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Piotr Celeban (born June 25, 1985 in Szczecin) is a Polish footballer who play for Śląsk Wrocław Although primarily a central defender, when needed he operates as a right back. He is known for his powerful heading and goal scoring ability.
Club career
Celeban made his first appearance in the Ekstraklasa in May 2005 against Górnik Łęczna.
Vaslui
2012–13 season
On 20 June 2012, fVaslui announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Celeban on a free transfer from Śląsk Wrocław. He signed a four-year contract and was handed the number 5 shirt. On 4 July, he made his debut for Vaslui in a 9–1 win in a preseason friendly over Bischoffen. He made his Liga I debut for Vaslui on 22 July in a 2–2 draw with Rapid București. Despite playing as a right back in Vaslui's opening against Rapid, Celeban established himself in the central defence alongside Cape Verde international Fernando Varela. Celeban scored his first goal for Vaslui on 27 August in a 3–1 win against Steaua București. On 1 September, Celeban scored a late header against Viitorul Constanța, assisted by a cross from Dacian Varga. Celeban made it 2–2 which also was the final score. On 3 November, he scored a brace, bringing his tally to 4 goals in 10 league games, as Vaslui defeated Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 4–3. On 1 April 2013, he scored another brace in a 3–2 win against Viitorul Constanța, which ended Vaslui's run of five games without a win. Celeban continued to impress and scored with a header his seventh league goal of the season against Dinamo București. He managed to finish as Vaslui's top goalscorer with 7 goals, alongside team captain Lucian Sânmărtean. He was also Liga I's top scorer defender and Liga I's top header scorer with 5 goals, alongside Takayuki Seto and Bojan Golubović. Celeban was selected for the ProSport Team of the Year alongside teammate Zhivko Milanov.
2013–14 season
Celeban scored Vaslui's first goal of the season on 5 August against CFR Cluj with a 4th-minute header from Adrian Sălăgeanu's corner. The final score was established in the 33rd minute as 4–0. On 19 August, Celeban scored against Săgeata Năvodari at Municipal, with a 26th-minute header giving Vaslui a 1–0 win.
Statistics
- As of 22 May 2016.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Poland | League | Polish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004-05 | Pogoń Szczecin | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław | Second League | 16 | 2 | - | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Pogoń Szczecin | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 32 | 4 | |
| 2007-08 | Korona Kielce | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2008-09 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2009-10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||||||
| 2011-12 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |||
| Romania | League | Cupa României | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2012–13 | Vaslui | Liga I | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 28 | 6 | |||||
| Poland | League | Polish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Śląsk Wrocław | Ekstraklasa | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | Poland | 256 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 306 | 28 | |
| Romania | 55 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 59 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 311 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 365 | 41 | ||
International career
He debuted for the Poland national football team in the friendly versus Serbia on December 14, 2008.
Honours
Club
- Śląsk Wrocław
- Ekstraklasa: 2011–12
- Ekstraklasa Cup: 2009
Individual
- Vaslui Player of the Season (1): 2012-13
Family
Celeban's brother Adam is also a professional football player who plays for Pogoń Szczecin.