Adrian Cieślewicz (born 16 November 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Cymru Premier side The New Saints. A product of the Manchester City academy, Cieślewicz was born in Poland but grew up in the Faroe Islands, where he moved to at the age of 8.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gniezno, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,[1][2] striker[3][4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | The New Saints | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | VB Vágur | ||
| 2007–2009 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Wrexham | 146 | (17) |
| 2014 | Kidderminster Harriers | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | B36 Tórshavn | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | The New Saints | 244 | (76) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 | |||
Career edit
Cieślewicz started his career with VB Vágur, before moving to Manchester City in 2007, spending two-and-a-half years in their youth setup before transferring to Wrexham in the summer of 2009.[10][11]
After a brief spell with Kidderminster Harriers, Cieślewicz returned to the Faroe Islands in 2014 to play for B36 Tórshavn.
Personal life edit
His brother, Łukasz, was also a professional footballer who played for clubs in Denmark and the Faroe Islands. The pair were team-mates at B36 Tórshavn in 2014, and faced each other as opponents in 2015 when The New Saints came up against B36 in a two-legged UEFA Champions League fixture.
Their father Robert also played professional football. The family moved to the Faroe Islands in 1999 following Robert's transfer to Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar.
Honours edit
B36 Tórshavn
The New Saints[12]
References edit
- ^ Cieslewicz eager to get back into action
- ^ Cieslewicz out to grab FA Cup headlines again for Wrexham
- ^ Saints' Adrian Cieslewicz relishing brotherly Champions League battle bbc.com
- ^ Champions League: Meet the Polish brothers going head-to-head as dream draw pits The New Saints against the Faroese champions walesonline.co.uk
- ^ Adrian Cieślewicz: „Bądźmy szczerzy, walijską piłką nie za wiele ludzi się interesuje” igol.pl
- ^ Szybszy ode mnie był tylko Shaun Wright-Philips - rozmowa z piłkarzem angielskiego Wrexham AFC Adrianem Cieślewiczem sportowefakty.wp.pl
- ^ Focus on: Adrian Cieslewicz s4c.cymru
- ^ Pojedynek wagi ciężkiej. Cieślewicz vs Cieślewicz w… Lidze Mistrzów weszlo.com
- ^ Liga Mistrzów: Adrian Cieślewicz vs Łukasz Cieślewicz przegladsportowy.pl
- ^ "Restauracja Bale'a z kultowym hasłem i Hollywood w piątej lidze. Polski mistrz Walii o piłce na prowincji". goal.com.
- ^ "Szybszy ode mnie był tylko Shaun Wright-Philips - rozmowa z piłkarzem angielskiego Wrexham AFC Adrianem Cieślewiczem". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
- ^ "Adrian Cieślewicz o lidze walijskiej: w Anglii walczylibyśmy o awans do czwartej ligi". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Drużyna Adriana Cieślewicza mistrzem Walii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Drużyna Adriana Cieślewicza mistrzem Walii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Gol Adriana Cieślewicza. The New Saints zdobywcami Pucharu Walii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Dwa gole Adriana Cieślewicza. The New Saints FC zdobył walijski Puchar Ligi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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