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A 26 year old defensive midfielder who’s been playing for the top team in Poland, the reigning champions Legia Warszawa. Other than a year on loan with a second tier club he’s spent his whole career with Warsaw.
Kopczyński appears to have been a fringe player for most of his career, only really getting an extended run in the 2017-18 season although that did happen to coincide with a Champions League group stage qualification meaning that this dude, not even joking, has played competitive games against both Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid.
He started last season as a first XI bloke but faded as the term went on, not featuring in a single game after the winter break and not even making the squad for the last eight league games. Safe to say he’s become surplus to requirements.
Not accurate - in fact Kopczyński played more games in the 2016-17 season (42 total; 31 league, 11 in Europe)
In 2017-18 he played 25 games (17 league, 3 in Europe, rest in domestic cups)
https://int.soccerway.com/players/michal-kopczynsk...
Nine Champions League apps 2016-17
3 Champions League apps 2017-18 (qualifying rounds)
It was 2016-17 when Legia and our boy played in the Champions League group stage against Real Madrid and Dortmund.
Last season they lost to Astana in qualifying 2-3 on aggregte.
Kopczyński's last game in European competition was on 2/8/17 vs. Astana in Warsaw (started and played 65 minutes as they went out of Europe):
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/02/europ...
Five time Polish league winner; three time Polish Cup winner (made enough apps to get winners medals)
He had been appearing quite regularly the last two seasons.
You have to take into account the managerial instability at Legia Warsaw the last two years - they have had six managers since Stanislav Cherchesov left in June 2016
Our new boy also played under current Russia manager Stanislav Cherchesov - managing Legia Warsaw was his last gig before taking over Russia in 2016:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Cherchesov...
Kopczyński also played under Manchester United and Blackburn legend Henning Berg at Legia.
He was starting for Legia in pre-season friendlies as recently as three weeks ago.
This was their last of four club friendlies before their first Champions League qualifier against Cork four days later:
https://translate.google.co.nz/translate?hl=en&sl=...
Legia Warsaw - Radomiak Radom 0 : 0 July 6 2018
Legia : Cierzniak (46 Majecki) - Hołownia (46 Iloski), Philipps, Hlousek, Kopczyński, Nagy, Żyro (78 Hołownia), Hildeberto, Praszelik (72 Pasquato), Michalak, Kulenović.
Radomiak : Haluch (62 Kochalski) - Klabnik, Grudniewski, Świdzikowski - Jakubik, Matusiak (83 Kucharski), Filipowicz (60 Szuprytowski), Pietron (65 Suchanek), Wawszczyk - Rolinc (60 Mikita), Leandro (78 Sokół).