254. Wojciech Szczesny

Wojciech Szczesny - 289.83 Performance Pts

Born: 18/04/1990    Warsaw, Poland                       

Position: Goalkeeper     Height: 1.95m    Weight: 90kg

It took the Polish keeper a bit of time to establish himself as the Gunners’ first choice, having joined the Arsenal youth set up in 2006, and went out on loan to Brentford to gain first-team experience. He was ever present in the 2011-12 Premier League season and went on to collect two FA Cup winners’ medals whilst in North London, as an unused substitute in 2014 and as a starter in 2015. He left the Premier League to seek his Serie A fortune soon after this second FA Cup win, firstly spending two seasons on loan with Roma, before securing a permanent move to Juventus. Three consecutive Scudetti (2018-20) whilst in Turin gave him a decent reward. His 84 international caps included appearances at 6 major tournaments, one of which (2012) involved his nation being joint hosts. However, he was sent off in Poland’s opening game of Euro 2012 against Greece, and didn’t appear again in that tournament. He announced his retirement in 2024 at the age of 34, before re-appearing 2 months later at Barcelona, as cover for the injured Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.



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