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Mateusz Szczepaniak (speedway rider)

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Mateusz Szczepaniak
Born (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 37)
Poland
NationalityPolish
Career history
Poland
2003Piła
2004–2008Częstochowa
2009–2010Poznań
2011–2012Łódź
2013–2014, 2024Bydgoszcz
2015Ostrów
2016–2017Kraków
2018–2020Rybnik
2021–2022Wilki Krosno
2023Grudziądz
Great Britain
2011, 2018Poole
2012King's Lynn
2013Coventry
Sweden
2022Piraterna
2024Rospiggarna
Denmark
2010Esbjerg
2017Grindsted
Individual honours
2006Polish Bronze Helmet U-19 Winner
Team honours
2007Under-21 World Cup Winner
2004European Club Champions' Cup Winner

Mateusz Szczepaniak (born 10 February 1987 is a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Team Under 21 World Championship with the Poland speedway team.[1]

Career

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Szczepaniak first rode in the 2003 Polish speedway season when riding for Polonia Piła in the Team Speedway Polish Championship. In subsequent seasons he then rode for Włókniarz Częstochowa, Poznań, Łódź, Polonia Bydgoszcz, Ostrów, Kraków and ŻKS ROW Rybnik.[2]

In 2012 Szczepaniak was due to sign for Poole Pirates in the British leagues after riding one match for them in 2011[3] but the deal fell through and he signed for the King's Lynn Stars instead.[4] He rode a few matches for Coventry Bees in 2013 before returning to British speedway with Poole in 2018.[5]

In 2022, he helped Wilki Krosno win the 2022 1.Liga.[6] The following season he signed for GKM Grudziądz for the 2023 Polish speedway season[7] and joined Rospiggarna mid-way through the 2024 Swedish speedway season.[8]

Family

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His elder brother Michał is also a speedway rider.

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Mateusz Szczepaniak Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Poole Pirates complete Mateusz Szczepaniak signing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Mateusz Szczepaniak joins King's Lynn Stars". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Mateusz Szczepaniak and Kacper Woryna forced to wait on Golden Helmet semi-finals". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "2022 ewinner Liga 1 season". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "THE STAFF OF ZOOLESZCZ GKM GRUDZIĄDZ". GKM Grudziądz Speedway. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Veteran driver back in Rospiggarna - after 16 years". Norrtelje Tidning. Retrieved 13 September 2024.