Adrian Cieślewicz

{{Infobox football biography

|name= Adrian Cieślewicz

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1990|11|26|df=y}}

|birth_place= Gniezno, Poland

|height= 1.77 m

|clubnumber = 11

|position= Winger,[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cieslewicz+eager+to+get+back+into+action.-a0279332751 Cieslewicz eager to get back into action][https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cieslewicz+out+to+grab+FA+Cup+headlines+again+for+Wrexham.-a0277311382 Cieslewicz out to grab FA Cup headlines again for Wrexham] striker[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33231128 Saints' Adrian Cieslewicz relishing brotherly Champions League battle] bbc.com[https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/champions-league-meet-polish-brothers-9555260 Champions League: Meet the Polish brothers going head-to-head as dream draw pits The New Saints against the Faroese champions] walesonline.co.uk

|youthyears1 = 1999–2007

|youthclubs1 = VB Vágur

|youthyears2 = 2007–2009

|youthclubs2 = Manchester City

|years1 = 2009–2014

|clubs1 = Wrexham

|caps1 = 146

|goals1 = 17

|years2 = 2014

|clubs2 = Kidderminster Harriers

|caps2 = 14

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2014

|clubs3 = B36 Tórshavn

|caps3 = 3

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2014–

|clubs4 = The New Saints

|caps4 = 262

|goals4 = 78

|club-update = 16:58, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

Adrian Cieślewicz (born 16 November 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Cymru Premier side The New Saints. A product of the Manchester City academy, Cieślewicz was born in Poland but grew up in the Faroe Islands, where he moved to at the age of 8.[https://igol.pl/adrian-cieslewicz-badzmy-szczerzy-walijska-pilka-nie-za-wiele-ludzi-sie-interesuje-wywiad/ Adrian Cieślewicz: „Bądźmy szczerzy, walijską piłką nie za wiele ludzi się interesuje”] igol.pl[https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/173036/szybszy-ode-mnie-byl-tylko-shaun-wright-philips-rozmowa-z-pi Szybszy ode mnie był tylko Shaun Wright-Philips - rozmowa z piłkarzem angielskiego Wrexham AFC Adrianem Cieślewiczem] sportowefakty.wp.pl[http://www.s4c.cymru/sgorio/e_/2015/pwy-di-pwy-adrian-cieslewicz/ Focus on: Adrian Cieslewicz] s4c.cymru[https://weszlo.com/2015/06/27/pojedynek-wagi-ciezkiej-cieslewicz-vs-cieslewicz-w-lidze-mistrzow/ Pojedynek wagi ciężkiej. Cieślewicz vs Cieślewicz w… Lidze Mistrzów] weszlo.com[https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/europuchary/liga-mistrzow/liga-mistrzow-adrian-cieslewicz-vs-lukasz-cieslewicz/ffbpzb1 Liga Mistrzów: Adrian Cieślewicz vs Łukasz Cieślewicz] przegladsportowy.pl

Career

Cieślewicz started his career with VB Vágur, before moving to Manchester City in 2007, spending two-and-a-half years in their youth setup before transferring to Wrexham in the summer of 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.pl/kadra/polska-walia-adrian-cieslewicz-wywiad/|title=Restauracja Bale'a z kultowym hasłem i Hollywood w piątej lidze. Polski mistrz Walii o piłce na prowincji|date=31 May 2022 |publisher=goal.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/173036/szybszy-ode-mnie-byl-tylko-shaun-wright-philips-rozmowa-z-pi|title=Szybszy ode mnie był tylko Shaun Wright-Philips - rozmowa z piłkarzem angielskiego Wrexham AFC Adrianem Cieślewiczem|publisher=sportowefakty.wp.pl}}

After a brief spell with Kidderminster Harriers, Cieślewicz returned to the Faroe Islands in 2014 to play for B36 Tórshavn.

Personal life

His brother, Łukasz, was also a professional footballer who played for clubs in Denmark and the Faroe Islands. The pair were team-mates at B36 Tórshavn in 2014, and faced each other as opponents in 2015 when The New Saints came up against B36 in a two-legged UEFA Champions League fixture.

Their father Robert also played professional football. The family moved to the Faroe Islands in 1999 following Robert's transfer to Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar.

Honours

B36 Tórshavn

Faroe Islands Premier League: 2014

The New Saints{{cite web |title=Adrian Cieślewicz o lidze walijskiej: w Anglii walczylibyśmy o awans do czwartej ligi |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/60489981/adrian-cieslewicz-o-lidze-walijskiej-wywiad |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=9 June 2023 |language=pl |date=31 May 2022}}

Cymru Premier: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23,{{cite web |title=Drużyna Adriana Cieślewicza mistrzem Walii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/324/news3249662-Druzyna-Adriana-Cieslewicza-mistrzem-Walii.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=9 June 2023 |language=pl |date=17 March 2023}} 2023–24,{{cite web |title=Drużyna Adriana Cieślewicza mistrzem Walii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/330/news3308386-Druzyna-Adriana-Cieslewicza-mistrzem-Walii.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=2 March 2024 |language=pl |date=2 March 2024}} 2024–25{{cite web |title=Drużyna Adriana Cieślewicza mistrzem Walii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/336/news3364030-Druzyna-Adriana-Cieslewicza-mistrzem-Walii.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=pl |date=14 March 2025}}
Welsh Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23{{cite web |title=Gol Adriana Cieślewicza. The New Saints zdobywcami Pucharu Walii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/325/news3258100-Gol-Adriana-Cieslewicza-The-New-Saints-zdobywcami-Pucharu-Walii.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=9 June 2023 |language=pl |date=30 April 2023}}
Welsh League Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24,{{cite web |title=Dwa gole Adriana Cieślewicza. The New Saints FC zdobył walijski Puchar Ligi |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/330/news3301952-Dwa-gole-Adriana-Cieslewicza-The-New-Saints-FC-zdobyl-walijski-Puchar-Ligi.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 January 2024 |language=pl |date=20 January 2024}} 2024–25{{cite web |title=Drużyna Adriana Cieślewicza zdobyła walijski Puchar Ligi |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/336/news3361700-Druzyna-Adriana-Cieslewicza-zdobyla-walijski-Puchar-Ligi.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=28 February 2025 |language=pl |date=28 February 2025}}