Michał Jonczyk (born 11 March 1992) is a Polish former professional

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Club career

Jonczyk began his career when he was 9 years old at Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski, but moved to

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when Piotrcovia youth team disbanded in 2005. He played as a striker, but was also known to play on the

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. In December 2007, he joined Sampdoria for a trial, and was shortly after invited by

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on the same basis. In August 2008, he joined

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club Płomień Jerzmanowice. He was the best goal scorer of Płomień in spring 2008, scoring five goals in six matches. In March 2009, he moved to

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

's Młoda Ekstraklasa team. On 4 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with

Sandecja Nowy Sącz Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish football club from Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, that was formed in 1910. In the 2025–26 season, they will compete in II liga, the third tier of Polish football, after winning group IV of the 2024–2 ...

. He made 26

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appearances and scored 7 goals. In June 2010, he signed a three-year contract with

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side

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

International career

Jonczyk made his debut for the Poland under-15s team on 17 April 2007, scored twice against Slovakia. He played for the under-16 team in 2007 and 2008. In 2008 and 2009, he played for the under-17s. He played in all three matches in

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qualifying round and scored two goals in matches against

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and

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. On 26 March 2009 Jonczyk scored two goals in

elite round match against

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. On 31 March 2009, he scored two goals in UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round match against

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. On 13 August 2009, he played his first match for Poland national under-19 football team. Two days later, he scored his first goal for Poland U19 against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonczyk, Michal 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Piotrków Trybunalski Footballers from Łódź Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards GKS Bełchatów players Wisła Kraków players Sandecja Nowy Sącz players Górnik Zabrze players Widzew Łódź players Motor Lublin players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players IV liga players 21st-century Polish sportsmen