Jarosław Fojut

Jarosław Fojut (born 17 October 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Stal Rzeszów.

Jarosław Fojut

Personal information
Full name	Jarosław Fojut[1]
Date of birth	17 October 1987[2]
Place of birth	Legionowo, Poland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team	Stal Rzeszów
Number	23
Youth career
	Legionovia Legionowo
	Darzbór Szczecinek
–2004	MSP Szamotuły
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Bolton Wanderers	1	(0)
2007–2008	→ Luton Town (loan)	16	(2)
2008	→ Stockport County (loan)	3	(0)
2009–2012	Śląsk Wrocław	58	(2)
2013–2014	Tromsø	27	(2)
2014–2015	Dundee United	36	(4)
2015–2019	Pogoń Szczecin	88	(4)
2019–2020	Wisła Płock	3	(0)
2020–	Stal Rzeszów	3	(0)
National team
2006	Poland U-19
2007	Poland U-20
2010	Poland U-23	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2020

Fojut began his career in England, where he played for Bolton Wanderers and also spent time on loan with Luton Town and Stockport County. He subsequently returned to Poland with Śląsk Wrocław and also played for Tromsø IL in Norway and Dundee United in Scotland prior to joining Pogoń Szczecin in 2015. He has also competed at youth international level up to the Poland under-23 team.

Club career

Bolton

Fojut was born in Legionowo, Masovian Voivodeship.[5] He joined Bolton Wanderers in 2004. The defender made his first senior appearance for Bolton as a substitute (to replace Khalilou Fadiga), during the FA Cup Third Round 3–0 victory against Watford at Vicarage Road in 2006.[6] His Premier League debut came in the 1–1 draw against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[7] He made a total of four appearances for the first team, as well as becoming captain of the reserve team.[8]

Luton (loan)

On 31 August 2007, he joined League One side Luton Town on loan until 1 January 2008.[9] He made his debut for Luton in the Football League Trophy match against Northampton Town on 4 September. He scored his first goal on 27 November in a 2–0 away win against Brentford in the FA Cup[10] and followed that up a week later with his first league goal in a 1–1 tie away to Oldham Athletic.[11] He scored his third and final goal for Luton in a 2–1 win over Port Vale on 29 December 2007.[12]

Fojut garnered much praise during his loan spell, Luton manager Kevin Blackwell describing the young defender's performances as "colossal", however, his stay could not be extended, with all loan players being required to return to their parent clubs when Luton was placed in administration.[13]

He returned to Bolton Wanderers and over the summer underwent an operation to resolve a long-standing hernia problem.[8]

Stockport County (loan)

On 9 October 2008, Fojut began a one-month loan spell at Stockport County in League One,[14] where he managed just three games due to a hamstring problem.[8]

Śląsk Wrocław

On 11 February 2009, Fojut signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[15][16] On 17 January 2012, Fojut signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premier League club Celtic.[17] Fojut was due to join the club at the start of the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League season, but he suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury while playing for Śląsk Wrocław. Celtic then decided to cancel their contract offer to Fojut.[18]

Tromsø IL

On 11 December 2012 the player and his agents were observed in Tromsø, Norway for negotiations with Tippeligaen club Tromsø IL.[19] On 21 December the club could inform the public that an agreement for 2.5 years had been reached with Fojut.[20] While warming up ahead of the league-match against Strømsgodset on 29 June 2013, Fojut crashed with an advertising board and broke his nose and was unable to play the match.[21] He was released by Tromsø in the summer of 2014 and subsequently joined Scottish club Dundee United.[22]

Dundee United

On 14 July 2014, Fojut signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.[22] He made his debut on 10 August 2014, in a 3–0 win against Aberdeen.[23] He scored his first goal for the club later that month in another 3–0 win, this time against St Mirren.[24]

Pogoń Szczecin

Fojut returned to Poland in June 2015, signing a three-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.[25]

Wisła Płock

On 10 June 2019 it was confirmed, that Fojut joined Wisła Płock.[26] He only made 3 league and 2 Cup appearances for Wisła in the 2019–20 season.

Stal Rzeszów

On 11 September 2020 he signed a two-year contract with a third-tier club Stal Rzeszów.[27]

International career

Fojut has represented Poland at U-19 and U-20 level, where he made appearances at the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[28] and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[29]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2017[30]

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton	2005–06	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2006–07	0	0	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
	Total	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Luton Town (loan)	2007–08	16	2	3	1	2	0	2	0	23	3
Stockport County (loan)	2008–09	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Slask Wroclaw	2008–09	9	1	4	0	–		–		13	1
	2009–10	10	0	1	0	–		–		11	0
	2010–11	23	0	2	0	–		–		25	0
	2011–12	16	1	2	0	–		–		18	1
	Total	58	2	9	0	–		–		67	2
Tromsø IL	2013	22	2	3	1	–		12	0	37	3
	2014	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	Total	27	2	3	1	–		12	0	42	3
Dundee United	2014–15	36	4	3	0	4	1	0	0	43	5
Pogoń Szczecin	2015–16	30	2	1	0	–		–		31	2
	2016–17	31	2	3	0	–		–		34	2
	2017–18	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
	Total	72	4	4	0	–		–		76	4
Career total		213	14	23	2	8	1	14	0	258	17

References

1. "Jaroslaw Fojut" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
2. "Jaroslaw Fojut". ESPN. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
3. "Jaroslaw Fojut: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
4. "Jaroslaw Fojut". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
5. "J. Fojut: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
6. "Watford 0–3 Bolton". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
7. "Portsmouth 1–1 Bolton". BBC Sport. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
8. Liam Chronnell (12 February 2009). "Fojut is homeward bound". The Bolton News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
9. Blackwell Swoops For Loan Defender Official website of Luton Town, 31 August 2007
10. "Brentford 0–2 Luton". BBC. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
11. "Oldham 1–1 Luton". BBC. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
12. "Port Vale 1–2 Luton". BBC. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
13. Fojut Earns Blackwell's Praise Archived 4 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Bolton Wanderers, 2 January 2008
14. Fojut Heads To Stockport Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Bolton Wanderers, 9 October 2008
15. "Transferowy hit Śląska Wrocław! Jarosław Fojut w Śląsku!". SlaskWroclaw.pl (in Polish). 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
16. "Fojut Heads Home". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
17. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16593212
18. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/jaroslaw-fojut-won-t-dwell-on-celtic-deal-collapse-1-3716709
19. "TIL forhandler med polsk stopper". Nordlys (Norwegian). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
20. "Dette er TILs nye midtstopper". Nordlys (Norwegian). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
21. Nilsen, Sondre; Opsahl, Per (29 June 2013). "Tromsø-stopper brakk nesa etter reklameskilt-kollisjon" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
22. "United sign defender Fojut". Dundee United. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
23. McLeod, Liam (10 August 2014). "Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
24. "Scottish Premiership: Dundee United beat St Mirren 3-0 to stay third". Sky Sports. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
25. Roache, Ian (23 June 2015). "Jarek Fojut completes move from Dundee United to Pogon Szczecin". The Courier. Dundee: DC Thomson. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
26. Jarosław Fojut został zawodnikiem Wisły Płock, przegladsportowy.pl, 10 June 2019
27. "Jarosław Fojut zawodnikiem Stali Rzeszów!" (in Polish). Stal Rzeszów. 11 September 2020.
28. "Poland 4-1 Belgium". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
29. "Jaroslaw FOJUT". FIFA. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
30. Jarosław Fojut at Soccerway

External links

• Jarosław Fojut at Soccerbase
• Jarosław Fojut at 90minut.pl (in Polish)