 Boruc playing for Legia Warsaw in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Boruc[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1980[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Siedlce, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Pogoń Siedlce | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2005 | Legia Warsaw | 69 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Celtic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Celtic | 153 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Fiorentina | 62 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Southampton | 49 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | AFC Bournemouth | 79 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Legia Warsaw | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 524 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2017 | Poland | 65 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Artur Boruc (Polish pronunciation: [ˈartur ˈbɔrut͡s]; born 20 February 1980) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Boruc began his career in the Polish third division with hometown club Pogoń Siedlce. He joined Ekstraklasa team Legia Warsaw in 1999 and, whilst still a reserve, had a spell on loan at Dolcan Ząbki in 2000. Boruc broke through to the Legia first team in 2002 and by 2003 had become the club's first choice goalkeeper. In the summer of 2005, he joined Scottish Premier League side Celtic. In his five years in Glasgow, Boruc made 221 appearances for the club,[4] winning the league three times, the Scottish Cup once and the Scottish League Cup twice. Celtic fans nicknamed Boruc 'The Holy Goalie' for his devout Catholicism. He moved to Italy in 2010 to join Fiorentina, spending two years at the Serie A club before returning to Britain in 2012 to sign for Premier League side Southampton, moving to Bournemouth in 2015 after a season on loan. In June 2022, Boruc retired from professional football.[5]
Boruc made his international debut against the Republic of Ireland in April 2004 and became a regular in the Polish international squad, earning 65 caps. He represented the nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and Euro 2016. In November 2017, Boruc retired from international football.
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Goal – Bournemouth – Artur Boruc". Goal.com. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Celtic Player Artur Boruc Details". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ House, Alfie (17 June 2022). "Former Bournemouth goalkeeper retires with sun, beer in mind". Bournemouth Echo.