Maik Nawrocki, born in Bremen on 7 February 2001 (age 25), is a Polish central defender now with Lens. A tall, imposing centre-half at 6ft 3in (1.90m), he made his real senior impression at Legia Warsaw, where his career still has its strongest shape.
At Legia he made 44 league appearances across two seasons and scored five goals. His most productive campaign came in 2022-23, when he scored four times in 25 league matches, enough to put him on Celtic’s radar without turning him into the finished article overnight.
Celtic signed Nawrocki from Legia in July 2023 for around £4.5m. His time in Glasgow brought medals rather than full control of a place in the side: he won the Premiership, League Cup and Scottish Cup with Celtic, and was also part of a squad that finished as Scottish Cup runners-up. A January 2025 report linked him with a move away from Celtic.
He left Celtic in July 2026, joining Lens for around £2.5m. In 2026-27 he has made two appearances for Lens across all competitions, including one in Ligue 1 and one in the Trophée des Champions. His current market value is around £1.3m, according to Transfermarkt.
Nawrocki’s career so far is a fairly clear one: established at Legia, picked up by Celtic, then moved on to France with Lens. The Legia spell remains the most substantial body of work on his record.
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