Filip Twardzik

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Filip Twardzik
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Twardzik playing for Celtic in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Třinec, Czech Republic
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Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 27
Youth career
Sachsen Leipzig
0000–2009 Hertha BSC
2009–2011 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Celtic 5 (0)
2015– Bolton Wanderers 5 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Czech Republic U17 14 (5)
2011–2013 Czech Republic U19 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2013

Filip Twardzik (born 10 February 1993)[1] is a Czech footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Bolton Wanderers.

Career

Celtic

Twardzik was born in the Czech Republic but raised and educated in Germany as his father played football there. Twardzik and twin brother Patrik started off their careers with Sachsen Leipzig before being signed by Hertha Berlin.[2] On 1 February 2009, they were both signed by Celtic, a week before their 16th birthday.[3] Filip and Patrik both suspended their education when they moved to Celtic. Their mother also moved to Scotland to help them adjust to their new life.[2]

Twardzik made his first-team debut for Celtic on 8 January 2012, coming on as a 70th minutes substitute in a Scottish Cup win against Peterhead.[4] He made his second appearance in the next round of the Scottish Cup against Inverness. Coming on as a late substitute in the 93rd minute.[5] His league debut came on 7 April in a 6–0 against victory Kilmarnock, he came on shortly after the start of the second half and assisted the fifth goal with a clever back-heel.[6][7]

Bolton Wanderers

On 2 February 2015, Twardzik re-joined his former Celtic manager Neil Lennon at Championship side Bolton Wanderers. He signed a two-year contract at the Macron Stadium and went on to score on his debut in a 4–1 defeat for Wanderers at Derby County.[8]

International career

He played three times in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He played 14 times in total for Czech Republic U17s scoring five goals.[9] He made his competitive debut for Czech Republic U19s on 21 May 2011, in a 1–0 victory over the Netherlands.[1]

Personal life

His twin brother Patrik, a forward, also played for Celtic. His older brother, Dan, plays for Motherwell FC as a goalkeeper. His father, René, was also a goalkeeper and played for Sachsen Leipzig.[2]

References

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  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31070588
  9. ↑ Filip Twardzik international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)

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