Mateusz Wieteska

Mateusz Wieteska is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Kocaelispor, on loan from Italian club Cagliari, and the Poland national team.

Club career

On 7 July 2017, Wieteska signed a contract with Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze. On 14 June 2018, his move to Legia Warsaw was announced.
On 25 July 2022, Ligue 1 club Clermont announced the signing of Wieteska, who joined the French side on a four-year contract.
On 29 August 2023, Wieteska moved to Serie A returnees Cagliari on a four-year deal.
On 22 January 2025, Wieteska joined Greek club PAOK on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent. On 30 July 2025, he was loaned by Kocaelispor in Turkey, with an option to buy. On 11 August 2025, while making his debut against Trabzonspor, Wieteska suffered an ACL tear in his right knee.

On 15 March 2022, Wieteska was called up by the Poland national team head coach Czesław Michniewicz for the friendly match against Scotland and the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs final against Sweden.
On 14 June 2022, he debuted for Poland as a starter against Belgium in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game.
In September 2022, Wieteska was named in the final Polish 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any match of the tournament.

Legia Warsaw

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