Wojciech Szczęsny
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Szczęsny with Barcelona in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Agrykola Warsaw | ||
| 2005–2006 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 2006–2009 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2017 | Arsenal | 132 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Brentford (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Roma (loan) | 72 | (0) |
| 2017–2024 | Juventus | 200 | (0) |
| 2024– | Barcelona | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Poland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Poland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2024 | Poland | 84 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:38, 15 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈtɔmaʂ ˈʂt͡ʂɛ̃snɨ] ⓘ; born 18 April 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona.
After starting his club career at Legia Warsaw, Szczęsny signed for Arsenal in January 2006, where he made his professional debut in 2009. After a spell on loan with Brentford the following season, he later became the capital club's first choice goalkeeper, winning two FA Cups and being the joint recipient of the 2013–14 Premier League Golden Glove alongside Petr Čech. He subsequently went on two consecutive season-long loans to Italian club Roma in 2015, where his performances earned him a move to reigning league champions Juventus in 2017. After serving mainly as a back-up to Gianluigi Buffon in his first season, during which he won a domestic double, he inherited the starting spot from the departed Buffon the following season, winning his second Serie A title; his performances also earned him a Yashin Trophy nomination in 2019.[4] He won a third consecutive league title the following season, also winning the Serie A Best Goalkeeper Award. He briefly retired from professional football in 2024, before reversing his decision shortly after to join Barcelona, where he won a domestic treble in his debut season.[5]
At international level, Szczęsny earned 84 caps for Poland between his debut in 2009 and 2024, and was included in the nation's squad as it co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012; he would later participate in three more editions of the tournament (2016, 2020 and 2024), as well as two FIFA World Cups (2018 and 2022).
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Wojciech Szczęsny". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Szczęsny". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Sainz, Manu (2 December 2019). "Ballon d'Or 2019: Yachine Trophy: the candidates for the award". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Clark, Gill (2 October 2024). "Wojciech Szczesny reveals how Robert Lewandowski convinced him to join Barcelona". Barca Blaugranes. Retrieved 28 April 2025.