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Mateusz Wieteska<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was born on\u00a011 February 1997 in Warsaw, Poland.<\/strong>\u00a0He began his career in the youth system of\u00a0Legia Warsaw<\/strong>\u00a0and made his debut for the first team in the\u00a02014 Polish Super Cup final<\/strong>\u00a0against\u00a0Zawia Bydgoszcz<\/strong>. In his early years, he was loaned to several teams to gain experience.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In 2017, he moved to\u00a0G\u00f3rnik Zabrze<\/strong>, where he had his first full season as a starting defender, making 42 appearances and scoring seven goals. His excellent performances caught the attention of\u00a0Legia Warsaw,<\/strong>\u00a0who brought him back in 2018.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Legia<\/strong>\u00a0,\u00a0Wieteska<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0became a key figure in the defense and played for five seasons, recording a total of 150 appearances, eight goals and four assists. During his tenure, he won three\u00a0Polish<\/strong>\u00a0championships, establishing himself as one of the top defenders in the\u00a0Ekstraklasa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the summer of 2022,\u00a0Clermont<\/strong>\u00a0made him theirs. In Ligue 1, he stayed for a year, recording 37 games, one goal and two assists, proving his ability to compete at a high level.<\/p>\n

In August 2023,\u00a0Cagliari<\/strong>\u00a0paid\u00a05,000,000 euros<\/strong>\u00a0from their coffers and made the\u00a0Polish<\/strong>\u00a0central defender a resident of\u00a0Italy<\/strong>. In\u00a0Serie A<\/strong>, he recorded 28 appearances and two assists.<\/p>\n

At international level,\u00a0Wiet\u0119ska<\/strong>\u00a0has played for all of\u00a0Poland\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0youth national teams, while in 2022 he made his debut with the men\u2019s national team and has made four appearances to date.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

The Polish <\/b>central defender has so far made three appearances for PAOK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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