Michał Helik
Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Huddersfield Town.
He has previously played for Ruch Chorzów, Cracovia and Barnsley.
 Helik in 2018 playing for Cracovia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michał Sławomir Helik | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chorzów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Ruch Chorzów | 46 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Cracovia | 88 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Barnsley | 81 | (6) |
| 2022– | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Poland | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 10 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Chorzów, Helik started his career at Ruch Chorzów where he made 46 Ekstraklasa appearances and scored one goal. On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Helik would join fellow Ekstraklasa side Cracovia on a contract valid from 1 July. Over three seasons at Cracovia, he appeared in 88 league matches and scored nine goals.
On 9 September 2020, Helik joined Championship club Barnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw with Bristol City on 17 October 2020.
On 1 September 2022, Helik signed for Championship side Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, with an optional fourth year.
International career
Helik debuted for the Poland national team in a 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Hungary on 25 March 2021.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||
| Cracovia | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 101 | 11 | |||
| Barnsley | 2020–21 | Championship | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| Total | 83 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 89 | 7 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
| Total | 66 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 68 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 283 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 308 | 30 | ||
International
- As of match played 12 October 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Cracovia
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Defender of the Season: 2017–18
- Barnsley Player of the Season: 2020–21
External links
- Michał Helik at Soccerway
- Michał Helik at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
References
