Maik Nawrocki is a Polish central defender, born in Bremen, Germany, on 7 February 2001 (age 25). A commanding 6ft 3in (1.90m), he is built for the position, though his career has not been a straight line from prospect to settled first-pick defender.
His most substantial football came at Legia Warsaw. Over two seasons he made 44 league appearances and scored five league goals, with 2022/23 his strongest campaign: 25 league games and four goals. That spell did most to put him on the map and remains the clearest body of work in his career so far.
Celtic signed Nawrocki from Legia in July 2023 for around £4.5m. Since moving to Glasgow, he has been part of a squad that won the Premiership and League Cup in 2024/25, along with a Scottish Cup. There was outgoing transfer speculation around him in January 2025, which was hardly a shock given his uneven route into regular football at Celtic.
His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt. Nawrocki’s career is still relatively young, but at this stage it is best understood through the Legia spell that earned him the move and the Celtic period that has followed.
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