Wojciech Szczęsny
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Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈtɔmaʂ ˈʂt͡ʂɛ̃snɨ] ⓘ; born 18 April 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Poland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
Number | 1 | ||
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– | Juventus | 200 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2010 | Poland U20 | 4 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Poland U21 | 7 | (0) |
2009– | Poland | 81 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:19, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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 with 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.
At the international level, Szczęsny has earned over 80 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 Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.