Lukasz Piszczek

Lukasz Piotr Piszczek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ ˈpʲiʂt͡ʂɛk] (listen); born 3 June 1985) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for III liga club Goczalkowice-Zdroj. He is primarily positioned as a right-back, but is capable of playing as a centre-back.

He began his senior career as a footballer by joining Hertha Berlin in 2004. He played on loan for the Ekstraklasa club Zaglebie Lubin until 2007 when he returned to Hertha and was deployed as a right back. Between 2010–2021, he played for the German club Borussia Dortmund appearing in 363 official matches for the club, winning two consecutive Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, three DFB-Pokal Cups, three DFL-Supercups as well as reaching the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. He used to be a Poland national team member, making his debut in 2007 and going on to receive over 60 caps. He was also selected for four tournaments during his time with the national team, playing in three UEFA European Championships and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

He confirmed his retirement from international football in 2018 following the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup. However, in November 2019 he made one more competitive appearance for the national team, informally dubbed his farewell game. In 2021 he decided to return to Goczalkowice-Zdroj, the Polish club where he started his football career as a junior.

Club Career

Goczalkowice-Zdroj

Piszczek's father, Kazimierz, the coach of the local football club of Goczalkowice-Zdroj, decided to bring him to one of the training sessions at the age of about 7–8.

Gwarek Zabrze

Piszczek began his career as a striker. In 2001, he joined Gwarek Zabrze, coached by Vincent Soshinski, where he broke many goalscoring records at junior level and in 2003 won the Polish youth championship.

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