second season in the Italian capital, he kept the cleanest sheets in Serie A (14), helping Roma to set a club seasonal record of 87 points, and earn a second-place finish in the league.
- On 19 July 2017, he was signed by Juventus for a €12.2 million initial fee on a four-year contract and made his first appearance for Juventus on 9 September 2017.
- On 9 May 2018, he won his first trophy with Juventus in a 4-0 win over Milan in the 2018 Coppa Italia Final, he was an unused substitute.
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- Following Buffon’s departure from the club after the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, he inherited the number 1 shirt and the starting goalkeeper spot at Juventus ahead of the 2018-19 season, despite competition from newcomer Mattia Perin.
- On 20 April, he started in Juventus’s 2-1 home victory over rivals Fiorentina, which saw his side clinch the Serie A title. His performances throughout the season earned him a Yashin Trophy nomination in 2019.
- In the summer of 2019, Buffon return to Juventus and he offered him the number 1 shirt, but Buffon turned it down, saying “I didn’t come back to take something from someone or take it back. I just want to do my bit for the team. It’s only right that the starting goalkeeper, Szczesny, has the number 1 jersey”. Instead, Buffon chose to wear number 77, the same number he had worn during his final season at Parma before initially joining Juventus in 2001.
- On 26 July 2020, he kept a clean-sheet in a 2-0 home win over Sampdoria, which allowed Juventus to clinch the Serie A title. And for his performances, he was named the 2019-20 Best Goalkeeper of the season by Lega Serie A.
- On 20 September, he made his 100th appearance in all competitions for Juventus in the club’s opening match of the season in Serie A.
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Wojciech Szczesny International Career
- He played for Poland’s U21 team and started in three 2011 European Championship qualifying matches.
- He has a total of six caps for the U-21 squad.
- In October 2019, he received his first call up to the full national side and made his debut on 18 November 2019.
- On 6 September 2011, he had a strong performance against Germany, making eight critical saves in a 2-2 draw which earned him praise from former German international goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.
- He has earned more than 40 caps for Poland since his debut in 2009 and was included in the nation’s squad as it co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012, also later taking part at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Wojciech Szczesny Wife and Children
Looking at his personal life, Szczesny is a married man. He started dating Polish singer Marina Luczenko in 2013. The pair were engaged in July 2015 during Marina’s birthday party. And the couple got married on 21 May 2016. On 30 June 2018, they became parents for the first time, welcoming son Liam into this world. Today, they are living their life happily together.
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Wojciech Szczesny Height
Wojciech Szczesny stands at a height of 1.95m i.e. 6 feet and 5 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 90kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is blue and his hair color is dark brown. His sexual orientation is straight.
Wojciech Szczesny Salary and Net Worth
Wojciech Szczesny from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2021, he has a net worth of $45 million Euro, and his salary is not revealed yet. Any updates on his salary will be updated here.
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