Michał Helik

Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Huddersfield Town and the Poland national team. He has previously played for Ruch Chorzów and Barnsley.

Michał Helik
Helik in 2018 playing for Cracovia
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
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2013 Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Ruch Chorzów 46 (1)
2017–2020 Cracovia 88 (9)
2020–2022 Barnsley 81 (6)
2022– Huddersfield Town 48 (5)
International career‡
2021– Poland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:40, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Chorzów, Helik started his career at Ruch Chorzów where he made 46 Ekstraklasa appearances and scored one 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 nine 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]

On 1 September 2022, Helik signed for Championship side Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, with an optional fourth year.[7]

International career

Helik debuted for the Poland national team in a 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Hungary on 25 March 2021.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 October 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ruch Chorzów 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 8000——80
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 18100—4[lower-alpha 3]0221
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 0000——00
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 20000——200
Total 46100—40501
Cracovia 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 32820——348
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 32021——341
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 23151—2[lower-alpha 3]0302
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 1010—1[lower-alpha 3]030
Total 889102—3010111
Barnsley 2020–21 Championship 4553110—496
2021–22 Championship 3811010—401
Total 8364120—897
Huddersfield Town 2022–23 Championship 3621000—372
2023–24 Championship 1030000—103
Total 4651000—475
Career total 26321153207028724
  1. Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 12 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 202170
Total70

Honours

Cracovia

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. Michał Helik at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  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.
  7. "SIGNING: MICHAŁ HELIK JOINS TOWN!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. "Match Report of Hungary vs Poland - 2021-03-25 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. Helik is your Player of the Season! Barnsley Football Club (www.barnsleyfc.co.uk), Retrieved 08 May 2021.


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