Pawel Wszolek

Pawel Marek Wszolek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpavɛw ˈfʂɔwɛk]; born 30 April 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Poland national team.

Club Career

Polonia Warsaw

Born in Tczew, Poland, Wszolek played at the academies of Wisla Tczew, Lechia Gdansk and re-joining Wisla Tczew before he left for Polonia Warsaw in the summer of 2009. As a result of joining the academies, Wszolek had to relocate and while at Lechia Gdansk, he once lived in the dormitory for a month before moving with his mother. Because of this, his family had a financial problem, leading to his mother taking out loan money and once spend the loan money to buy him a car. In the end, as his career progressed, Wszolek helped his mother to pay all the debt and in return, he bought his mother a new apartment.

Wszolek made his senior team debut for Polonia Warsaw on 13 November 2010, coming on as a substitute in the second half, in a 3–1 win over Ruch Chorzow. Wszolek went on to finish the 2011–12 season, making seven appearances.

The 2011–12 season saw Wszolek established himself in the first team and made his first appearance of the season, in the opening game of the season, where he came on as a substitute in the second half and set up a goal for Bruno Coutinho to score the only goal in the game, in a 1–0 win over Lechia Gdansk. Then on 18 September 2011, Wszolek set up the opener for Tomasz Jodlowiec against Legia Warsaw in the Warsaw derby, in a 2–1 win for Polonia Warsaw. Three days later, on 21 September 2013, Wszolek scored and set up one of the three goals, in a 4–0 win over Ruch Radzionkow. It wasn't until on 12 March 2012 when he scored his league goal, in a 4–1 win over Jagiellonia Bialystok. Then on 1 April 2012, he set up two goals, in a 3–0 win over Slask Wroclaw. In the last game of the season, Wszolek scored his second goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala. Wszolek finished the 2011–12 season, making twent

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