Łukasz Cieślewicz

Łukasz Cieślewicz (born 15 November 1987, in Gniezno) is a Polish footballer, who plays as a forward for Víkingur Gøta in the Faroe Islands Premier League. Prior to that he was at Danish clubs Brøndby, and Hvidovre. Cieślewicz has won the Faroe Islands Premier League three times, and he has been named its best player twice.

Łukasz Cieślewicz
Łukasz Cieślewicz playing for B36 Tórshavn in 2012.
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-11-15) 15 November 1987
Place of birth Gniezno, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Víkingur Gøta
Number 11
Youth career
–1999 Mieszko Gniezno
1999–2003 VB Vágur
2004–2006 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Brøndby 0 (0)
2008 → Hvidovre (loan) 15 (2)
2008–2010 Hvidovre 70 (10)
2011–2019 B36 Tórshavn 207 (84)
2020– Víkingur Gøta 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:27, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Cieślewicz started his football with local club Mieszko Gniezno.[1] He moved to the Faroe Islands when he was 12, when his father moved to the country to play for ÍF Fuglafjørður.[2][3] Cieślewicz would play in the Faroes with VB Vágur. In 2003, aged 16, he moved from Vágur to Denmark to play for Brøndby.[4] In Brøndby he played with the club's reserve team in the Danish 2nd Division, becoming a fan favorite.[5] Failing to make any first team appearances for Brøndby, Cieślewicz was loaned out to Hvidovre in the Danish 1st Division.[6] Following a string of good performances which helped Hvidovre avoid relegation,[7] he made a permanent move to the club signing a two-year contract in July 2008.[8] In the summer of 2010 Cieślewicz was on trial in Lyngby,[9] and after failing to secure a permanent deal with them, he signed a half-year contract with Hvidovre.[10]

In January 2011 Cieślewicz signed a contract with B36 Tórshavn of the Faroe Islands Premier League.[11] In June 2011 he scored a hat-trick, as B36 won 4–1 against KÍ Klaksvík.[12] Cieślewicz also scored the winning goal against EB/Streymur, to help B36 secure its ninth league title, with one match left in the league.[13] At the end of the season he was named Player of the Year in the league, after appearing in all 27 games and scoring 17 goals.[14] In November 2012 he went on trial to Warta Poznań,[15] but in January 2013 he returned to B36.[16] In January 2013 he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Ruch Chorzów on trial,[17] but, although he scored two goals in the two friendly matches he was used, he was not offered a contract by Ruch's manager Jacek Zieliński.[18] With two games left in the 2014 season, Cieślewicz helped his team secure its tenth title as he provided the assist for teammate Adeshina Lawal to equalise on the way to B36's 3–1 win over B68 Toftir.[19] In July 2015 Cieślewicz played against his brother, Adrian Cieślewicz, for the first time in his life in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.[20] The brothers appeared in both games, and Łukasz scored in the second leg, but B36 was eventually eliminated by The New Saints.[21][22] Łukasz was named Midfielder of the Year and Player of the Year at the end of the 2015 season.[23]

Personal

Cieślewicz was born in 1987 in Gniezno, Poland[24] to Polish professional football player Robert Cieślewicz.[25] Łukasz's brother, Adrian, is also a professional football player, playing for The New Saints.[20] The two of them were teammates in 2014, as they played for B36.[26] Łukasz has described himself as a non-practicing Catholic.[5]

Honours

Club
B36 Tórshavn

Individual
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References
  1. Strugalski, Roman (25 January 2015). "Z Gniezna na Wyspy Owcze!" (in Polish). SportGniezno.pl. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. Klinkosz, Łukasz. "Ziarno wśród plew – Łukasz Cieślewicz robi furorę na Wyspach, ale Owczych" (in Polish). czasfutbolu.pl. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. Johannesen, Uni Holm (10 January 2011). "Pápin átti stóran leiklut í FM-heitinum" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. "16 ára gamal úr VB til Brøndby" (in Faroese). in.fo. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. "Den danske polak med familien som rygrad" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. "Brøndby udlejer Cieslewicz til Hvidovre" (in Danish). bold.dk. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. "Hvidovre tæt på Cieslewicz" (in Danish). bold.dk. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  8. "Cieslewicz skifter til Hvidovre" (in Danish). bold.dk. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  9. "Cieslewicz håber på Lyngby" (in Danish). bold.dk. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  10. "Cieslewicz bliver i Hvidovre" (in Danish). bold.dk. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  11. Arge, Tróndur (8 January 2011). "Cieslewicz til B36" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  12. Hansen, Jóannes (19 June 2011). "Toppliðini fulla úrtøku" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  13. Joensen, Hans Pauli (16 October 2011). "B36 claim ninth Faroese crown" (in Faroese). UEFA. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  14. "Łukasz Cieślewicz najlepszym piłkarzem farerskiej ekstraklasy" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  15. Pałuba, Jacek (27 November 2012). "Warta Poznań testuje kandydatów do gry" (in Polish). naszemiasto.pl. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  16. "Lukasz er okkara" (in Faroese). B36 Tórshavn. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  17. Skroka, Jacek (8 January 2013). "Z Wysp Owczych do Ruchu Chorzów: Testowany napastnik słucha hitów grupy "Weekend"!" (in Polish). DziennikZachodni.pl. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  18. "Nie chciał go Ruch, a teraz został najlepszym piłkarzem" (in Polish). Katowickisport.pl. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  19. "B36 claim tenth Faroese title". UEFA. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  20. "Saints' Adrian Cieslewicz relishing brotherly Champions League battle". BBC. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  21. "B36 Tórshavn 1–2 The New Saints". BBC. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  22. "TNS go Wilde in Europe with a 4–1 win". Shropshire Star. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  23. Samuelsen, Ingi (5 October 2015). "Lukasz og Heidi eru ársins spælarar" (in Faroese). portal.fo. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  24. Ryś, Arkadiusz (25 November 2014). "Nazwisko Cieślewicz gwarantem sukcesu na Wyspach" (in Polish). igol.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  25. Hammer, Jonhard (11 July 2010). "Cieslewicz á veg í superliguna" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  26. Arge, Tróndur (20 June 2014). "Adrian Cieslewicz til B36" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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