Bartosz Salamon

Bartosz Salamon
Salamon with SPAL in 2017
Personal information
Full name Bartosz Salamon
Date of birth (1991-05-01) 1 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Poznań, Poland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 18
Youth career
1999–2004 Concordia Murowana Goślina
2004–2007 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Brescia 62 (4)
2010–2011 → Foggia (loan) 27 (2)
2012–2013 Milan 0 (0)
2013–2015 Sampdoria 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Pescara (loan) 36 (1)
2015–2018 Cagliari 48 (2)
2017–2018 → SPAL (loan) 22 (0)
2018–2021 SPAL 20 (2)
2018–2019 → Frosinone (loan) 20 (0)
2021– Lech Poznań 63 (4)
International career‡
2009–2010 Poland U19 4 (0)
2010–2011 Poland U20 1 (0)
2011–2012 Poland U21[2] 1 (0)
2013– Poland 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Bartosz Salamon (Polish pronunciation: [ˈbartɔʂ saˈlamɔn], born 1 May 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Lech Poznań and the Poland national team.

Club career

Early career

Salamon came through the academy of Polish side Lech Poznań after starting his footballing career at Concordia Murowana Goślina.

Brescia and loan to Foggia

Salamon made his Serie B debut on 3 May 2008 just two days after his 17th birthday, coming off the bench in the 77th minute of the win against Modena. On 17 January 2009, he appeared in Brescia's starting eleven for the first time, playing the full 90 minutes of the 4–0 win versus Pisa. On 9 August, he scored his first goal for Brescia in a 1–0 win over Ravenna in Coppa Italia.

In July 2010, it was announced he would play on loan at U.S. Foggia in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the third tier of Italian football.[3]

He returned to Brescia, in Serie B, for the 2011–12 season. In 2012–13, Brescia decided to play him mainly in central defense.[4]

Milan

On 31 January 2013, Salamon joined Milan, signing a contract until 2017, for a fee of €3.5 million. He was given the number 14 shirt.[5][6][7] However, he struggled to displace internationals Philippe Mexès, Cristián Zapata, Daniele Bonera and Mario Yepes in the pecking order.

Sampdoria

On 11 July 2013, Salamon was transferred to Sampdoria in a co-ownership deal for €1.6 million,[6] as part of the deal that signing 50% registration rights of Andrea Poli for €3 million.[6][8][9] The co-ownership deals were terminated on 9 June 2014,[10] for an additional €4 million (Poli) and €1.6 million (Salamon) respectively.[11][12] On 1 September 2014 Salamon joined Pescara in a temporary deal.[13]

Cagliari

On 31 August 2015, Salamon was sold to Cagliari in a five-year contract for €1 million.[14][15][16]

Hee made his debut on 7 September 2015, in a 4–0 win over Crotone and with time became a star performener for the club. In the 2015–16 season he won the Serie B title and was thus promoted to Serie A.

Salamon during training with SPAL

He was loaned to newly promoted S.P.A.L. 2013 at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 win against Udinese.

Frosinone

On 9 August 2018, Salamon joined to Serie A side Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to buy.[17]

Lech Poznań

On 9 January 2021 he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. He is a product of their youth system and returned to Poznań after nearly fourteen years.[18]

In 2023, after Lech's match against Djurgårdens IF in the UEFA Europa Conference League, Salamon tested positive for chlortalidone, a substance banned by WADA. On 13 April 2023, hours before a home game in the quarter-finals against Fiorentina, UEFA suspended Salamon from all competitions for three months.[19] For his offence, Salamon was banned for eight months, starting from the day of his suspension.[20] He made his return on 16 December 2023, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against Radomiak Radom.[21] On 29 May 2024, Salamon extended his deal with the club for another two years.[22]

International career

Having represented Poland at youth levels ranging from U16 until U21, in September 2010, Salamon received his first call-up to the senior squad for friendly matches against the United States and Ecuador.[23] He debuted on 26 March 2013 in a 2014 World Cup qualification against San Marino.[24]

In March 2016, three years after his senior squad absence, he received a call-up from Poland manager Adam Nawałka for matches against Serbia and Finland.[25] On 30 May, he was called up to Poland squad for UEFA Euro 2016, but was an unused substitute in all matches.[26]

On 7 June 2024, Salamon was selected for his second international tournament, making Poland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024.[28][29][30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brescia 2007–08 Serie B 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2008–09 Serie B 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
2009–10 Serie B 4 0 2 1 — 6 1
2011–12 Serie B 25 1 0 0 — 25 1
2012–13 Serie B 21 3 1 0 — 22 3
Total 62 4 3 1 — 65 5
Foggia Calcio (loan) 2010–11 Prima Divisione 27 2 5 0 — 32 2
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sampdoria 2013–14 Serie A 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
2014–15 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
Pescara (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 36 1 1 0 — 37 1
Cagliari 2015–16 Serie B 33 2 1 0 — 34 2
2016–17 Serie A 15 0 2 0 — 17 0
Total 48 2 3 0 — 51 2
SPAL (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 22 0 0 0 — 22 0
SPAL 2019–20 Serie A 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
2020–21 Serie B 13 2 1 0 — 14 2
Total 20 2 2 0 — 22 2
Frosinone (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 20 0 1 0 — 21 0
Lech Poznań 2020–21[31] Ekstraklasa 13 1 1 0 — 14 1
2021–22[32] Ekstraklasa 25 3 1 0 — 26 3
2022–23[33] Ekstraklasa 10 0 0 0 4[b] 0 14 0
2023–24[34] Ekstraklasa 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Total 63 4 3 0 4 0 70 4
Career total 276 15 20 1 4 0 300 16
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 16 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2013 5 0
2016 4 0
2022 1 0
2023 1 0
2024 4 0
Total 15 0

Honours

Cagliari

Lech Poznań

Individual

References

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