Maik Nawrocki, born on the 7th of February 2001, in Germany, has carved out a career as a central defender, a role he's currently playing at Celtic. Standing at 6ft 2in (1.9m) tall and tipping the scales at 12st 3lb (78kg), he is a noticeable presence in the heart of defence. Nawrocki, in Celtic's green and white, is often seen strutting around in the number 17 jersey.
Hailing a market value of approximately £2.14 million, as detailed by Transfermarkt, Nawrocki's contract with Celtic is poised to wind up on 31 May 2028, giving him a substantial period still to prove his worth to the faithful at Parkhead.
The journeyman defender's career began in earnest in July 2016 when he joined SV Werder Bremen II in Germany's Regionalliga Nord as a trainee. His debut loan move struck in February 2021 when he traded Bremen for Warta Poznań in the Polish I Liga. Throughout his debut season, Nawrocki made a modest three first team appearances, finding the back of the net in one of these occasions.
In July 2021, Nawrocki embarked on another loan expedition, this time to Polish giants Legia Warsaw. Proving to be a more beneficent move, Nawrocki earned game time in 19 first team matches, scoring once. His services at Legia Warsaw seemed to have won him favour, as he was signed by the club in 2022 for a sum of approximately £1.4 million, rounding off two seasons with 25 appearances and four goals.
The pivotal moment of Nawrocki's career coincided with the summer of 2023 — he was assimilated into the Celtic family for a fee of nearly £4.3 million. His first season in Scotland resulted in ten first team appearances. The current season, as it stands, has Nawrocki yet to make his inaugural appearance.
In his short tenure at Celtic, Nawrocki has participated in two domestic cup competitions thus far — the League Cup in 2024-2025, and the Scottish Cup in the same season, where he featured as a substitute in both.The upcoming years will determine whether Nawrocki is to be etched in the annals of Celtic's illustrious history.
