Sebastian Mila
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Sebastian Mila is a Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...

 professional footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
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 for Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish Ekstraklasa.

Club career

In 2003, Mila gained notice as an exciting player for Poland's Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland.- History :Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on April 30, 1922....

 with a goal that eliminated the Premiership
FA Premier League
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 outfit Manchester City from the 2003/04 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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.

He signed for Vålerenga
Vålerenga I.F. Fotball
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 on February 9, 2007, after a rather turbulent stay in FK Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...

. He was contemplating an offer to move to the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
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 in July, 2006. Groclin complained to FIFA
FIFA
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, because they felt that Austria Vienna did not have the right to sell Mila. At that time he was only on loan from the Polish club.

Sebastian Mila joined Polish First Division side ŁKS Łódź on loan in the Polish transfer window 2008.

In July 2008, he signed a four year contract with Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.

International career

A European U18 Championship winner with Poland in 2001, Mila has 28 caps for the full Poland national football team
Poland national football team
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. He was selected to the 23-men national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
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 finals in Germany, but did not make an appearance in any of the games. He also participated at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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 in New Zealand.

International Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 December 11, 2003 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attard
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, Malta
Malta
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0 - 3
0 - 4
International Friendly
2 December 14, 2003 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attard
Ħ'Attard is a village located at the centre-most point of the island of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija it forms part of "the Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. Ħ'Attard's traditional Latin motto is Florigera rosis halo due to its many flower gardens and citrus...

, Malta
Malta
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2 - 1
3 - 1
International Friendly
3 February 18, 2004 Estadio Bahía Sur
Estadio Bahía Sur
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, San Fernando, Spain
1 - 0
2 - 0
International Friendly
4 November 13, 2005 Camp Nou
Camp Nou
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, Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
2 - 0
3 - 0
International Friendly
5 November 16, 2005 Stadion Miejski, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is a town in south-central Poland with 74,211 inhabitants .Main industry is metallurgy. Ostrowiec is the capital city of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski County, part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously it belonged to Kielce Voivodeship .- History:The oldest testimonies of...

, Poland
1 - 1
3 - 1
International Friendly
6 May 14, 2006 Stadio Amica, Wronki
Wronki
Wronki is a town in the Szamotuły County, western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Piła Voivodeship . It is located close to the Warta River to the northwest of Poznań, and has a population of approximately 11,000...

, Poland
1 - 0
4 - 0
International Friendly

Personal

Mila is a relative (cousin) of NHL Hockey player Wojtek Wolski
Wojtek Wolski
Wojciech "Wojtek” Wolski is a Polish-Canadian professional ice hockey left winger, currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He previously played for the Colorado Avalanche and the Phoenix Coyotes.-Junior:...

, who plays for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
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