Slawomir Konrad Peszko is a Polish international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lechia Gdansk in the Ekstraklasa. Peszko won cup and championships in his native Poland with Wisla Plock and Lech Poznan before moving to German football with 1. FC Koln in 2011. After an eighteen-month stay ended in relegation to the second level he departed for England in a loan deal with Wolves in August 2012. Club career
Peszko began his career in the youth ranks of Nafta Jedlicze before moving to Orlen Plock. Here, he made his professional debut on 28 August 2002 as a substitute in a Polish Cup tie against Jagiellonka Nieszawa. He made his league debut later on during the 2002–03 season and during the following campaign became a regular starter. In June 2008 he returned to the top flight when he signed for Lech Poznan after his contract with Plock expired. His first season ended with him winning the Polish Cup for a second time, after he netted the only goal of the final against Ruch Chorzów. In his second season Peszko finished as the leading assist-maker in the league (with 14 assists), alongside his eight goals which helped the club win the league title. Peszko moved to the Bundesliga in January 2011, initially signing for 1. FC Koln until the end of the season. Wolves
On 9 August 2012, Peszko joined English side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season long loan deal. Return to Cologne
On 31 July 2013, it was announced that 1. FC Koln had sold Peszko to the Italian club Parma, and loaned him back until the end of the 2013–14 season. After the season they got him back permanently. International career
Peszko made his international debut for the Polish national team on 19 November 2008 in a 3–2 friendly win against the Republic of Ireland. He scored his first goal for Poland on 17 January 2010 in a 1–3 loss to Denmark. Despite playing in numerous preparation games during 2011, he was not selected for the Polish squad when they hosted Euro 2012. In June 2018 he was named in Poland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. |
