Piotr Leciejewski
{{short description|Polish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Piotr Leciejewski
| image = Piotr Leciejewski 2013.JPG
| upright =
| caption = Leciejewski in 2013
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|3|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Legnica, Poland
| height = 1.94 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = LSPM Zielona Góra
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Lech Zielona Góra
| years1 = 2004–2006
| clubs1 = Górnik Zabrze
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2005
| clubs2 = → GKS Katowice (loan)
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2006–2007
| clubs3 = Górnik Łęczna
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2007
| clubs4 = Korona Kielce
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2008–2010
| clubs5 = Sogndal
| caps5 = 80
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011–2018
| clubs6 = Brann
| caps6 = 166
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = Zagłębie Lubin
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = Zagłębie Lubin II
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2020
| clubs9 = MKP Wołów
| caps9 = 25
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 294 | totalgoals = 0
}}
Piotr Leciejewski ({{IPA|pl|ˈpjɔtr ˌlɛtɕɛˈjɛfskʲi}}; born 23 March 1985) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[https://www.zaglebie.com/Aktualnosci/Pierwszy-zespol/piotr-leciejewski-odchodzi-z-kghm-zaglebia-lubin_n7449 PIOTR LECIEJEWSKI ODCHODZI Z KGHM ZAGŁĘBIA LUBIN], zaglebie.com, 5 June 2019
Career
Leciejewski impressed instantly with his explosive reflexes and was one of Sogndal's best players when he arrived. In the 2010 season he saved five out of five penalties.
On 19 August 2010, Sky Sports reported that English champions Chelsea were interested in Leciejewski.{{cite web |title=Blues track Polish keeper |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/6323317/blues-track-polish-keeper |website=Sky Sports |access-date=22 May 2024 |date=19 August 2010}}
Leciejewski moved from Sogndal to Brann after the 2010 season, in an exchange-deal where Kenneth Udjus and Cato Hansen moved the other way.{{cite web |url=http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article185404.ece |language=Norwegian |title=Enige om byttehandel |work=bt.no |publisher=Bergens Tidende |date=10 November 2010 |accessdate=26 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113060927/http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article185404.ece |archive-date=13 November 2010 |url-status=dead }} He made his debut for Brann in the fifth league-match of the 2011 season against Molde,{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/sport_nrk_hordaland/brann/1.7606189 |language=Norwegian |title=Skyver Håkon Opdal ut av laget |work=nrk.no |publisher=Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation |first=Roy Hilmar |last=Svendsen |date=25 April 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2012}} and despite conceding three goals in his debut,{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/sport_nrk_hordaland/brann/1.7606417 |language=Norwegian |title=Piotr med tre baklengs i debuten |work=nrk.no |publisher=Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation |first=Roy Hilmar |last=Svendsen |date=25 April 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2012}} Leciejewski soon displaced Håkon Opdal, Brann's first-choice goalkeeper since 2004.{{cite web |url=http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article206062.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708212657/http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article206062.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2012 |language=Norwegian |title=Opdal leter etter ny klubb |work=bt.no |publisher=Bergens Tidende |date=29 July 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2012 }} Leciejewski quickly became a fan favorite at Brann, and was awarded with the supporters Player of the Year-award in both the 2012- and 2013-season.{{cite web |url=http://www.brann.no/news/article/14dbbxi8pn7gn1q4w2m9j18s3r/title/piotr-ble-arets-spiller |language=Norwegian |title=Piotr ble Årets spiller |work=brann.no |publisher=SK Brann |date=12 November 2012 |accessdate=13 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424090659/http://www.brann.no/news/article/14dbbxi8pn7gn1q4w2m9j18s3r/title/piotr-ble-arets-spiller |archive-date=24 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.brann.no/latest-news/article/rieom83is5nj1fstjdz4zi5ww/title/piotr-ble-arets-brann-spiller |language=Norwegian |title=Piotr ble årets Brann-spiller |work=brann.no |publisher=SK Brann |date=10 November 2013 |accessdate=13 February 2016}}
On 3 November 2011, Leciejewski stated that he might be interested in playing for Norway national team.{{cite web |url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/leciejewski-vil-spille-for-norge-3628498.html |language=Norwegian |title=Leciejewski vil spille for Norge |publisher=TV2 |date=3 November 2011}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=206908 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925073635/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=206908 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2013 |language=Norwegian |title=Piotr Leciejewski |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV 2 |accessdate=17 March 2013}} | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Polish Cup, Norwegian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GKS Katowice (loan)
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Górnik Zabrze
|Ekstraklasa |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Górnik Łęczna
|Ekstraklasa |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=ECU|Appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Korona Kielce
|Ekstraklasa |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=ECU}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Sogndal
|2008 |30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2009
|1. divisjon |24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2010
|1. divisjon |26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 85 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="8"|Brann
|2011 |25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2012
|Eliteserien |23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2013
|Eliteserien |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2014
|Eliteserien |27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2015
|1. divisjon |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|Eliteserien |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2017
|Eliteserien |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Mesterfinalen}} | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!166 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Zagłębie Lubin
|Ekstraklasa |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|Ekstraklasa |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Zagłębie Lubin II
|2017–18 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|III liga, gr. III |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| MKP Wołów
|2020–21 |25 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!294 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 326 | 0 |
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References
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External links
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