Arkadiusz Klimek (born 25 March 1975) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Klimek started his career with local side Jeziorak Iława before moving to Stomil Olsztyn in 1995 then

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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

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. He helped Kaunas win the

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in his debut season, although they finished runners-up to Ekranas Panevėžys in the

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. The following season his 8 league goals helped Kaunas regain the league title and also earned him a move to Scotland, where he joined

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club Heart of Midlothian on a 6-month loan deal in 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

FBK Kaunas *

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* Lithuanian Cup: 2005

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