Michał Helik

Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Barnsley. He has previously played for Ruch Chorzów and Cracovia.

Michał Helik
Helik in 2018
Personal information
Full name Michał Sławomir Helik[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995
Place of birth Chorzów, Poland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Barnsley
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2013 Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Ruch Chorzów 46 (1)
2017–2020 Cracovia 88 (9)
2020– Barnsley 21 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Chorzów, Helik started his career at Ruch Chorzów where he made 46 Ekstraklasa appearances and scored 1 goal.[2] On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Helik would join fellow Ekstraklasa side Cracovia on a contract valid from 1 July.[3] Over three seasons at Cracovia, he appeared in 88 league matches and scored 9 goals.[2]

On 9 September 2020, Helik joined Championship club Barnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw with Bristol City on 17 October 2020.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ruch Chorzów 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 800080
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 181004[lower-alpha 1]0221
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 000000
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 20000200
Total 4610040501
Cracovia 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 32820348
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 32021341
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 231512[lower-alpha 1]0302
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 10101[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 8891023010111
Barnsley 2020–21 EFL Championship 1831110204
Career total 15213113107017116
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Cracovia

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. Michał Helik at Soccerway
  3. Żukowski, Jacek (9 June 2017). "Michał Helik będzie grał w Cracovii". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. "Michal Helik Signs For The Reds!". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "Barnsley sign Polish defender Helik". BBC Sport. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. "Barnsley 2–2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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