Krystian Bielik

Krystian Bielik

Bielik playing for Arsenal U19s in the UEFA Youth League
Personal information
Full name Krystian Bielik[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998[2]
Place of birth Konin, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 37
Youth career
Górnik Konin
2012–2014 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014–2015 Legia Warsaw 5 (0)
2015– Arsenal 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Poland U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Poland U17 8 (3)
2015– Poland U18 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 March 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2015

Krystian Bielik (pronounced [ˈkrɘ̟stʲan 'bʲɛlik], born 4 January 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English club Arsenal and the Poland U17 team.

Club career

Legia Warszawa

Bielik started playing football for his hometown club, Górnik Konin before being spotted by Lech Poznań scouts in 2012, and later joining their developmental academy. He won the Polish U-17 Championships with the club in early 2014.[3] However, in July 2014, Bielik joined Lech's archrivals, Legia Warszawa for £8,800 (50,000 zł),[4][5] and on 24 August, made his Ekstraklasa debut against Korona Kielce.[6]

Arsenal

In early 2015, Arsenal had agreed a reported £2.7 million deal for Bielik with Legia Warsaw.[7] On 21 January, Arsenal completed the Bielik deal with the Polish midfielder signing for an undisclosed fee, subject to regulatory processes.[8]

Bielik's style of play reminded many Arsenal fans of what they saw from Patrick Vieira, hence he's been dubbed 'The New Patrick Vieira'[9] by many Gooners.

Bielik made his senior Arsenal debut in the Football League Cup fourth round on 27 October 2015, replacing fellow debutant Glen Kamara after 60 minutes of an eventual 3–0 loss at Sheffield Wednesday.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Krystian Bielik". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "MP juniorów młodszych - 3. kolejka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Krystian Bielik zawodnikiem Legii" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Klub z V ligi zarobi na wychowanku. Bo Bielik startował z Konina" (in Polish). sport.pl. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Krystian Bielik zadebiutował w ekstraklasie. "W nocy budziłem się po 2-3 razy"" (in Polish). Sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Arsenal sign teenage midfielder Krystian Bielik from Legia Warsaw". BBC Sport. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Arsenal complete Krystian Bielik deal". Arsenal. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Metro.co.uk, Paul Gorst for. "Arsenal announce signing of 'new Patrick Vieira'". Metro. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  10. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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