Marcin Oleksy (born 11 April 1987) is a Polish amputee footballer who plays as a forward for Warta Poznań and the Poland national amputee football team.[1] He was the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award in 2022.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1987 | ||||
| Place of birth | Nowa Sól, Poland | ||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||
| Team information | |||||
Current team | Warta Poznań | ||||
| Number | 8 | ||||
| International career | |||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||
| Poland amputee national team | |||||
Medal record | |||||
Biography
editUntil 2010, Oleksy played as a goalkeeper for Polish club Korona Kożuchów. His coach, Andrzej Sawicki, was under the impression that he could have achieved a lot in his further career.[1] In 2010, Olesky stopped his career to focus on working as a construction worker.[1]
In November 2010, Oleksy lost his leg to an accident at his workplace. In 2019, he started playing for Warta Poznań, and in 2021 for the Poland national amputee team.[1]
Puskás Award
editOn 28 February 2023, Oleksy received the FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of the year, which he claimed at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 Gala.[3] His goal won over other finalists Dimitri Payet and Richarlison. The winning goal was an overhead kick scored on 6 November 2022 in a match between Warta Poznań and Stal Rzeszów.[2][1] He was the first Polish player and first amputee footballer to win the award, as well as the oldest winner at the age of 35.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Paweł Górski (24 February 2023), "12 lat temu po wypadku Marcin Oleksy stracił nogę. Dziś o lubuskim amp futboliście mówi cały świat", Gazeta Lubuska (in Polish)
- ^ a b Aleksander Bernard (27 February 2023), "Bezcenna reakcja Messiego i Mbappe na nagrodę dla Marcina Oleksego [WIDEO]", Sport.pl (in Polish)
- ^ a b "Polski ampfutbolista triumfuje. Dostał Nagrodę za Bramkę Roku w plebiscycie FIFA", Eurosport (in Polish), 27 February 2023