polish football player

Kamil Jacek Glik ( polish pronunciation : [ ˈkamil ˈɡlik ] ( ) ; german : Glück ; [ 2 ] born 3 February 1988 ) is a polish master football player who plays as a centre back for Serie B cabaret Benevento and the Poland national team. The previous clubs Glik played for include Piast Gliwice from 2008 to 2010, Palermo from 2010 to 2011, Torino from 2011 to 2016 and Monaco from 2017 to 2020, the latter two of which he was appointed captain of the team. He represented Poland at UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2020.

early life [edit ]

Kamil Glik ‘s agnate grandfather, Enkel, was Upper Silesian and a german citizen, who fought in World War II as a soldier of the Wehrmacht. [ 3 ] After the war, he stayed in what then became Poland. Glik consequently besides holds german citizenship in addition to his polish citizenship. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In his german documents his surname is written out in the original german interpretation Glück rather of the polonized version Glik. [ 2 ] Despite this, Glik has repeatedly said that he does not feel any connection with Germany and considers himself 100 % polish. [ 6 ] He has a daughter with his wife Marta, whom he had known since elementary school. [ 7 ] In 2013, italian rapper Willie Peyote dedicated a song to him titled “ Glik ”. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Glik began his career in the youth ranks of MOSiR Jastrzębie Zdrój and WSP Wodzisław Śląski, then moved on lend to LKS Silesia Lubomia. In 2006, he moved from WSP Wodzisław Śląski to Horadada in Spain, where he was noticed by Real Madrid and registered with the club ‘s “ C ” team. He played there for two seasons, until 2008. On 6 August 2008, he signed a four-year sign with Polish peak division side Piast Gliwice. [ 10 ] He made his debut on 30 August 2008, when he came on as a stand-in. subsequently, he became a regular in the team ‘s starting football team. He played 26 games in his beginning season with the club, and he scored 2 goals in 28 games in the 2009–10 season .

palermo [edit ]

At the end of the season it was reported that he had begun talks with italian side U.S. Città di Palermo ; [ 11 ] [ 12 ] on 7 July 2010 he signed with sicilian club, who purchased him outright on a five-year contract. The transfer was finalised by the Lega Serie A after seven days. He made his debut with the Rosaneri in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round against Slovenia ‘s Maribor ( won 3–0 ), played as a newcomer. It was besides his official debut in an external club rival. Following his introduction he was about never included in the first team, and until the winter break, only collected three more appearances in the group stage of the Europa League .

Bari ( loanword ) [edit ]

A few days before the official reopen of the transfer marketplace, Palermo granted an exemption and allowed him to train – with a convalescence go steady set for 28 December – with his new team, Bari. [ 13 ] He moved to Bari until the end of season, strongly backed by the coach Giampiero Ventura. The contract was filed on 4 January 2011, [ 14 ] and after the resumption of the league, 6 January, he was deployed as a starter in the Puglia bowler hat, Lecce Bari ( 0–1 ), his debut in the italian top division. [ 15 ] With the Galletti he was a starter, playing 16 games in the league and one in Coppa Italia. In the 35th round, Bari Roma ( 2–3 ), he earnt a red batting order and a subsequent three-match ban which efficaciously concluded his season. He returned to Palermo, but was not called up for the summer withdraw, and was then put on the marketplace .

turin [edit ]

Glik as master of Torino in 2015 On 12 July 2011, after having already supported Torino ‘s train camp, he transferred to Turin in a co-ownership distribute, in Serie B, for €300,000. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] He made his debut on 13 August in Torino Lumezzane, ( 1–0 ) [ 18 ] in the second round of Coppa Italia, played as a newcomer. He scored his first goal in the 34th round, in the match Torino – Reggina, belated suspended ascribable to badly upwind [ 19 ] ( the termination of the game did not change the result ). At the end of the season, he was promoted to Serie A, having played 23 games in the league ( with 2 goals ) and one in Coppa Italia. On 31 October 2012 he scored his first finish in Serie A in the one-tenth sidereal day of the league aside to Lazio, opening the score with a header following a corner. The match finished 1–1. He played his first bowler hat in the 2012–13 temper, collecting two appearances and as many expulsions ( the first musician in the history of the league to be sent-off in both legs of a bowler hat ) and became an idol of the Torino fans. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] On 20 June, Torino acquired his remaining shrink from Palermo for a fee of €1.5 million, resolving the co-ownership. [ 16 ] [ 22 ] For the 2013–14 season, Glik was appointed captain of the team after the deviation of Rolando Bianchi. [ 23 ] On 9 December 2013, he scored the fetching goal, 1–0, against Lazio, in Turin. He ended the season with 34 league appearances – which concluded with Torino ‘s reservation to the UEFA Europa League after Parma failed to obtain a UEFA license – and two goals, plus an appearance in the Coppa Italia. On 25 May 2014, he renewed his contract until 2017. [ 24 ] On 31 July 2014, he made his introduction with the Granata in external competition, playing the inaugural leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, won 3–0 against the Swedes Brommapojkarna. On 24 September 2014, during an aside regular against Cagliari, he scored the fleeting 1–1 in his hundredth game for Torino ; Torino would win the match against the Sardinians 2–1. [ 25 ] On 21 December 2014, at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, he scored his first gear couple in Serie A during a 2–1 rejoinder gain over Genoa. [ 26 ] On 10 January 2015, he scored the equalizer, 1–1, against Milan and on 1 March, he scored the winning goal, 1–0, against Napoli. [ 27 ] On 19 March, he scored his beginning finish in the Europa League with a header during the round of 16 against Zenit Saint Petersburg. His finish brought Torino to 1–0, but not enough to overcome the 2 goal deficit from the first leg. On 5 April, he scored the second goal in a fleeting 2–0 lead over Atalanta ( the game would end 2–1 ). On 20 December 2015, he renewed with the Piedmontese club until 2020. [ 28 ] In total, he played 171 matches and scored 13 goals for Torino.

