 Helik in 2018 playing forCracovia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michał Sławomir Helik[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Chorzów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Ruch Chorzów | 46 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Cracovia | 88 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Barnsley | 81 | (6) |
| 2022–2025 | Huddersfield Town | 94 | (13) |
| 2025– | Oxford United | 38 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Poland | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:33, 1 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forEFL Championship clubOxford United.
Born inChorzów, Helik started his career atRuch Chorzów where he made 46Ekstraklasa appearances and scored one goal.[2] On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Helik would join fellow Ekstraklasa sideCracovia on a contract valid from 1 July.[3] Over three seasons at Cracovia, he appeared in 88 league matches and scored nine goals.[2]
On 9 September 2020, Helik joinedChampionship clubBarnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw withBristol City on 17 October 2020.[6]
On 1 September 2022, Helik signed for Championship sideHuddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, with an optional fourth year.[7]
After Huddersfield's relegation at the end of the2023–24 season, Helik remained with the club for another half-a-year, before returning to the second tier on 17 January 2025 to joinOxford United for an undisclosed fee.[8]
Helik was selected by coachPaulo Sousa for thePoland squad forUEFA Euro 2020, but didn't play in the tournament.[9][10] He later made his debut in a 3–3 draw againstHungary in a2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 25 March 2021.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Cracovia | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 101 | 11 | ||||
| Barnsley | 2020–21 | Championship | 43 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 89 | 7 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 9 | |||
| 2024–25 | League One | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 94 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 100 | 13 | |||
| Oxford United | 2024–25 | Championship | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 329 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 37 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
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