Maik Nawrocki
Maik Nawrocki (born 7 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in Germany, he is a Polish youth international. Club career Nawrocki is a homegrown product of Werder Bremen's youth system, joining the club at the age of 5. He progressed to the reserve team playing in the Regionalliga Nord, and in February 2020 signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen. Nawrocki joined Warta Poznań on loan in February 2021 after the Regionalliga Nord was postponed. He played three times for Warta in the Ekstraklasa, scoring one goal. On 15 June 2021, it was announced that Nawrocki would be returning to Poland, joining reigning champions Legia Warsaw on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to make the deal permanent. He joined Legia permanently on a three-year deal on 28 May 2022. On 26 July 2023, Scottish Premiership side Celtic announced the signing of Nawrocki on a five-year deal, for a fee reported to be over £4.3 million. International career Nawrocki has represented Poland internationally at youth levels U15 through U21. Maik Nawrocki was named in the provisional squad for Poland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but he was not included in the final 26-man squad. Career statistics Honours Legia Warsaw Polish Cup: 2022–23 Polish Super Cup: 2023 References External links 2001 births Living people Footballers from Bremen (city) Polish men's footballers Polish people of German descent German people of Polish descent Citizens of Poland through descent Men's association football defenders Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players Warta Poznań players Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players Celtic F.C. players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Regionalliga players Scottish Professional Football League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland