Maik Nawrocki is a German-born footballer, hailing from the northern reaches of the country. He came into the world on the 7th February 2001, which means he's already racked up 25 years on this spinning sphere of ours. He's a man who knows defence like the back of his hand, with his preferred position being that of a central defender. Although born and developed in Germany, Nawrocki currently plies his trade for Hannover 96, where he dons the number 6 jersey. Size isn't everything, they say, but Nawrocki has a fair measure of it, standing at a respectable 6ft 2in (1.9m) tall, and weighing in at a sturdy 12st 3lb (78kg).
According to the value-crunchers over at Transfermarkt, Nawrocki is reckoned to have a market value of around £1.7m.
Nawrocki's journey into professional football began in earnest in July 2016, when he joined Germany's SV Werder Bremen II in the Regionalliga Nord as a trainee. His star continued to rise in 2021, with Nawrocki transferring from SV Werder Bremen II to Poland's Warta Poznań in the I Liga on loan. Though he only pulled on their shirt three times in the 2020-2021 season, he still managed to notch up a goal for his troubles.
By mid-2021, Nawrocki was once again on the go, this time moving from SV Werder Bremen II to Legia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa, also in Poland on loan. His scoring boots were a bit more broken in by this point, with one goal from 19 appearances in the 2021-2022 season, and a more impressive four goals from 25 appearances in the 2022-2023 season.
Nawrocki proved himself enough to prompt a permanent transfer from SV Werder Bremen II to Legia Warsaw in July 2022, with a solid fee of around £1.2m changing hands. His performances there held a steady course, replicating his prior season stats.
In 2023, a call came from further north. Determined to add to their defensive ranks, Celtic FC tabled a bid of £4.3m to Legia Warsaw. A successful transaction saw Nawrocki trade Poland for Scotland and the Premiership, slipping into the Celtic green and white in the 2023-2024 season. Over two seasons, he played in thirteen games, even managing to get himself on the score sheet in one of them.
Come July 2025, it was yet another change of scenery for Nawrocki. Having played for Celtic for two seasons, he moved on loan to Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga in Germany. So far, in the 2025-2026 season, Nawrocki has appeared nine times for the German side.
