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Mateusz Klich

Experienced headCracovia Krakow · 36 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMateusz Andrzej Klich
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPoland
Age36
Date of birth13 Jun 1990
BirthplaceTarnów
Height183 cm
Shirt number#43
ClubCracovia Krakow
Central midfielder
8
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
633
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cracovia Krakow.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ekstraklasa2001727.05

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

M. Klich is a 36-year-old central midfielder at Cracovia Krakow, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 23, top 57% of Ekstraklasa central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.9, ranking 129th of 135 in the Ekstraklasa. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (67% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Klich.

Judged on this season alone, Klich graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 23 of the 23 central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.372 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 22nd of 23 of the 23 central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa. At 36 Klich is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
11.9
Ratingi
22nd of 23 central midfielders
23.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
67%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.37
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cracovia Krakow finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

27
Apps
2.37
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
13
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

2.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 11.9, Klich carries the 22nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa of 23, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cracovia Krakow finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions13
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.