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Krystian Nowak

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Krystian Nowak
Personal information
Full name Krystian Nowak
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ełk, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Zhenis
Number 15
Youth career
Mazur Ełk
2007–2010 UKS SMS Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 UKS SMS Łódź 21 (1)
2011–2012Tur Turek (loan) 18 (0)
2012–2013Widzew Łódź (loan) 4 (1)
2013–2015 Widzew Łódź 74 (4)
2015–2016 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 21 (0)
2016–2018 Heart of Midlothian 20 (1)
2018 Panionios 0 (0)
2018–2020 Slaven Belupo 34 (3)
2020–2022 Widzew Łódź 51 (2)
2022–2023 Universitatea Cluj 0 (0)
2023 Bohemians 31 (1)
2024– Zhenis 11 (0)
International career
2009 Poland U15 2 (0)
2010 Poland U17 3 (0)
2013 Poland U19 1 (0)
2013–2014 Poland U20 5 (1)
2015 Poland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Krystian Nowak (born 1 April 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakh club Zhenis.

Career

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Nowak signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian in August 2016.[1] Nowak made his Hearts debut on 23 December against Dundee. He only played once after Craig Levein was appointed manager in September 2017, and he was allowed to leave in January 2018.[2]

Nowak signed for the League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemian FC in February 2023.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Sligo Rovers in The Showgrounds.[4] On 12 November 2023, Nowak scored an own goal in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 defeat to Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic at the Aviva Stadium.[5]

On 1 March 2024, Kazakh side Zhenis announced the signing of Nowak,[6] who made his Kazakhstan Premier League debut on the same day in a 2–0 loss against Astana.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 June 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UKS SMS Łódź 2010–11 III liga 21 1 0 0 21 1
Tur Turek (loan) 2011–12 I liga 18 0 0 0 18 0
Widzew Łódź (loan) 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 17 1 0 0 17 1
Widzew Łódź 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 32 1 1 0 33 1
2014–15 I liga 29 3 1 0 30 3
Total 78 5 2 0 80 5
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 21 0 0 0 21 0
Heart of Midlothian 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Total 20 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 25 1
Panionios 2017–18 Super League Greece 0 0 1 0 1 0
Slaven Belupo 2018–19 Croatian Football League 20 1 1 1 21 2
2019–20 Croatian Football League 14 2 2 0 16 2
Total 34 3 3 1 37 4
Widzew Łódź 2020–21 I liga 25 1 2 1 27 2
2021–22 I liga 26 1 2 0 28 1
Total 51 2 4 1 55 3
Universitatea Cluj 2022–23 Liga I 0 0 3 0 3 0
Bohemians 2023 LOI Premier Division 31 1 5 1 0 0 36 2
Zhenis 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
Career total 285 13 21 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 310 16

References

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  1. ^ "Hearts sign up Polish defender Krystian Nowak". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Krystian Nowak joins Greek side Panionios from Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "LOI transfers: Bohemians and Dundalk add new defenders". RTÉ. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Bohs return to the top of the table as Krystian Nowak strikes late to beat Sligo". Irish Independent. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ Fallon, John (13 November 2023). "'How we started the second half was unacceptable' - Bohs left to rue Cup final errors". Irish Examiner.
  6. ^ "Krystian Nowak w Żenisie Astana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Krystian Nowak zadebiutował w Żenisie Astana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ "K. Nowak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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