Mateusz Jeleń
Country: Poland
Date of birth: 02/02/2007 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Poland
Height: 188cm
Youth career: Górnik Zabrze
Current club: Górnik Zabrze
Squad number: 31
Current national team: Poland U-18
Position: goalkeeper
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 25.000 €
Tournaments participated in: 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (2/0), 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (3/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2024
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Bernd Leno
Strengths:
– reflexes 
– handling
– close-range shot-stopping ability
– agility
– composure
– athleticism
– positioning 
– aerial ability
– distribution
To improve:
– a complete profile for a goalkeeper of his age, who should work hard to keep improving and polishing some elements of his game such as commanding the defence/being more vocal, and distributing under pressure
Style of play:
A mature and confident right-footed goalkeeper who excels with his fantastic reflexes, reaction time, and agility. He has good height and strength for his age. Primarily a line-keeper, he also demonstrates good composure in the build-up and possesses above-average long and short distribution, as well as decent footwork and two-footedness.
Jeleń makes a spectacular save of a good header.
Jeleń positions himself well and stops a dangerous shot from close range.
Jeleń with a fantastic save of an extremely dangerous mid-range shot.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Goalkeeper.
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Achievements:
Polish U-17 Championship 2022/2023 winner with Górnik Zabrze.
League summary (as of 16 September 2024):
3 Liga 2023/2024: 14 games/20 goals conceded/4 clean sheets (Górnik Zabrze II)
3 Liga 2024/2025 (ongoing): 4 games/11 goals conceded/1 clean sheet (Górnik Zabrze II)
Description:
Mateusz Jeleń is considered one of the most talented goalkeepers of his generation in Europe. He is a product of the Górnik Zabrze youth academy. He’s a member of an exciting generation of Polish U18s which includes, among others Igor Brzyski, Mateusz Dziewiatowski, Cyprian Popielec, Adrian Przyborek, Jakub Adkonis, Bartosz Kriegler, Hubert Jasiak, Stanislaw Gieroba, Dominik Sarapata, Oskar Pietuszewski, Mateusz Szczepaniak, Dawid Szwiec, Igor Stankiewicz, Kamil Jakóbczyk, Dawid Mazurek, Patryk Mazur, and Kacper Potulski.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European league.
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