Radosław Majewski (; born 15 December 1986) is a Polish professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

Znicz Pruszków Miejski Klub Sportowy Znicz Pruszków () is a football club based in Pruszków, Poland. Famous players The best known player from Znicz Pruszków is Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski (; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional f ...

. He also played for the Poland national team.

Club career

Early career

Majewski was born in

Pruszków Pruszków ( yi, ‏פּרושקאָוו) is a city in east-central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975–1998). Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along t ...

, Masovian Voivodeship. He began his career at his hometown club

. In 2007, he was signed by

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (), previously Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski, was a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Greater Poland Voivodeship. History Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on 30 April 1922. Its lo ...

following an impressive performance against the then-

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

club. In 2008, he moved to the Polish capital due to Dyskobolia's

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. However, after some lackluster performances and criticism of his off-pitch lifestyle, the club decided to loan him to Nottingham Forest with the hope that the move would mature him and help him rediscover the form that got him into the Polish international set up in the years prior.

Nottingham Forest

Majewski joined

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club

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on a season-long loan on 23 July 2009. Forest paid a fee of £130,000 for his services and agreed a fee of roughly £1 million if they wished to sign him on a permanent transfer at any point during the loan. He impressed immediately in red and white, scoring a 30-yard drive in the first minute for Forest against arch-rivals Derby in August. His tenacity, intelligence and eye for a killer pass had not gone un-noticed by the Forest management, and in March it was revealed that they were looking to make the deal permanent. On 25 August, Majewski scored his first goal for Forest, giving Nottingham Forest victory in extra time of a

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match against

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. His first league goal came in the first minute of the match against bitter East Midlands rivals

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, where he smashed an 'unstoppable' shot in from the edge of the area, on 29 August 2009, with Forest winning 3–2. On 8 January 2010, Majewski scored his fourth goal of the season in a stunning 3–1 away win at

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to send Forest into second in the Championship. Majewski's permanent move to Nottingham Forest was confirmed on 5 May 2010. In the 2010–11 season, Majewski made 28 appearances, limited by the good form of Lewis McGugan keeping him out of the team. Majewski scored two league goals, one against Swansea City and one against

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. In the 2011–12 season, Majewski scored six league goals. The first was in a 3–2 away defeat to

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, and the second was a half-volley that proved to be the winner against Blackpool, in a performance that saw him and team-mate

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feature in

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' Football League Team of the Week. On 31 March 2012, in an away league match against

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, Majewski scored a hat-trick, in a performance that saw him named in

Football League Team of the Week. He followed that up with a late consolation goal in a 2–1 away defeat to

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. Majewski did not score in the 2012–13 season until, much like the previous season, he scored a hat-trick against

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a game which Forest won 6–1. He continued to flourish under the reappointed of Billy Davies with goals coming away from home at

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and

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. His form helped him earn a place in Poland national team World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 29 July 2014, Majewski joined fellow Championship club

on a season-long loan, wearing the number 45 shirt. He made his début for the Terriers in the 4–0 defeat by AFC Bournemouth on 9 August.

Veria

After being released on a free transfer from Nottingham Forest, Majewski was approached by the Superleague Greece club

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, which at the same time were ready to sign to their squad the Algerian winger and former teammate of Majewski,

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. Veria's interest was expressed firstly on 7 August 2015. Five days later, on 7 August 2015, Majewski signed a two-year contract with the Greek club. Majewski debuted for Veria on 23 August 2015 against

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

. Majewski scored his first goal for Veria during a

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match against Atromitos with a powerful shot outside the six-yard box.

Lech Poznań

Majewski joined Lech Poznań in 2016, signing a contract stated to expire on 30 June 2019.

Pogon Szczecin

Majewski signed for Pogon Szczecin in 2018. However, he suffered an injury during his time there.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Majewski signed for A-League club

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on 14 June 2019 on a one-year contract. After making 3 appearances in the

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including scoring a goal and providing two assists in a 7–1 win over

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, he suffered an

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and medial collateral ligament injury in his right knee during training following a collision with

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. He returned to Poland for treatment, then returned to Australia only for the

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to shut down the A-League. Majewski later spoke of the incident in an interview with the Polish media that called McGowan a "moron" and suggested it was a malicious tackle, a claim McGowan denied.

Wieczysta Kraków

After failing to feature in an A-League match for

, Majewski signed for sixth tier Polish club,

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Return to Znicz

On 31 January 2024, after previously training with them occasionally throughout winter, Majewski rejoined Znicz Pruszków, making a return to his hometown club after 16 years.

International career

Majewski made his international debut for

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on his 21st birthday: 15 December 2007. This was the first of his nine caps.

Career statistics

Honours

Dyskobolia Grodzisk *

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: 2006–07 * Ekstraklasa Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08 Lech Poznań *

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References

External links

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National team stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Majewski, Radoslaw 1986 births Living people People from Pruszków Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Znicz Pruszków players Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players Polonia Warsaw players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Veria F.C. players Pogoń Szczecin players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Wieczysta Kraków players Ekstraklasa players II liga players III liga players IV liga players English Football League players Super League Greece players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece