Jakub Jesionkowki (born 7 March 1989) is a Polish former professional

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Club career

Zagłębie Lubin

Jesionkowski began his footballing career as a teenager at his local football club,

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but left to attend the MSP Szamotuły Football Academy, a football centre that specialises in goalkeeping. After leaving MSP Szamotuły, Jesionkowski joined

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outfit

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in 2006. He got his first match experience as a late substitute for Michal Václavík in the 3–0

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victory over

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in December 2006. Jesionkowski failed to break into the first team side throughout the remainder of the 2006–07 season, but continued to play the occasional Ekstraklasa Cup game including the full 90 minutes of Lubin's second victory of the season over Górnik Zabrze. He also played the final 17 minutes of the quarter-final loss to

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, replacing Mariusz Liberda. During the following 2007–08 season, Jesionkowski played mainly reserve or youth team football for the 'Miedziowi' and made his sole senior appearance in an Ekstraklasa Cup win over

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on 4 December 2007, which ended in a 1–0 win following an injury time goal by Paweł Wasilewski. He spent his final season playing for

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. Jesionkowski was sent-off after only nine minutes against Wulkan/ MKS Oława, but kept eight clean sheets during the 22 appearances he played throughout the campaign.

Swindon Town

On 31 July 2009, Jesionkowski left Zagłębie Lubin to sign a two-year deal with English League One outfit

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. His signature meant that Swindon would be employing four goalkeepers during the 2009–10 season alongside David Lucas, Phil Smith and youth graduate Mark Scott. He was unable to find a way into Swindon's first team throughout his debut season. However, when Danny Wilson rested Lucas or if he was injured, Jesionkowski acted as cover on the substitutes bench for the league games at the County Ground against

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and

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. Also, the away fixtures in League One at

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and

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and the cup games against

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in the

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and Norwich City in the

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"Jesionkowski Stats 2009/10"
6 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Jesionkowski did contribute towards Swindon Town's Wiltshire Premier Shield success during the 2009–10 campaign. He played in the semi-final first leg win over Salisbury City but was an unused substitute as Town beat fellow

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based club

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2–0 in the final.

International career

Jesionkowski represented his native

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at youth international level playing for the under-19s while playing for Zagłębie Lubin.

Honours

Swindon Town * Wiltshire Premier Shield: 2010

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jesionkowski, Jakub Living people 1989 births Footballers from Poznań Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Olimpia Poznań players Zagłębie Lubin players Swindon Town F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players III liga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Polish sportsmen