Adam Kwasnik

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adam Kwasnik

| image = Kwasnik1.jpg

| caption = Kwasnik in 2008

| fullname = Adam John Kwasnik

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2000–2001 |clubs1 = Blacktown City Demons |caps1 = 6 |goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2001–2002 |clubs2 = Parramatta Power |caps2 = 10 |goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2002–2004 |clubs3 = Northern Spirit |caps3 = 49 |goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2004 |clubs4 = Manly United |caps4 = 4 |goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2004–2005 |clubs5 = Blacktown City Demons |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2005–2008 |clubs6 = Central Coast Mariners |caps6 = 62 |goals6 = 15

| years7 = 2008–2009 |clubs7 = Wellington Phoenix |caps7 = 12 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2009–2014 |clubs8 = Central Coast Mariners |caps8 = 74 |goals8 = 20

| years9 = 2009 |clubs9 = → Blacktown City Demons (loan) |caps9 = 24 |goals9 = 7

| years10 = 2011 |clubs10 = → Chengdu Blades (loan) |caps10 = 15 |goals10 = 5

| totalcaps = 166 | totalgoals = 73

| nationalyears1 = 2002 |nationalteam1 = Australia U20 |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 2 December 2013

| ntupdate = 31 October 2010

}}

Adam Kwasnik (born 31 May 1983) is an Australian former professional association football player who played as a striker.

Club career

Kwasnik was part of the inaugural Central Coast Mariners squad in 2005–06, and was a substitute in the final that the Mariners lost 1–0. He was the leading Mariners goalscorer with seven goals in a disappointing campaign in 2006–07 for the Mariners. Kwasnik was scorer of the 200th goal in the A-League on 20 January 2006. Kwasnik started in the 2008 A-League Grand Final that the Mariners lost 1–0.

'Kwas', as he is known to teammates and fans alike, is second on the Mariners all-time leading goalscorers list with 35 goals from 136. He also had his own superstition of training with one sock around his ankle and the other pulled up to his knee.

Kwasnik made the move to Wellington Phoenix for the 2008–2009 season. After a disappointing season at the Phoenix, Kwasnik signed on 9 February 2009 with his former club Central Coast Mariners for the upcoming 2009 AFC Champions League and also for the 2009–10 A-League season.{{cite news |url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/kwasnik-back-at-mariners-from-wellington-20090209-823g.html |title=Kwasnik back at Mariners from Wellington |publisher=The Age |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=22 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311175034/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/kwasnik-back-at-mariners-from-wellington-20090209-823g.html# |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Kwasnik was loaned out to Chinese Super League club and Mariners sister club Chengdu Blades during the 2010–11 off-season.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/chinese-super-league-club-chengdu-blades-look-to-recruit-central-coast-mariners-striker-adam-kwasnik/story-e6frf4gl-1226025135773|title=Chengdu Blades look to recruit Central Coast Mariners striker Adam Kwasnik |date=20 March 2011|publisher=Fox Sports|access-date=21 March 2011}} He debuted in the season opener against Shandong Luneng and equalized to make it 3–3. The game would finish 3–3.{{cite web|url=http://www.flashscore.com/detail/soccer.php?match=576901&gmt_offset=-7200&tab=1 |title=Shandong Luneng – Chengdu Blades 3–3 |date=1 April 2011 |publisher=bet365 |access-date=1 April 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

After injuries caused limited playing time in the Mariners' Championship winning season of 2012–13 and a new injury halted his 2013–14 season,{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/central-coast-on-the-hunt-for-a-new-striker-after-adam-kwasniks-season-ending-injury/story-fnk6rl6i-1226790226488|title=Central Coast on the hunt for a new striker after Adam Kwasnik's season ending injury |date=23 December 2013|work=Daily Telegraph}} Kwasnik announced his retirement. He is currently involved with youth clinics in the Central Coast area and still associated with the Mariners.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2014/09/24/kwasnik-kicking-goals-after-retirement/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140929015210/http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2014/09/24/kwasnik-kicking-goals-after-retirement/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2014 |title=KWASNIK KICKING GOALS AFTER RETIREMENT |date=24 September 2014 |publisher=NBN }}

Honours

=Club=

Central Coast Mariners:

=Country=

Australia

OFC U-20 Championship: 2002

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824083610/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile&pid=729&tid=2 Central Coast Mariners profile]
[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/K/KR.html Oz Football profile]

Category:1983 births

Category:Living people

Category:Soccer players from Sydney

Category:Australian people of Polish descent

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Australia men's youth international soccer players

Category:Australia men's under-20 international soccer players

Category:A-League Men players

Category:National Soccer League (Australia) players

Category:Blacktown City FC players

Category:Central Coast Mariners FC players

Category:Parramatta Power SC players