Wojciech Szczesny profile
Name
Wojciech Szczesny
Born
April 18, 1990
Warsaw, Poland
Position
Goalkeeper
Squad Number
13
Previous Club(s)
Brentford (loan)
Legia Warsaw
Joined Arsenal
August 01, 2007
May
Wojciech secured his 100 per cent appearance record for the league season by completing Arsenal's final two matches. With that he became the only Gunner to start in every Premier League game this season.
April
Wojciech played every game for the Gunners in April and kept clean sheets against Manchester City, Wolves and Chelsea. The Poland international drew particular praise for his sensational save to deny Kevin Doyle in the match against Wolves at Molineux. “I wouldn't like to say publicly what he [Szczesny] needs to do to improve, I'd rather tell him myself," said Arsene Wenger. "Overall he has the basic talent to be a top-class keeper, how far he goes will depend on how much he wants to improve.”
March
Wojciech was an ever present once more, starting in every one of Arsenal's six fixtures over March. He kept clean sheets against AC Milan, Everton and Aston Villa, contributing towards Arsenal's seven-match winning streak in the Premier League.
February
Wojciech was a virtual ever-present, featuring in all but one of Arsenal's matches. He started in each of Arsenal's three Premier League victories against Blackburn, Sunderland and Tottenham. “I said ages ago that we can't realistically win the Premier League anymore but now my main ambition is to finish above Tottenham,” he said. “You can see that we are not any worse than them and when we have the momentum and are on the front foot, we are very dangerous. I hope we can use that to our advantage.”
January
Wojciech maintained his 100 per cent Premier League record for the season, playing in each of the team's three league fixtures. The Polish international also featured in the FA Cup win over Leeds, keeping a clean sheet. "I am confident we will get into the top four," he said. “We should be challenging for trophies every year and I believe the results will pick up and we will at least finish in the top four because we have the quality in the squad to succeed."
December
Wojciech continued his ever-present run in the Arsenal first team, starting all six of the team's Premier League fixtures. The Pole kept three clean sheets in the process.
November
Wojciech was a mainstay once more, continuing his run as the only Arsenal man to start every Premier League fixture so far this season. Clean sheets against Marseille and West Brom helped Szczesny concede just three goals in his five appearances. “It's fantastic that we don't fear playing against anyone," he said. "We're very confident going into each game and feel like we have what it takes to get the three points."
October
Wojciech enjoyed another eventful month between the posts for Arsenal, featuring five times overall. The Polish keeper helped the Gunners to victories against Sunderland, Stoke and Chelsea - as well as the crucial away victory in Marseille.
September
Wojciech continued to stamp his authority as Arsene Wenger's first-choice keeper with another month of fine displays. The Polish international started every league and European match over the course of the month.
August
Wojciech started in every one of Arsenal's five fixtures during the month, keeping clean sheets against both Newcastle and Udinese.
