Mateusz Praszelik

Mateusz Praszelik

Personal information
Full name	Mateusz Jakub Praszelik[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Racibórz, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Südtirol (on loan from Hellas Verona)
Number	99
Youth career
0000–2014	Odra Wodzisław Śląski
2014–2017	Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Legia Warsaw II	44	(7)
2019–2020	Legia Warsaw	5	(0)
2020–2023	Śląsk Wrocław	41	(5)
2022–2023	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	2	(0)
2023–	Hellas Verona	0	(0)
2023	→ Cosenza (loan)	10	(0)
2023–2024	→ Cosenza (loan)	26	(0)
2024–	→ Südtirol (loan)	22	(1)
International career
2015	Poland U15	2	(2)
2015–2016	Poland U16	8	(1)
2016–2017	Poland U17	9	(1)
2017–2019	Poland U19	4	(1)
2018	Poland U18	3	(0)
2019	Poland U20	2	(0)
2020–2021	Poland U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2025

Mateusz Jakub Praszelik (born 26 September 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Südtirol, on loan from Serie A club Hellas Verona.^[2]

Club career

Legia Warsaw

On 13 March 2019, he made his official debut for Legia against Raków Częstochowa, coming on at the 110th minute for Michał Kucharczyk in the Polish Cup fixture.^[3] On 21 July 2019, he made his Ekstraklasa debut against Pogoń Szczecin.^[4]

Śląsk Wrocław

On 7 July 2020, it was announced that Śląsk Wrocław had signed Praszelik on a four-year deal.^[5]

Hellas Verona

On 29 January 2022, Praszelik joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan until 31 January 2023, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.^[6]

Loans to Cosenza

On 26 January 2023, Praszelik was loaned by Verona to Cosenza in Serie B.^[7] On 10 August 2023, he re-joined the second division club on a season-long loan.^[8]

Loan to Südtirol

On 5 August 2024, he was sent on another season-long loan to a second-tier club, this time joining Südtirol.^[9]

Honours

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa: 2019–20^[10]

Legia Warsaw II

• Polish Cup (Masovia regionals): 2018–19^[11]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: August 2020,^[12] September 2021^[13]

References

1. "Giocatore". legab.it (in Italian). 28 August 2024.
2. Mateusz Praszelik at Soccerway
3. "Debiut Praszelika w Legii". legionisci.com (in Polish). 14 March 2019.
4. Biernat, Arkadiusz (22 July 2019). "Mateusz Praszelik zadebiutował w ligowym meczu Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Wodzisław Śląski Nasze Miasto.
5. "Mateusz Praszelik piłkarzem Śląska Wrocław". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish).
6. "Dal WKS Slask Wroclaw Mateusz Praszelik è gialloblù!" (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
7. "Mateusz Praszelik in rossoblù!" (in Italian). Cosenza. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
8. "Bentornato nel Cosenza a Mateusz Praszelik" (in Italian). Cosenza. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
9. "Mateusz Praszelik wypożyczony do FC Südtirol". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
10. "Mateusz Praszelik". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
11. "Puchar Polski 2018/2019, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
12. "Młodzieżowiec Sierpnia PKO Banku Polskiego 2020: Mateusz Praszelik" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
13. "Młodzieżowiec Września 2021: Mateusz Praszelik (Śląsk Wrocław)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.