Dawid Kucharski
Dawid Kucharski (; born 19 November 1984) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stilon Gorzów. Career. Early career in Poland. Born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Kucharski began his playing career at Celulozy Kostrzyn. Before the 2002–03 season, he moved to Amica Wronki, where he debuted in the Ekstraklasa for Szczakowianka Jaworzno on 5 October 2002. He joined Lech Poznań at the beginning of the 2006–07 season. He has played in 97 matches in the Polish Ekstraklasa as well as scoring three goals. He helped Lech Poznań to third place in the 2008–09 Ekstraklasa and  the 2009 Polish Cup final but missed out on the 1–0 victory over Ruch Chorzów due to injury. Moving abroad to Hearts. Kucharski signed for Scottish Premier League side Hearts on 5 July 2009. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2–0 defeat to Dundee United at Tannadice. He made a total of 15 appearances during his first season for the club. Kucharski did not feature at all for Hearts during the 2010–11 season and on 26 May 2011 it was announced that he would not be offered a new contract at Tynecastle and  was free to find a new club. Pogoń Szczecin. In June 2011, he joined Pogoń Szczecin on a one-year contract. International career. Kucharski used to be the captain of the Poland U21 national team.