Krystian Nowak (born 1 April 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakh club Zhenis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krystian Nowak | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ełk, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zhenis | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mazur Ełk | |||
| 2007–2010 | UKS SMS Łódź | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | UKS SMS Łódź | 21 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tur Turek (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Widzew Łódź (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Widzew Łódź | 74 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 21 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Heart of Midlothian | 20 | (1) |
| 2018 | Panionios | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Slaven Belupo | 34 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Widzew Łódź | 51 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Bohemians | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Zhenis | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Poland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Poland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poland U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | Poland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 18 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Nowak signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian in August 2016.[1] Nowak made his Hearts debut on 23 December against Dundee. He only played once after Craig Levein was appointed manager in September 2017, and he was allowed to leave in January 2018.[2]
Nowak signed for the League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemian FC in February 2023.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Sligo Rovers in The Showgrounds.[4] On 12 November 2023, Nowak scored an own goal in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 defeat to Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic at the Aviva Stadium.[5]
On 1 March 2024, Kazakh side Zhenis announced the signing of Nowak,[6] who made his Kazakhstan Premier League debut on the same day in a 2–0 loss against Astana.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 June 2024[8]
| 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 | ||
| UKS SMS Łódź | 2010–11 | III liga | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Tur Turek (loan) | 2011–12 | I liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Widzew Łódź (loan) | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Widzew Łódź | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | I liga | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 80 | 5 | |||||
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Panionios | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Slaven Belupo | 2018–19 | Croatian Football League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Croatian Football League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||||
| Widzew Łódź | 2020–21 | I liga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | I liga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 55 | 3 | |||||
| Universitatea Cluj | 2022–23 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bohemians | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Zhenis | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 285 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 16 | ||
References
External links
- Krystian Nowak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Krystian Nowak at Soccerway