Michał Helik

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 (age 29)
Place of birth Chorzów, Poland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 47
Youth career
–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)
2022–2025 Huddersfield Town 94 (13)
2025– Oxford United 3 (1)
International career
2021 Poland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Oxford United.

Club career

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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]

After Huddersfield's relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season, Helik remained with the club for another half-a-year, before returning to the second tier on 17 January 2025 to join Oxford United.[8]

International career

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Helik was selected by coach Paulo Sousa for the Poland squad for UEFA Euro 2020, but didn't play in the tournament.[9][10] He later made his debut in a 3–3 draw against Hungary in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 25 March 2021.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 January 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ruch Chorzów 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 8 0 0 0 — — — 8 0
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 18 1 0 0 — 4[c] 0 — 22 1
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 20 0 0 0 — — — 20 0
Total 46 1 0 0 — 4 0 — 50 1
Cracovia 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 32 8 2 0 — — — 34 8
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 32 0 2 1 — — — 34 1
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 23 1 5 1 — 2[c] 0 — 30 2
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 1 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 0 0 3 0
Total 88 9 10 2 — 3 0 — 101 11
Barnsley 2020–21 Championship 43 5 3 1 1 0 — 2[d] 0 49 6
2021–22 Championship 38 1 1 0 1 0 — — 40 1
Total 81 6 4 1 2 0 — 2 0 89 7
Huddersfield Town 2022–23 Championship 36 2 1 0 0 0 — — 37 2
2023–24 Championship 41 9 1 0 0 0 — — 42 9
2024–25 League One 17 2 0 0 2 0 — 2[e] 0 21 2
Total 94 13 2 0 2 0 — 2 0 100 13
Oxford United 2024–25 Championship 3 1 — — — — 3 1
Career total 312 30 16 3 4 0 7 0 4 0 343 33
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 12 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2021 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Cracovia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "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. ^ Galiński, Tomasz (17 January 2025). "Michał Helik wraca do Championship. Jest komunikat klubu". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  9. ^ "La Pologne à l'Euro avec Arkadiusz Milik (OM)". www.lequipe.fr. 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Poland Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile". www.fourfourtwo.com. June 2021.
  11. ^ "Match Report of Hungary vs Poland - 2021-03-25 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  13. ^ Helik is your Player of the Season! Barnsley Football Club (www.barnsleyfc.co.uk), Retrieved 08 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Michał Helik named Hargreaves Memorial Player of the Year". Huddersfield Town AFC. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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