Janusz Gol (born 11 November 1985) is a Polish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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.
Club career
Having begun his playing career with local side
Polonia Świdnica, Gol moved to
GKS Bełchatów during the summer
transfer window
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of 2008. He extended his contract with GKS to the end of 2010/2011 season a year later in June 2009.
At the end of his contract he joined
Legia Warsaw
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on a three-and-a-half-year contract in February 2011.
In July 2013, he joined Russian side
FC Amkar Perm
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on a two-year contract.
Following not re-signing for Amkar, Gol returned to his homeland to play for
KS Cracovia
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.
In August 2020, Gol signed a two-year contract with Romanian side
Dinamo București.
International career
Gol earned eight caps for
Poland national team from 2010 to 2012.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Polonia/Sparta Świdnica
*
IV liga Lower Silesia: 2007–08
Legia Warsaw
*
Ekstraklasa
(; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
:
2012–13
*
Polish Cup
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:
2010–11,
2011–12,
2012–13
Cracovia
* Polish Cup:
2019–20
Individual
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Ekstraklasa Player of the Year: 2019
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Świdnica
Footballers from Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
GKS Bełchatów players
Legia Warsaw players
KS Cracovia players
FC Amkar Perm players
FC Dinamo București players
GKS Górnik Łęczna players
Arka Gdynia players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
III liga players
Russian Premier League players
Liga I players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
21st-century Polish sportsmen
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