Krystian Nowak

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Krystian Nowak
Personal information
Full name Krystian Nowak
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Ełk, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Andijon
Youth career
Mazur Ełk
2007–2010 UKS SMS Łódź
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 UKS SMS Łódź 21 (1)
2011–2012Tur Turek (loan) 18 (0)
2012–2013Widzew Łódź (loan) 4 (1)
2013–2015 Widzew Łódź 74 (4)
2015–2016 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 21 (0)
2016–2018 Heart of Midlothian 20 (1)
2018 Panionios 0 (0)
2018–2020 Slaven Belupo 34 (3)
2020–2022 Widzew Łódź 51 (2)
2022–2023 Universitatea Cluj 0 (0)
2023 Bohemians 31 (1)
2024–2025 Zhenis 32 (0)
2025– Andijon 0 (0)
International career
2009 Poland U15 2 (0)
2010 Poland U17 3 (0)
2013 Poland U19 1 (0)
2013–2014 Poland U20 5 (1)
2015 Poland U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:17, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Krystian Nowak (born 1 April 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Uzbekistan Super League club Andijon.

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Career

Nowak signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian in August 2016. [1] Nowak made his Hearts debut on 23 December against Dundee. He only played once after Craig Levein was appointed manager in September 2017, and he was allowed to leave in January 2018. [2]

Nowak signed for the League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemian FC in February 2023. [3] He scored his first goal for the club against Sligo Rovers in The Showgrounds. [4] On 12 November 2023, Nowak scored an own goal in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 defeat to Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic at the Aviva Stadium. [5]

On 1 March 2024, Kazakh side Zhenis announced the signing of Nowak, [6] who made his Kazakhstan Premier League debut on the same day in a 2–0 loss against Astana. [7] On 9 July 2025, Nowak announced his departure from the club. [8]

Later that month, on 13 July, Nowak signed with Uzbek club Andijon until the end of 2026. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UKS SMS Łódź 2010–11 III liga 21100211
Tur Turek (loan) 2011–12 I liga 18000180
Widzew Łódź (loan) 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 17100171
Widzew Łódź 2013–14 Ekstraklasa32110331
2014–15 I liga29310303
Total78520805
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 2015–16 Ekstraklasa21000210
Heart of Midlothian 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 171200000191
2017–18 Scottish Premiership30003060
Total201203000251
Panionios 2017–18 Super League Greece 001010
Slaven Belupo 2018–19 Croatian Football League 20111212
2019–20 Croatian Football League14220162
Total34331374
Widzew Łódź 2020–21 I liga25121272
2021–22 I liga26120281
Total51241553
Universitatea Cluj 2022–23 Liga I 003030
Bohemians 2023 LOI Premier Division 3115100362
Zhenis 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League 2401050300
2025 Kazakhstan Premier League802000100
Total3203050400
Career total3061323380000033716

References

  1. "Hearts sign up Polish defender Krystian Nowak". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. "Krystian Nowak joins Greek side Panionios from Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "LOI transfers: Bohemians and Dundalk add new defenders". RTÉ. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. "Bohs return to the top of the table as Krystian Nowak strikes late to beat Sligo". Irish Independent. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. Fallon, John (13 November 2023). "'How we started the second half was unacceptable' - Bohs left to rue Cup final errors". Irish Examiner.
  6. "Krystian Nowak w Żenisie Astana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. "Krystian Nowak zadebiutował w Żenisie Astana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. "Krystian Nowak odchodzi z Żenisu Astana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  9. "Krystian Nowak w Andijon PFK". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 13 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  10. "K. Nowak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 January 2018.