Ebi Smolarek
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Smolarek with Polonia Warsaw in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Euzebiusz Smolarek | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Łódź, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Spirit | |||
| 1993–2000 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Feyenoord | 68 | (12) |
| 2005–2007 | Borussia Dortmund | 81 | (25) |
| 2007–2009 | Racing Santander | 34 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Kavala | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Polonia Warsaw | 23 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Khor | 10 | (3) |
| 2012 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 20 | (4) |
| Total | 275 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Poland | 47 | (19) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Feyenoord (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek (Polish pronunciation: [ɛu̯ˈzɛbjuʂ smɔˈlarɛk]; born 9 January 1981) is a Polish former professional footballer. He is currently the head of the Polish Union of Footballers.
He played primarily as a striker or winger, representing clubs in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Spain, England, Greece, and Qatar.
Smolarek played 47 times for the Poland national football team, scoring 19 goals, the joint-tenth most in the nation's history. He was part of the Polish squads at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. He was voted the Polish Footballer of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2007.