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{{Short description|Polish footballer}}
'''Jaroslaw Fojut''' (born October 17, 1987 in [[Legionowo]], [[Poland]]) is a young Polish defender who plays soccer (football) for [[Bolton Wanderers]].
{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jarosław Fojut
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Jarosław Fojut<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=2847858 |title=Jaroslaw Fojut |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |accessdate=16 February 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|17|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/66698/jaroslaw-fojut |title=Jaroslaw Fojut |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Legionowo]], Poland
| height = 1.88 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2874/Jaroslaw-Fojut/overview |title=Jaroslaw Fojut: Overview |publisher=Premier League |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Centre-back]]<ref>{{Hugman|23061|Jaroslaw Fojut|accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref>
| currentclub = [[Stal Rzeszów (football)|Stal Rzeszów]] (sporting director)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Legionovia Legionowo (football)|Legionovia Legionowo]]
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Darzbór Szczecinek
| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2004
| youthclubs3 = MSP Szamotuły
| years1 = 2004–2009
| clubs1 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2008
| clubs2 = → [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = → [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan)
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009–2012
| clubs4 = [[Śląsk Wrocław]]
| caps4 = 58
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2013–2014
| clubs5 = [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2014–2015
| clubs6 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| caps6 = 36
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2015–2019
| clubs7 = [[Pogoń Szczecin]]
| caps7 = 88
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2019–2020
| clubs8 = [[Wisła Płock]]
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2020–2021
| clubs9 = [[Stal Rzeszów (football)|Stal Rzeszów]]
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 1
| totalcaps = 242 | totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Poland national under-19 football team|Poland U19]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalteam2 = [[Poland national under-20 football team|Poland U20]]
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2010
| nationalteam3 = [[Poland Olympic football team|Poland U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates =
}}
'''Jarosław Fojut''' (born 17 October 1987) is a Polish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-back]]. He currently serves as the [[sporting director]] of [[Stal Rzeszów (football)|Stal Rzeszów]].


Fojut began his career in England,<ref>[https://weszlo.com/2015/01/08/co-czeka-bielika-w-anglii-jaroslaw-fojut-mowi-jak-jest/ Co czeka Bielika w Anglii? Jarosław Fojut mówi, jak jest] weszlo.com</ref> where he played for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and also spent time on loan with [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] and [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]. He subsequently returned to Poland with [[Śląsk Wrocław]] and also played for [[Tromsø IL]] in Norway and [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] in Scotland prior to joining Pogoń Szczecin in 2015. He has also competed at youth international level up to the [[Poland Olympic football team|Poland under-23 team]].
Nicknamed "The Butcher" due to his no-nonsense style of play, this teenager is very highly rated by the staff at the [[Reebok Stadium]] who have tipped him to go onto make a major impact in the future.


==Club career==
Fojut has played in a number of friendly matches for the Bolton first team but is yet to make his [[Premiership]] debut.
===Bolton===
Fojut was born in [[Legionowo]], Masovian Voivodeship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jaroslaw-fojut/2626/ |title=J. Fojut: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> He joined [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|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 F.C.|Watford]] at [[Vicarage Road]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4565044.stm
|title=Watford 0–3 Bolton
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=7 January 2006 |accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref> His [[Premier League]] debut came in the 1–1 draw against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] at [[Fratton Park]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4657220.stm
|title=Portsmouth 1–1 Bolton
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=1 February 2006 |accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref> He made a total of four appearances for the first team, as well as becoming captain of the reserve team.<ref name="englcareer"/>

===Luton (loan)===
On 31 August 2007, he joined [[EFL League One|League One]] side [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] on loan until 1 January 2008.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120805133327/http://www.lutontown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1102977,00.html Blackwell Swoops For Loan Defender] Official website of Luton Town, 31 August 2007</ref> He made his debut for Luton in the [[Football League Trophy]] match against [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] on 4 September. He scored his first goal on 27 November in a 2–0 away win against [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in the [[FA Cup]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7110779.stm
|title=Brentford 0–2 Luton
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=27 November 2007 |accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> and followed that up a week later with his first league goal in a 1–1 tie away to [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C|Oldham Athletic]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7122798.stm
|title=Oldham 1–1 Luton
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=4 December 2007 |accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> He scored his third and final goal for Luton in a 2–1 win over Port Vale on 29 December 2007.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7157348.stm
|title=Port Vale 1–2 Luton
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=29 December 2007 |accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1204642,00.html Fojut Earns Blackwell's Praise] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104151124/http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1204642,00.html |date=4 January 2008 }} Official website of Bolton Wanderers, 2 January 2008</ref>

He returned to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and over the summer underwent an operation to resolve a long-standing hernia problem.<ref name="englcareer"/>

===Stockport County (loan)===

On 9 October 2008, Fojut began a one-month loan spell at [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] in League One,<ref>[http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1417190,00.html Fojut Heads To Stockport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010142757/http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1417190,00.html |date=10 October 2008 }} Official website of Bolton Wanderers, 9 October 2008</ref> where he managed just three games due to a hamstring problem.<ref name="englcareer">{{cite news|author=Liam Chronnell |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/wanderers/4123140.Fojut_is_homeward_bound/ |title=Fojut is homeward bound |date=12 February 2009 |work=The Bolton News |accessdate=13 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216003959/http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/wanderers/4123140.Fojut_is_homeward_bound/ |archivedate=16 February 2009 }}</ref>

===Śląsk Wrocław===

On 11 February 2009, Fojut signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with [[Śląsk Wrocław]] in the Polish [[Ekstraklasa]].<ref name="slask">{{cite news|url=http://www.slaskwroclaw.pl/wiadomosc.php?id=1576 |title=Transferowy hit Śląska Wrocław! Jarosław Fojut w Śląsku! |date=11 February 2009 |work=SlaskWroclaw.pl |accessdate=11 February 2009 |language=Polish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216000619/http://slaskwroclaw.pl/wiadomosc.php?id=1576 |archivedate=16 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name="slask2">{{cite news|url=http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1554611,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630225403/http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1554611,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2012 |title=Fojut Heads Home |date=12 February 2009 |work=[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.]] |accessdate=12 February 2009 }}</ref> On 17 January 2012, Fojut signed a pre-contract agreement with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16593212 | title=Defender Fojut agrees Celtic deal | publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref> 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.<ref name = "celtic cancel">{{cite web| url = https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/jaroslaw-fojut-won-t-dwell-on-celtic-deal-collapse-1-3716709| title = Jaroslaw Fojut won't dwell on Celtic deal collapse {{!}} The Scotsman}}</ref>

===Tromsø IL===

On 11 December 2012 the player and his agents were observed in [[Tromsø]], [[Norway]] for negotiations with [[Tippeligaen]] club [[Tromsø IL]].<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.nordlys.no/sporten/til/article6389418.ece
| title = TIL forhandler med polsk stopper
| publisher = Nordlys (Norwegian)
| date = 11 December 2012
| accessdate = 21 December 2012}}</ref> On 21 December the club could inform the public that an agreement for 2.5 years had been reached with Fojut.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.nordlys.no/sporten/til/article6407301.ece
| title = Dette er TILs nye midtstopper
| publisher = Nordlys (Norwegian)
| date = 21 December 2012
| accessdate = 21 December 2012}}</ref> While warming up ahead of the league-match against [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] on 29 June 2013, Fojut crashed with an advertising board and broke his nose and was unable to play the match.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10104821 |language=Norwegian |title=Tromsø-stopper brakk nesa etter reklameskilt-kollisjon |publisher=Verdens Gang |first1=Sondre |last1=Nilsen |first2=Per |last2=Opsahl |date=29 June 2013 |accessdate=29 June 2013}}</ref> He was released by Tromsø in the summer of 2014 and subsequently joined Scottish club [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref name="United sign defender Fojut">{{cite news
| url = http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4855&cd=2014
| title = United sign defender Fojut.
| publisher = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| date = 14 July 2014
| accessdate = 14 July 2014}}</ref>

===Dundee United===
On 14 July 2014, Fojut signed a two-year contract with [[Scottish Premiership]] side [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref name="United sign defender Fojut"/> He made his debut on 10 August 2014, in a 3–0 win against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28647039|publisher=BBC Sport|last=McLeod|first=Liam|date=10 August 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014}}</ref>
He scored his first goal for the club later that month in another 3–0 win, this time against [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/315452/report|title=Scottish Premiership: Dundee United beat St Mirren 3-0 to stay third|publisher=Sky Sports|date=30 August 2014|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref>

===Pogoń Szczecin===
Fojut returned to Poland in June 2015, signing a three-year contract with [[Ekstraklasa]] club [[Pogoń Szczecin]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Roache|first1=Ian|title=Jarek Fojut completes move from Dundee United to Pogon Szczecin|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-united/jarek-fojut-completes-move-from-dundee-united-to-pogon-szczecin-1.886178|accessdate=23 June 2015|work=The Courier|place=Dundee|publisher=DC Thomson|date=23 June 2015}}</ref>

===Wisła Płock===
On 10 June 2019 it was confirmed that Fojut joined [[Wisła Płock]].<ref>[https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/pko-ekstraklasa/wisla-plock/jaroslaw-fojut-zostal-zawodnikiem-wisly-plock/kqq00e6 Jarosław Fojut został zawodnikiem Wisły Płock], przegladsportowy.pl, 10 June 2019</ref> 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 (football)|Stal Rzeszów]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Stal Rzeszów (football)|Stal Rzeszów]]|url=https://stalrzeszow.pl/jaroslaw-fojut-zawodnikiem-stali-rzeszow/|title=Jarosław Fojut zawodnikiem Stali Rzeszów!|date=11 September 2020|language=Polish}}</ref> He retired after the 2020–21 season and was appointed as Stal's new sporting director.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rozmowa z Jarosławem Fojutem, nowym dyrektorem sportowym Stali Rzeszów |url=https://stalrzeszow.pl/rozmowa-z-jaroslawem-fojutem-nowym-dyrektorem-sportowym-stali-rzeszow/ |publisher=[[Stal Rzeszów (football)|Stal Rzeszów]] |access-date=28 October 2021 |language=pl |date=21 June 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
Fojut has represented Poland at [[Poland national under-19 football team|U-19]] and [[Poland U-20 national football team|U-20]] level, where he made appearances at the [[2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2006/round=2226/match=84174/report=lu.html |title=Poland 4-1 Belgium |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=17 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112064131/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season%3D2006/round%3D2226/match%3D84174/report%3Dlu.html |archivedate=12 January 2016 }}</ref> and the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=267721/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330202827/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=267721/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2008|title=Jaroslaw FOJUT|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+'''Appearances and goals by club, season and competition'''<ref>{{Soccerway|jaroslaw-fojut/2626}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2 | Club
! rowspan=2 | Season
! colspan=3 | League
! colspan=2 | National cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Cup]], [[Polish Cup]], [[Norwegian Cup]], [[Scottish Cup]]}}
! colspan=2 | League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]], [[Ekstraklasa Cup]], [[Scottish League Cup]]}}
! colspan=2 | Other
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]]
| [[2005–06 Premier League|2005–06]]
| [[Premier League]]
| 1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
| [[2006–07 Premier League|2006–07]]
| Premier League
| 0||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 1!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0
|-
| rowspan=1 | [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] (loan)
| [[2007–08 Football League One|2007–08]]
| [[EFL League One|Football League One]]
| 16||2||3||1||2||0||2||0||23||3
|-
| rowspan=1 | [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan)
| [[2008–09 Football League One|2008–09]]
| Football League One
| 3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
| rowspan=5 | [[Śląsk Wrocław]]
| [[2008–09 Ekstraklasa|2008–09]]
| [[Ekstraklasa]]
| 9||1||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
| [[2009–10 Ekstraklasa|2009–10]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
| [[2010–11 Ekstraklasa|2010–11]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 23||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0
|-
| [[2011–12 Ekstraklasa|2011–12]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 16||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||1
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! 58!!2!!5!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!67!!2
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Tromsø IL]]
| [[2013 Tippeligaen|2013]]
| [[Eliteserien]]
| 22||2||3||1||colspan="2"|—||12{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||37||3
|-
| [[2014 Norwegian First Division|2014]]
| [[Norwegian First Division]]
| 5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! 27!!2!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!0!!42!!3
|-
| rowspan=1 | [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| [[2014–15 Scottish Premiership|2014–15]]
| [[Scottish Premiership]]
| 36||4||3||0||4||1||0||0||43||5
|-
| rowspan=5 | [[Pogoń Szczecin]]
| [[2015–16 Ekstraklasa|2015–16]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 30||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||2
|-
| [[2016–17 Ekstraklasa|2016–17]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 31||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||2
|-
| [[2017–18 Ekstraklasa|2017–18]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
| [[2018–19 Ekstraklasa|2018–19]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! 88!!4!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!92!!4
|-
| [[Wisła Płock]]
| [[2019–20 Ekstraklasa|2019–20]]
| Ekstraklasa
| 3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
| [[Stal Rzeszów (football)|Stal Rzeszów]]
| [[2020–21 II liga|2020–21]]
| [[II liga]]
| 10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1
|-
! colspan="3" | Career total
! 242!!15!!21!!2!!12!!1!!14!!0!!289!!18
|}

{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Śląsk Wrocław'''
* [[Ekstraklasa]]: [[2011–12 Ekstraklasa|2011–12]]
* [[Ekstraklasa Cup]]: 2008–09

'''Individual'''
* Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: [[2015–16 Ekstraklasa#Annual awards|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2015/16 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/265/news2659652-Rozdano-nagrody-w-Ekstraklasie-za-sezon-2015-16.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=29 May 2023 |language=pl |date=16 May 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{90minut}}

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Latest revision as of 06:15, 7 November 2024

Jarosław Fojut
Personal information
Full name Jarosław Fojut[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Legionowo, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Stal Rzeszów (sporting director)
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)
2020–2021 Stal Rzeszów 10 (1)
Total 242 (15)
International career
2006 Poland U19
2007 Poland U20
2010 Poland U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jarosław Fojut (born 17 October 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently serves as the sporting director of Stal Rzeszów.

