Marcin Mięciel (born 22 December 1975) is a Polish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. His trademark was the
bicycle kick.
Career
Born in
Gdynia
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, Mięciel started his football career at
Wisła Tczew for which he played until 1990. The next stop in his career was
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa.
The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...
. In December 1993 he transferred to
Hutnik Warsaw, but after only six months he moved on to local rivals
Legia Warsaw
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where he played until 2001, only interrupted by a half-year loan to
ŁKS Łódź in 1995).
After a disappointing season at
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...
Mięciel went on to Greece. His first stop was
Iraklis. After two and a half seasons, he moved to local rivals
PAOK
PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
. He scored five goals in 13 games till the end of the 2004–05 season. In his second season, he scored five times in 25 matches. His most successful season was 2006–07: in 29 matches he netted 14 goals. He was one of the topscorers in the Greek league and PAOK's "most valuable player" of that season.
After his first disappointing attempt in the German Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mięciel returned for the 2007–08 season, this time to play for
VfL Bochum
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. The transfer fee was estimated at €250,000. For the 2009–10 season, he returned to Legia Warsaw on a free transfer. Ahead the 2010–11 season, he joined
ŁKS Łódź on a free transfer.
Honours
Legia Warsaw
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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 ...
:
1994–95
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Polish Cup
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: 1994–95, 1996–97
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Polish Super Cup
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: 1994, 1997
ŁKS Łódź
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I liga
I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...
:
2010–11
Individual
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PAOK MVP of the Season: 2006–07
References
External links
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Living people
1975 births
Footballers from Gdynia
Men's association football forwards
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
Lechia Gdańsk players
Hutnik Warsaw players
Legia Warsaw players
ŁKS Łódź players
Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
PAOK FC players
VfL Bochum players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
Bundesliga players
Super League Greece players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece