| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Nowa Sól, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warta Poznań | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Polish amputee national team | |||
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]
Biography
Until 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 Polish national amputee football team.[1]
Puskás Award
On 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 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)
- 1 2 Aleksander Bernard (27 February 2023), "Bezcenna reakcja Messiego i Mbappe na nagrodę dla Marcina Oleksego [WIDEO]", Sport.pl (in Polish)
- 1 2 "Polski ampfutbolista triumfuje. Dostał Nagrodę za Bramkę Roku w plebiscycie FIFA", Eurosport (in Polish), 27 February 2023