Dawid Kucharski

Dawid Kucharski
Personal information
Full name Dawid Kucharski
Date of birth (1984-11-19) November 19, 1984
Place of birth Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Okocimski KS Brzesko
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Celulozy Kostrzyn
2002–2006 Amica Wronki 61 (2)
2006–2009 Lech Poznań 36 (1)
2009–2011 Heart of Midlothian 14 (0)
2011–2012 Pogoń Szczecin 12 (1)
2013- Okocimski KS Brzesko 14 (2)
National team
2004 Poland U-21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2012.


Dawid Kucharski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈda.vʲit ku.ˈxar.skʲi]; born November 19, 1984 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą) is a Polish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Okocimski KS Brzesko.

Career

Early career in Poland

Kucharski began his playing career at Celulozy Kostrzyn. Before the 2002/2003 season, he moved to Amica Wronki, where he debuted in the Ekstraklasa for Szczakowianka Jaworzno on 5 October 2002. He joined Lech Poznań at the beginning of the 2006/2007 season. He has played in 97 matches in the Polish Ekstraklasa as well as scoring 3 goals. He helped Lech Poznań to third place in the 2008-09 Ekstraklasa and the 2009 Polish Cup final but missed out on the 1-0 victory over Ruch Chorzów due to injury.

Moving abroad to Hearts

Kucharski signed for Scottish Premier League side Hearts on 5 July 2009.[1] He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2-0 defeat to Dundee United at Tannadice.[2] He made a total of 15 appearances during his first season for the club. Kucharski did not feature at all for Hearts during the 2010-11 season and on 26 May 2011 it was announced that he would not be offered a new contract at Tynecastle and was free to find a new club.[3]

Pogoń Szczecin

In June 2011, he joined Pogoń Szczecin on one year contract.[4]

International career

Kucharski used to be the captain of the Poland U21 national team

References

  1. Polish defender signs Heartsfc.co.uk 5 July 2009
  2. Dundee Utd 2-0 Hearts BBC Sport.co.uk 17 August 2009.
  3. Tynecastle departures Heartsfc.co.uk 26 May 2011.
  4. Dawid Kucharski piłkarzem Pogoni 19.06.2011, 90minut.pl
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