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
"I believe one day he will be the No 1 at Arsenal, certainly."
Arsène Wenger's ringing endorsement of Wojciech in 2010 ramped up the hype surrounding Arsenal's young keeper and he lived up to expectations last season.
Following a hugely-successful loan spell at Brentford, the young Pole returned to Emirates Stadium and took his chance with aplomb with an assured Premier League debut at Old Trafford.
An injury to Lukasz Fabianski gave Wojciech an extended run in the first team and he established himself as No 1 by the end of the season - proving his manager right.
His fellow Pole will push him all the way but Wojciech has said he wants to be No 1 "for 15 years" and only a brave man would bet against this latest prediction coming true.
Wojciech was under the age of 21 on January 1, 2011 and therefore it was not necessary to name him in Arsenal's official 2011/12 Premier League squad.
13. Wojciech Szczesny - Full Arsenal Record
| Prem Lge | Europe | FA Cup | Lge Cup | C. Shield | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010-2011 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011-2012 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
Key:
- Prem Lge = Barclays Premier League
- C. Shield = Community Shield
- Europe = UEFA Champions League
- Ap = Appearances
- FA Cup = FA Cup sponsored by E-on
- Gl = Goals Scored
- Lge Cup = Carling Cup
13. Wojciech Szczesny - News
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Tue, May 22, 2012
Szczesny - Henry’s goal turned our season -
Tue, May 15, 2012
Szczesny - Fantastic Rice gave good advice -
Wed, May 2, 2012
Szczesny - I was inspired by superstars -
Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Szczesny - I know I have a long way to go -
Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Szczesny - Udinese save my best moment -
Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Szczesny - Al-Habsi has had a great year -
Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Szczesny - Team spirit has turned our season -
Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Wenger - Szczesny has improved his focus -
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
'Szczesny is the goalie version of Messi' -
Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Szczesny - Emirates atmosphere was fantastic