monaco [edit ]

On 4 July 2016, Glik was sold to Monaco for a report tip of €11 million plus €4 million in bonuses, [ 29 ] [ 30 ] signing a four-year contract. [ 31 ] In an official affirmation on the Torino web site, the cabaret stated “ It has been five fantastic years, intense, broad of emotions and reciprocal satisfaction. President Cairo and the whole Torino FC salute Glik with great affection, wishing him the best that his career can offer. ” [ 32 ] On 27 September 2016, Glik fired in a half-volley from the boundary of the penalty box four minutes into second-half arrest fourth dimension to cancel out Javier Hernández ‘s goal, enabling Monaco to snatch a 1–1 home draw in their 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Group E find against Bayer Leverkusen with their first gear and only snapshot on prey of the equal. [ 33 ] Glik played a main part in the Monaco side which won the 2016–17 Ligue 1 style making 36 appearances and scoring 6 goals. [ 34 ]

Benevento [edit ]

On 11 August 2020, newly promoted Serie A club Benevento announced the sign of Glik from Monaco on a three-year narrow. [ 35 ]

International career [edit ]

Glik with Poland in 2012 Glik made 14 appearances and scored three goals for the Poland under-21. In 2010, he made his debut for the senior national team, after in the first place being called up without debuting in a game on 18 December 2009. Glik was the first Piast Gliwice actor to always be called up to Polish home team. [ 36 ] He made his debut on 20 January 2010 in the King ‘s Cup against Thailand, scoring 43 minutes into his debut, won 3–1. On 17 October 2012 he scored the equalising goal in a 2014 World Cup Qualifying game against England. [ 37 ] He played an crucial function in Poland ‘s Euro 2016 qualifying campaign and Euro 2016 campaign. He made the most clearances out of any other player in the tournament, and scored 2 penalties in two punishment shoot-outs ; one of them in a 5–4 acquire against Switzerland, and the other in a 5–3 kill to eventual champions Portugal .

manner of free rein [edit ]

Glik is a tall centre back with great animalism, but besides good mobility ; [ 38 ] [ 39 ] his biggest intensity is undoubtedly his aeriform ability, both in score and on set pieces in the opposing area. [ 40 ] He is besides known for his leadership on the pitch. [ 41 ]

career statistics [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

As of match played 25 September 2021[42][43]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Piast Gliwice 2008–09 Ekstraklasa 26 0 1 0 – – 27 0
2009–10 28 2 1 0 – – 29 2
Total 54 2 2 0 – — 56 2
Palermo 2010–11 Serie A 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 – 4 0
Bari (loan) 2010–11 Serie A 16 0 1 0 – – 17 0
Torino 2011–12 Serie B 23 2 1 0 – – 24 2
2012–13 Serie A 32 1 1 0 – – 33 1
2013–14 34 2 1 0 – – 35 2
2014–15 32 7 1 0 11[a] 1 – 44 8
2015–16 33 0 2 0 – – 35 0
Total 154 12 6 0 11 1 — 171 13
Monaco 2016–17 Ligue 1 36 6 4 1 13[b] 1 – 53 8
2017–18 36 3 5 0 6[b] 1 1 0 48 4
2018–19 33 1 3 0 5[b] 0 1 0 42 1
2019–20 23 1 1 0 – – 24 1
Total 128 11 13 1 24 2 2 0 167 14
Benevento 2020–21 Serie A 36 2 1 0 – – 37 2
2021–22 Serie B 5 0 1 0 – – 6 0
Total 41 2 2 0 – – 43 2
Career total 393 27 24 1 39 3 2 0 458 31

International [edit ]

As of match played 12 October 2021[44]
Poland
Year Apps Goals
2010 7 1
2011 4 0
2012 4 1
2013 7 0
2014 7 1
2015 8 0
2016 13 0
2017 6 1
2018 8 0
2019 9 1
2020 4 1
2021 10 0
Total 89 6

Scores and results list Poland’s goal tally first. [ 44 ]

Honours [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

Monaco

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]