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Euzebiusz " Ebi" Smolarek (; born 9 January 1981) is a Polish former professional footballer. He is currently the head of the Polish Union of Footballers.
He played primarily as a striker or winger, representing clubs in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Spain, England, Greece, and Qatar.
Smolarek played 47 times for the Poland national football team, scoring 19 goals,Andrzej Gowarzewski: Biało-Czerwoni. Dzieje reprezentacji Polski (6) 2008-2015. Katowice: Wydawnictwo GiA, 2016, p. 37. . the joint-tenth most in the nation's history. He was part of the Polish squads at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. He was voted the Polish Footballer of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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On 24 August 2007, Smolarek signed with Racing de Santander for a reported €4.8 million. On 29 August 2008, Racing loaned Smolarek to Bolton Wanderers for the season, with a view to signing him permanently. Smolarek's debut for his new club came as the team lost 3–1 to Arsenal on 20 September 2008.
On 3 January 2009, Smolarek scored his first, and only, goal for Bolton in the FA Cup 3rd Round match away to Sunderland but at the end of the season the club decided not to make his loan permanent. On 10 August 2009 he was released by Racing.
Despite some interest from Bundesliga clubs at the start of the 2009–10 season, Smolarek signed on 14 December 2009 with Kavala until 30 June 2012. On 25 July 2010, he and the club agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent. He signed a two-year contract with Polonia Warsaw on 27 July 2010. On 29 July 2011, Smolarek agreed to cancel his contract with Polonia due to his financial expectations.
Smolarek also played for Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok.
He was Poland's and Group A's top scorer in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying scoring nine goals, beating Cristiano Ronaldo. Smolarek scored a hat-trick against Kazakhstan in Warsaw. He played all of the nation's matches in Switzerland and Austria, as Poland exited in the group stages.
In a memorable feat, he was the first Pole to score a goal against Portugal in 20 years, the previous one being his father. Impressively, he scored both goals in a 2–1 win in a Euro 2008-qualifying match.
On 1 April 2009, Smolarek scored four goals against San Marino. This made him top goal scorer for group three and tied him with Belgium's Wesley Sonck for second highest goal scorer for the European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification.
Individual
International career
A Polish international since 2002, Smolarek was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but failed to score any goals.
Personal life
Smolarek is the son of another Polish international, Włodzimierz Smolarek. He was named after Portuguese footballer Eusébio. With his Dutch fiancée Thirza van Giessen he has a son (b. 27 April 2010), named Mees.
Career statistics
Club
Feyenoord 2000–01 Eredivisie 3 2001–02 Eredivisie 2 2002–03 Eredivisie 0 2003–04 Eredivisie 7 2004–05 Eredivisie 0 Borussia Dortmund 2004–05 Bundesliga 3 2005–06 Bundesliga 13 2006–07 Bundesliga 9 2007–08 Bundesliga 1 Racing Santander 2007–08 La Liga 6 Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2008–09 Premier League 1 Kavala 2009–10 Super League Greece 3 Polonia Warsaw 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 7 Al-Khor SC 2011–12 Qatar Stars League 3 ADO Den Haag 2011–12 Eredivisie 2 Jagiellonia 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 5
International goals
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Friendly match Friendly match Friendly match UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A 7. UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A 10. 11. UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A 13. FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying 17. 18. Friendly match
Honours
Feyenoord
External links
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