Mariusz Pawełek

Not to be confused with Mariusz Pawelec.

Mariusz Pawełek [mariuʂ pavɛwɛk] (born 17 March 1981) is a Polish footballer. A goalkeeper throughout most of his professional career, he now plays as a forward for Silesia Lubomia, where he also serves as chairman.^[1] He has previously served as a goalkeeping coach for his former club GKS Jastrzębie.^[2]

Mariusz Pawełek

Personal information
Full name	Mariusz Pawełek
Date of birth	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Wodzisław, Poland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper, forward
Team information
Current team	Silesia Lubomia (player-chairman)
Number	6
Youth career
0000–1998	Silesia Lubomia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Odra Wodzisław	49	(0)
2006–2010	Wisła Kraków	101	(0)
2011–2012	Konyaspor	48	(0)
2012–2013	Polonia Warsaw	17	(0)
2013–2014	Çaykur Rizespor	3	(0)
2014	→ Adana Demirspor (loan)	8	(0)
2014–2017	Śląsk Wrocław	79	(0)
2017–2018	Jagiellonia Białystok	12	(0)
2018–2019	GKS Katowice	21	(0)
2019–2021	GKS Jastrzębie	44	(0)
2022–	Silesia Lubomia	72	(15)
International career
2006–2010	Poland	4	(0)
Managerial career
2021–2024	GKS Jastrzębie (goalkeeping coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:27, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

On 26 September 2017 Pawełek was signed to Jagiellonia Białystok for the rest of the season to fill in for injured Damian Węglarz.^[3][4] In 2021, he ended his professional football career.^[2] On 10 March 2022, he rejoined his childhood club Silesia Lubomia, playing in the Polish sixth division.^[5]

Coaching career

Pawełek was appointed goalkeeping coach of GKS Jastrzębie on 23 December 2021.^[2] On 14 October 2024, Pawełek amicably parted ways with GKS in order to focus on other projects.^[6]

Honours

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2007–08, 2008–09^[7]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Save of the Season: 2016–17^[8]