Wojciech Szczęsny

Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny is a goalkeeper of London side Arsenal and the Poland national team. He was born on 18 April 1990 in Warsaw, Poland.

Szczęsny was a trainee of the Warsaw side Agrykola youth academy. At the age of 15, the Polish footballer impressed the coaching staff of Legia Warsaw and they asked him to train with them.
In 2006 Wojciech moved to Arsenal. The player made a good showing in friendly matches of Legia and Arsenal negotiated his move to their ranks. Later the Polish footballer began to make starts in the youth team of the new club.

Szczęsny got off on the right foot in the youth academy. In the summer 2007 he signed a contract with the London side club. In 2007/2008 Wojciech made 23 appearances for Arsenal youth team, which lifted the FA Youth Cup.

In September 2008 the keeper signed a new contract with ‘The Gunners’, but the 2008/2009 season was not so successful for Wojciech. Before 2009/2010 Szczęsny joined the first team and made his debut in the match against West Bromwich on 22 September 2009.

On 20 November 2009, Brentford negotiated the Polish footballer’s loan for a month. Then the loan spell was extended till 31 January and, eventually, Szczęsny stayed in the temporary club till the end of the season.

On 11 November, Wojciech signed a new contract with Arsenal and became a first-choice goalkeeper. On 16 February, the Polish footballer took part in the UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona.

On 8 March, Szczęsny made his start in the Champions League return leg against ‘Barça’, but he was substituted in the 19th minute.