Marcin Baszczyński

Marcin Baszczyński
Personal information
Full name	Marcin Baszczyński
Date of birth	7 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ruda Śląska, Poland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1995	Pogoń Ruda Śląska
1995–2000	Ruch Chorzów
2000–2009	Wisła Kraków
2009–2011	Atromitos
2011–2013	Polonia Warsaw
2013	Ruch Chorzów
International career
2000–2006	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcin Baszczyński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmart͡ɕin baʂˈtʂɨɲskʲi]; born 7 June 1977) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Baszczyński started his career at Pogoń Ruda Śląska. In 1995, he joined Ruch Chorzów. In 2000, he moved to Wisła Kraków. With Wisła he won six Polish League Championships in 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.

In June 2011, he joined Polonia Warsaw on a two-year contract.^[2]

In January 2013, he rejoined Ruch Chorzów where he spent the last year of his playing career.^[3]

International career

Baszczyński has appeared 35 times for Poland, scoring once.

He was selected to the 23-man national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany.

Statistics

Club

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ruch Chorzów	1995–96	II liga	17	0	4	0	—		21	0
	1996–97	Ekstraklasa	26	0	2	0	2	0	30	0
	1997–98	Ekstraklasa	29	1	1	0	—		30	1
	1998–99	Ekstraklasa	28	0	6	0	9	0	43	0
	1999–2000	Ekstraklasa	24	1	2	0	—		26	1
	Total		124	2	15	0	11	0	150	2
Wisła Kraków	2000–01	Ekstraklasa	30	1	6	0	6	0	42	1
	2001–02	Ekstraklasa	24	1	16	0	7	0	47	1
	2002–03	Ekstraklasa	25	1	6	1	10	0	41	2
	2003–04	Ekstraklasa	24	1	1	0	8	1	33	2
	2004–05	Ekstraklasa	25	2	9	0	5	0	39	2
	2005–06	Ekstraklasa	28	2	4	0	3	0	35	2
	2006–07	Ekstraklasa	20	0	4	0	5	0	29	0
	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	27	1	11	0	—		38	1
	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	18	1	6	0	6	0	30	1
	Total		221	10	63	1	50	1	334	12
Atromitos	2009–10	Super League Greece	20	1	0	0	—		20	1
	2010–11	Super League Greece	25	0	5	0	—		30	0
	Total		45	1	5	0	—		50	1
Polonia Warsaw	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
	Total		35	0	2	0	—		37	0
Ruch Chorzów	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	9	0	3	0	—		12	0
Career total			434	13	88	1	61	1	583	15