Dawid Janczyk
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Dawid Janczyk (ˈdavid ˈjantʂɨk; born 23 September 1987 in Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sacz
Nowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:...

) is a Polish footballer who plays as a centre forward for PFK Oleksandria, on loan from CSKA Moscow.

Career

Janczyk began his career at Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Sandecja Nowy Sacz
Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish association football club formed in 1910, its first chairman was Józef Damse. Up to 1997 Sandecja stadium's name was XXV years of PRL. In 1998 it was renamed in honor of Father Władysław Augustynek...

. 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
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...

. He scored his first goal for the Russian side on 8 August 2007 in a Russian Cup win against FC Khimki
FC Khimki
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 (2-0). His first league goal came on 2 September 2007 to earn a 1-1 tie against FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...

. On 23 October 2007 he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

, coming on in the 76th minute of the 1-2 loss against Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
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. 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
K.S.V. Roeselare
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. 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.

International

He has also represented Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 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
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...

, 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.

Career honours

  • Russian Cup: 2008, 2009

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