Maik Nawrocki, born in Bremen on 7 February 2001 (age 25), is a Polish central defender contracted to Celtic and currently on loan at Hannover 96. At 6ft 3in (1.90m), he is a tall presence at the back, though his career so far has been shaped more by opportunity and rhythm than by any easy physical shorthand.
Legia Warsaw remains the main body of work. Across two seasons there, Nawrocki made 44 league appearances and scored five league goals, with 2022–23 his strongest campaign: 25 league games and four goals from central defence. That spell gave him the platform for a move to Celtic in July 2023, when he joined from Legia for around £4.5m.
His Celtic career has not yet displaced the impression made in Warsaw. In January 2025 he was linked with a move to Hannover 96, and he is now there on loan. In 2025–26, he has made 16 league appearances in the 2. Bundesliga and scored three goals.
His market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt. For now, Nawrocki’s profile is that of a Celtic player still trying to turn a promising Legia spell into a settled career at a higher level.
