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Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny
"I
believe one day he will be the number one at Arsenal, certainly." (Arsene Wenger)
Those
words proved.
Now, Wojciech Szczesny is the first choice Arsenal's goalkeeper, take over the position from two
seniors, Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski. And he is the
first goalkeeper of Poland
national team also.
Szczesny became Arsenal's first
choice when he was still 20. And, after winning his place in the first team,
Szczęsny expressed his desire to continue as Arsenal's first choice goalkeeper
for the rest of his career
Wojciech
Szczesny born 18 April 1990 in Warsaw, Poland.
His father, Maciej, is a former Polish international goalkeeper. Szczęsny
trained at Agrykola Warsaw as a young player. A Poland's giant club, Legia
Warsaw, was very impressed with the young keeper, then allowed him to take part
in a training camp with Legia's first team at the age of 15, joining them
afterwards.
In
2006, Szczęsny joined the Arsenal youth, and played to the reserve team during
the 2008–2009 season. But in November 2008, he lost his balance while lifting a
heavy weight and both his forearms were fractured, causing him to miss five
months.
At
the start of the 2009–2010 season he was promoted to the senior team and given
the number 53. He made his first team debut in the League Cup, keeping a clean
sheet against West Bromwich Albion. In December 2009, Arsène Wenger revealed
that he had high hopes for Szczęsny. He said, "We have identified Wojciech
as a future great, great goalkeeper." In January 2010, Wenger said: "I
really believe in him that he will one day be Arsenal's number one. He has all
the qualities you want from a goalkeeper."
Szczęsny
made his second appearance for Arsenal in the League Cup on 27 October 2010, keeping
a clean sheet against Newcastle United at St James' Park and stopping many
attempts from Newcastle
players. He signed a new long-term contract on November 2010.
Following
Szczęsny's form after playing successive Premier League matches, Wenger
confirmed that Szczęsny would remain Arsenal's first choice goalkeeper.
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WOJCIECH SZCZESNY Profile:
Name : Wojciech Szczesny
Born : April 18, 1990
Warsaw, Poland
Position : Goalkeeper
Squad Number : 1
Previous Club(s): Brentford (loan)
Legia Warsaw
Joined Arsenal: August 01, 2007
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