Filip Twardzik
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Twardzik playing for Celtic in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Twardzik[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Třinec, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free Agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sachsen Leipzig | |||
| –2009 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2009–2011 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Celtic | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Czech Republic U17 | 14 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Czech Republic U19 | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 27 December 2015 (UTC). | |||
Filip Twardzik (born 10 February 1993)[2] is a Czech footballer who plays as a central midfielder but is currently a free agent after Bolton Wanderers terminated his contract by mutual consent on 1 August 2016.
Career
Celtic
Twardzik was born in the Czech Republic but raised and educated in Germany as his father played football there. Twardzik and twin brother Patrik started off their careers with Sachsen Leipzig before being signed by Hertha Berlin.[3] On 1 February 2009, they were both signed by Celtic, a week before their 16th birthday.[4] Filip and Patrik both suspended their education when they moved to Celtic. Their mother also moved to Scotland to help them adjust to their new life.[3]
Twardzik made his first-team debut for Celtic on 8 January 2012, coming on as a 70th minutes substitute in a Scottish Cup win against Peterhead.[5] He made his second appearance in the next round of the Scottish Cup against Inverness. Coming on as a late substitute in the 93rd minute.[6] His league debut came on 7 April in a 6–0 against victory Kilmarnock, he came on shortly after the start of the second half and assisted the fifth goal with a clever back-heel.[7][8]
Bolton Wanderers
On 2 February 2015, Twardzik re-joined his former Celtic manager Neil Lennon at Championship side Bolton Wanderers. He signed a two-year contract at the Macron Stadium and went on to score on his debut in a 4–1 defeat for Wanderers at Derby County.[9]
International career
He played three times in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He played 14 times in total for Czech Republic U17s scoring five goals.[10] He made his competitive debut for Czech Republic U19s on 21 May 2011, in a 1–0 victory over the Netherlands.[2]
Personal life
His twin brother Patrik, a forward, also played for Celtic. His older brother, Dan, plays for Motherwell FC as a goalkeeper. His father, René, was also a goalkeeper and played for Sachsen Leipzig.[3]
References
- ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Filip Twardzik career stats". Uefa. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Czech siblings Filip & Patrik Twardzik hoping to emulate McStay brothers at Celtic". Daily Record. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ "Czech twins lured". Scotsman. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ "Peterhead 0–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic Match facts". http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/match/2012/feb/04/invernesscaledonianthistle-v-celtic. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Scottish Premier League – Live". BBC Sport. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ↑ "How Celtic won the title". STV.tv. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31070588
- ↑ Filip Twardzik international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
