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Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Huddersfield Town and the Poland national team. He has previously played for Ruch Chorzów and Barnsley.

Michał Helik

Helik in 2018 playing for Cracovia
Personal information
Full name	Michał Sławomir Helik[1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Chorzów, Poland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Huddersfield Town
Number	39
Youth career
0000–2013	Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Ruch Chorzów	46	(1)
2017–2020	Cracovia	88	(9)
2020–2022	Barnsley	81	(6)
2022–	Huddersfield Town	5	(1)
National team‡
2021–	Poland	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 14 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:40, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Chorzów, Helik started his career at Ruch Chorzów where he made 46 Ekstraklasa appearances and scored one goal.[2] On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Helik would join fellow Ekstraklasa side Cracovia on a contract valid from 1 July.[3] Over three seasons at Cracovia, he appeared in 88 league matches and scored nine goals.[2]

On 9 September 2020, Helik joined Championship club Barnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw with Bristol City on 17 October 2020.[6]

On 1 September 2022, Helik signed for EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a 3-year deal, with an optional 4th year.[7]

International career

Helik debuted for the Poland national team in a 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Hungary on 25 March 2021.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 March 2022[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ruch Chorzów	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	18	1	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	1
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	20	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
	Total		46	1	0	0	—		4	0	50	1
Cracovia	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	32	8	2	0	—		—		34	8
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	32	0	2	1	—		—		34	1
	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	23	1	5	1	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	2
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	1	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	Total		88	9	10	2	—		3	0	101	11
Barnsley	2020–21	EFL Championship	45	5	3	1	1	0	—		49	6
	2021–22	EFL Championship	38	1	1	0	1	0	—		40	1
	Total		83	6	4	1	2	0	0	0	89	7
Career total			217	16	14	3	2	0	7	0	240	19

International

As of match played 12 October 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2021	7	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Cracovia

• Polish Cup: 2019–20[5]

Individual

• Barnsley Player of the Season: 2020–21[9]

External links

• Michał Helik at Soccerway
• Michał Helik at 90minut.pl (in Polish)

References

На других языках

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[de] Michał Helik

Michał Sławomir Helik (* 9. September 1995 in Chorzów) ist ein polnischer Fußballspieler. Der Innenverteidiger steht aktuell beim FC Barnsley unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Michał Helik

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[es] Michał Helik

Michał Helik (Chorzów, Polonia, 9 de septiembre de 1995) es un futbolista polaco que juega en la demarcación de defensa para el Huddersfield Town A. F. C. de la EFL Championship.

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[fr] Michał Helik

Michał Helik, né le 9 septembre 1995 à Chorzów, est un footballeur polonais. Il évolue au poste de défenseur central avec le club du Huddersfield Town.

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[it] Michał Helik

Michał Helik (Chorzów, 9 settembre 1995) è un calciatore polacco, difensore dell'Huddersfield Town e della nazionale polacca.

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[ru] Хелик, Михал

Михал Хелик (польск. Michał Helik; род. 9 сентября 1995[1][2], Хожув[3]) — польский футболист, защитник английского клуба «Хаддерсфилд Таун» и национальной сборной Польши. Участник чемпионата Европы 2020 года.

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