Arkadiusz Klimek
{{short description|Polish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arkadiusz Klimek
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Iława, Poland
| currentclub =
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| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Unia Susz
| years1 = 1993–1995
| years2 = 1995–1998
| years3 = 1998–2003
| years4 = 2003–2004
| years5 = 2004–2005
| years6 = 2005–2007
| years7 = 2007
| years8 = 2008
| years9 = 2008–2010
| years10 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Jeziorak Iława
| clubs2 = Stomil Olsztyn
| clubs3 = Zagłębie Lubin
| clubs4 = Panionios
| clubs5 = Wisła Płock
| clubs6 = FBK Kaunas
| clubs7 = → Hearts (loan)
| clubs8 = Liepājas Metalurgs
| clubs9 = Jeziorak Iława
| clubs10 = GKS Wikielec
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 66
| caps3 = 96
| caps4 = 21
| caps5 = 12
| caps6 = 40
| caps7 = 2
| caps8 = 10
| caps9 = 32
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| goals2 = 10
| goals3 = 23
| goals4 = 4
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 1
| goals9 = 6
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Arkadiusz Klimek (born 25 March 1975) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.[http://wmzpn.pl/?p=4768 #TuZaczynałem – Arkadiusz Klimek] wmzpn.pl[http://sport.wm.pl/565610,Arkadiusz-Klimek-z-Ulnowa-na-Camp-Nou-i-Anfield-Road-ZDJECIA.html Arkadiusz Klimek: z Ulnowa na Camp Nou i Anfield Road] sport.wm/pl
Career
Klimek started his career with local side Jeziorak Iława before moving to Stomil Olsztyn in 1995 then Zagłębie Lubin three years later. After six seasons with Zagłębie, he decided to try his luck abroad, moving to Greece in 2003 with Panionios Nea Smirna. He returned after a single season, joining Wisła Płock in 2004.
In 2005 Klimek left Poland for a second time, joining Lithuanian champions FBK Kaunas. He helped Kaunas win the Cup in his debut season, although they finished runners-up to Ekranas Panevėžys in the A Lyga. The following season his 8 league goals helped Kaunas regain the league title and also earned him a move to Scotland, where he joined Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian on a 6-month loan deal in January 2007.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6237159.stm Hearts sign two more from Kaunas], BBC Sport, 6 January 2007 He made his Hearts debut in a 1-0 defeat of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in March 2007 but made only one further start before his loan deal expired.
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{90minut|848}}
- [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/klimekarkadiusz.html Appearances] at londonhearts.com
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Category:Footballers from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Jeziorak Iława players
Category:Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players
Category:Zagłębie Lubin players
Category:Panionios F.C. players
Category:FBK Kaunas footballers
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Category:FK Liepājas Metalurgs players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Scottish Premier League players
Category:Latvian Higher League players
Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
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