Maik Nawrocki
.jpg) Nawrocki in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maik Nawrocki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bremen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hannover 96 (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2019 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Werder Bremen II | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Warta Poznań (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Legia Warsaw | 25 | (4) |
| 2022 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Celtic | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Poland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018 | Poland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2021 | Poland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:22, 5 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Maik Nawrocki (born 7 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in Germany, he has represented Poland at youth level.
Club career
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Nawrocki is a homegrown product of SV Werder Bremen's youth system, joining the club at the age of 5.[4] He progressed to the reserve team playing in the Regionalliga Nord,[5] and in February 2020 signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen.[4]
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.[6]
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.[6][5] He joined Legia permanently on a three-year deal on 28 May 2022.[7]
On 26 July 2023, Scottish Premiership side Celtic announced the signing of Nawrocki on a five-year deal,[8] for a fee reported to be over £4.3 million.[9] He made ten appearances in his first season, before falling out of favour in the 2024-25 season due to the form of Liam Scales and Auston Trusty.[10] On 16 March 2025, due to injuries to both Scales and Trusty, Nawrocki made a rare start in a 3–2 defeat to Rangers, earning praise from fans and manager Brendan Rodgers for his performance.[11]
Nawrocki was loaned out to Hannover 96 for the 2025–26 season with an option for a permanent transfer.[12]
International career
[edit]Nawrocki has represented Poland internationally at youth levels U15 through U21.[6]
He 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.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 May 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Warta Poznań (loan) | 2020–21[15] | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw (loan) | 2021–22[16] | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2022–23[17] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24[18] | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2022–23[17] | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Celtic | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Hannover 96 (loan) | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 69 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Scottish Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Legia Warsaw
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2023–24,[21] 2024–25[22]
- Scottish Cup: 2023–24[23]
- Scottish League Cup: 2024–25[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki". 90minut (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Profivertrag für Maik Nawrocki SV Werder Bremen". Bundesliga (in German). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Maik Nawrocki zawodnikiem Legii". Legia Warsaw (in Polish). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Maik Nawrocki moves to Legia Warsaw on loan". Werder Bremen. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki 2025" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Maik Nawrocki is a Celt! Polish defender joins on a five-year deal". Celtic. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Nie tylko Nawrocki. Kolejny piłkarz może opuścić Legię Warszawa". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Moore, Ben (18 December 2024). "Celtic trio Stephen Welsh, Maik Nawrocki and Luis Palma seeking January exit". SportsView.
- ^ Hanratty, Robbie (16 March 2025). "Brendan Rodgers praises Celtic player for doing 'really well' against Rangers". Glasgow Times.
- ^ "Vom schottischen Meister: Hannover verpflichtet Ex-Bremer Nawrocki". Kicker (in German). 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Conroy, Alison (26 July 2023). "Maik Nawrocki: Celtic sign Polish defender on five-year deal for £4.3m". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
He was included in Poland's provisional squad for last year's World Cup in Qatar but didn't make the 26-man cut.
- ^ Maik Nawrocki at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership: Celtic clinch title with rampant victory". BBC Sport. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Idessane, Kheredine (26 April 2025). "Celtic overwhelm Dundee Utd to seal 13th title in 14 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Szymański, Rafał (25 May 2024). "Polski obrońca triumfuje w Szkocji. Podwójna korona". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Cassidy, Peter (15 December 2024). "Celtic beat Rangers in penalty shootout to win League Cup after dramatic final". news.stv.tv. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Maik Nawrocki at Celtic FC
- Maik Nawrocki at WorldFootball.net
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bremen (city)
- Polish men's footballers
- Polish people of German descent
- German people of Polish 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
- Hannover 96 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
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen