Marcin Oleksy

Marcin Oleksy (born 11 April 1987) is a Polish amputee footballer who plays as a forward for Warta Poznań and the Poland national amputee football team.^[1] He was the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award in 2022.^[2][3]

Marcin Oleksy

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Nowa Sól, Poland
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Warta Poznań
Number	8
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Poland amputee national team
Medal record

Biography

Until 2010, Oleksy played as a goalkeeper for Polish club Korona Kożuchów. His coach, Andrzej Sawicki, was under the impression that he could have achieved a lot in his further career.^[1] In 2010, Olesky stopped his career to focus on working as a construction worker.^[1]

In November 2010, Oleksy lost his leg to an accident at his workplace. In 2019, he started playing for Warta Poznań, and in 2021 for the Poland national amputee team.^[1]

Puskás Award

On 28 February 2023, Oleksy received the FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of the year, which he claimed at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 Gala.^[3] His goal won over other finalists Dimitri Payet and Richarlison. The winning goal was an overhead kick scored on 6 November 2022 in a match between Warta Poznań and Stal Rzeszów.^[2][1] He was the first Polish player and first amputee footballer to win the award, as well as the oldest winner at the age of 35.