Mateusz Wieteska
.png) Wieteska with Cagliari in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateusz Wieteska[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kocaelispor (on loan from Cagliari) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | ||
| 2010–2014 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Legia Warsaw II | 46 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Legia Warsaw | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Górnik Zabrze | 35 | (7) |
| 2018–2022 | Legia Warsaw | 105 | (6) |
| 2020 | → Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Clermont | 37 | (1) |
| 2023– | Cagliari | 24 | (0) |
| 2025 | → PAOK (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Kocaelispor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Poland U15 | 4 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Poland U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Poland U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2014 | Poland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Poland U19 | 20 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2022– | Poland | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 12 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Mateusz Wieteska (born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Kocaelispor, on loan from Italian club Cagliari, and the Poland national team.
Club career
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On 7 July 2017, Wieteska signed a contract with Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze.[3] On 14 June 2018, his move to Legia Warsaw was announced.[4]
On 25 July 2022, Ligue 1 club Clermont announced the signing of Wieteska, who joined the French side on a four-year contract.[5]
On 29 August 2023, Wieteska moved to Serie A returnees Cagliari on a four-year deal.[6]
On 22 January 2025, Wieteska joined Greek club PAOK on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent.[7] On 30 July 2025, he was loaned by Kocaelispor in Turkey, with an option to buy.[8] On 11 August 2025, while making his debut against Trabzonspor, Wieteska suffered an ACL tear in his right knee.[9]
International career
[edit]On 15 March 2022, Wieteska was called up by the Poland national team head coach Czesław Michniewicz for the friendly match against Scotland and the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs final against Sweden.[10]
On 14 June 2022, he debuted for Poland as a starter against Belgium in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game.[11]
In September 2022, Wieteska was named in the final Polish 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any match of the tournament.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 11 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 2015–16 | I liga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 2016–17 | I liga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 7 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14[g] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 105 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 8 | ||
| Clermont | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Cagliari | 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| PAOK (loan) | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Kocaelispor (loan) | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 238 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ a b c d Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 24 March 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Legia Warsaw
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Mateusz Wieteska". Clermont Foot. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Mateusz Wieteska zawodnikiem Górnika" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Wieteska wraca do Legii Warszawa". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Mateusz Wieteska en renfort" (in French). Clermont Foot. 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Wieteska al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Pietraszko, Justyna (22 January 2025). "Oficjalnie: Mateusz Wieteska wypożyczony do PAOK-u Saloniki". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Wieteska al Kocaelispor" [Wieteska to Kocaelispor] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Dramat Mateusza Wieteski. Bardzo poważna kontuzja Polaka" [Mateusz Wieteska's tragedy. The Pole suffered a very serious injury] (in Polish). 11 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Mateusz Wieteska powołany do reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Polska - Belgia: Czesław Michniewicz podał skład". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 14 June 2022.
- ^ Przybysz, Radosław (15 December 2022). "Najwięksi pominięci na mundialu. Ci piłkarze nie zagrali ani minuty. Rekordowo duża liczba". Meczyki (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Mateusz Wieteska". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Konieczny, Konrad (16 May 2021). "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Legia mistrzem Polski. Raków, Pogoń i Śląsk też zagrają w europejskich pucharach. Znamy też spadkowicza". futbol.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Poznaliśmy "Jedenastkę i Piłkarza Sezonu Nice 1 Ligi"! Tak rozłożyły się głosy [WYNIKI]". I liga. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mateusz Wieteska at Soccerway
- Mateusz Wieteska at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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