Fojut began his career in England,[5] 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

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Bolton

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Fojut was born in Legionowo, Masovian Voivodeship.[6] 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.[7] His Premier League debut came in the 1–1 draw against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[8] He made a total of four appearances for the first team, as well as becoming captain of the reserve team.[9]

Luton (loan)

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On 31 August 2007, he joined League One side Luton Town on loan until 1 January 2008.[10] 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[11] and followed that up a week later with his first league goal in a 1–1 tie away to Oldham Athletic.[12] He scored his third and final goal for Luton in a 2–1 win over Port Vale on 29 December 2007.[13]

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.[14]

He returned to Bolton Wanderers and over the summer underwent an operation to resolve a long-standing hernia problem.[9]

Stockport County (loan)

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On 9 October 2008, Fojut began a one-month loan spell at Stockport County in League One,[15] where he managed just three games due to a hamstring problem.[9]

Śląsk Wrocław

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On 11 February 2009, Fojut signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[16][17] On 17 January 2012, Fojut signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premier League club Celtic.[18] 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.[19]

Tromsø IL

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On 11 December 2012 the player and his agents were observed in Tromsø, Norway for negotiations with Tippeligaen club Tromsø IL.[20] On 21 December the club could inform the public that an agreement for 2.5 years had been reached with Fojut.[21] 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.[22] He was released by Tromsø in the summer of 2014 and subsequently joined Scottish club Dundee United.[23]

Dundee United

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On 14 July 2014, Fojut signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.[23] He made his debut on 10 August 2014, in a 3–0 win against Aberdeen.[24] He scored his first goal for the club later that month in another 3–0 win, this time against St Mirren.[25]

Pogoń Szczecin

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Fojut returned to Poland in June 2015, signing a three-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.[26]

Wisła Płock

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On 10 June 2019 it was confirmed that Fojut joined Wisła Płock.[27] He only made 3 league and 2 Cup appearances for Wisła in the 2019–20 season.

Stal Rzeszów

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On 11 September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with a third-tier club Stal Rzeszów.[28] He retired after the 2020–21 season and was appointed as Stal's new sporting director.[29]

International career

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Fojut has represented Poland at U-19 and U-20 level, where he made appearances at the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[30] and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[31]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[32]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton 2005–06 Premier League 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2006–07 Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Luton Town (loan) 2007–08 Football League One 16 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 23 3
Stockport County (loan) 2008–09 Football League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Śląsk Wrocław 2008–09 Ekstraklasa 9 1 0 0 4 0 — 13 1
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 23 0 2 0 — — 25 0
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 16 1 2 0 — — 18 1
Total 58 2 5 0 4 0 — 67 2
Tromsø IL 2013 Eliteserien 22 2 3 1 — 12[c] 0 37 3
2014 Norwegian First Division 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 27 2 3 1 — 12 0 42 3
Dundee United 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 36 4 3 0 4 1 0 0 43 5
Pogoń Szczecin 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 30 2 1 0 — — 31 2
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 31 2 3 0 — — 34 2
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Total 88 4 4 0 — — 92 4
Wisła Płock 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
Stal Rzeszów 2020–21 II liga 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
Career total 242 15 21 2 12 1 14 0 289 18
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Polish Cup, Norwegian Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Ekstraklasa Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Śląsk Wrocław

Individual

References

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  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. ^ Co czeka Bielika w Anglii? Jarosław Fojut mówi, jak jest weszlo.com
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  7. ^ "Watford 0–3 Bolton". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Portsmouth 1–1 Bolton". BBC Sport. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Liam Chronnell (12 February 2009). "Fojut is homeward bound". The Bolton News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  10. ^ Blackwell Swoops For Loan Defender Official website of Luton Town, 31 August 2007
  11. ^ "Brentford 0–2 Luton". BBC. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  12. ^ "Oldham 1–1 Luton". BBC. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  13. ^ "Port Vale 1–2 Luton". BBC. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  14. ^ Fojut Earns Blackwell's Praise Archived 4 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Bolton Wanderers, 2 January 2008
  15. ^ Fojut Heads To Stockport Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Bolton Wanderers, 9 October 2008
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  19. ^ "Jaroslaw Fojut won't dwell on Celtic deal collapse | The Scotsman".
  20. ^ "TIL forhandler med polsk stopper". Nordlys (Norwegian). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  21. ^ "Dette er TILs nye midtstopper". Nordlys (Norwegian). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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  27. ^ Jarosław Fojut został zawodnikiem Wisły Płock, przegladsportowy.pl, 10 June 2019
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  33. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2015/16". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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