Dawid Janczyk

Dawid Janczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈdavid ˈjantʂɨk]; born 23 September 1987 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish footballer who last plays for Sandecja Nowy Sącz, his childhood club. He returned to the club after an 11-year absence.

Janczyk began his career at Sandecja Nowy Sącz. In 2005 he joined Legia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa.

On 12 July 2007 he signed a 5-year contract with CSKA Moscow, having impressed the club's scout at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored his first goal for the Russian side on 8 August 2007 in a Russian Cup win against FC Khimki (2–0). His first league goal came on 2 September 2007 to earn a 1–1 tie against FC Spartak Moscow. On 23 October 2007 he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League, coming on in the 76th minute of the 1–2 loss against Internazionale. He won the 2007–08 Russian Cup with CSKA, converting his penalty during the penalty shootout. As of January 2009, all of his appearances in the Russian league have been off the bench.

In January 2009, he joined KSC Lokeren on loan until the end of the season. He scored on his debut for Lokeren on 14 February, leading to a 2–1 win against K.S.V. Roeselare. In March 2009, the loan was extended until the end of the 2009–2010 season, with CSKA Moscow having the right to recall Janczyk during the winter. In January 2010, he joined Germinal Beerschot on loan until June 2011 with a buy option.

In November 2010, he and Germinal agreed by mutual consent to end his loan agreement early, the manager having given him no playing time in the 2010–11 season. With CSKA Moscow's consent, he began training at Legia Warsaw. In February 2012, he played in a trial game for Irish side Limerick and scored a goal.

He has also represented Poland at the junior level, scoring a hat trick against Belgium at the 2006 UEFA U-19 Championship. At the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he notched 3 goals in 4 games. Argentina had not lost any goals in the tournament until Janczyk finally scored against them in the second round.

In April 2008 Polish national team coach Leo Beenhakker named Janczyk in a preliminary group of 31 players for Euro 2008. However, Janczyk did not make the cut when the group was reduced to the final squad of 23. He made his first appearance for the Polish national team during a friendly against Serbia in December 2008.

Legia Warsaw

• Polish championship (Ekstraklasa): 2006

PFC CSKA Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2008, 2009

Janczyk and fiancee, Dominika, have a daughter, Wiktoria, born in 2010.