Great spot by Baby Nats Abroad. In Scotland, Hearts add a 3rd American to their ranks, signing Red Bull's U18 GK Wojciech Gadja to their U20 side https://t.co/0i9TXchcXr— Nats Abroad (@Nats_Abroad) November 21, 2016 USSDA profile: http://nyrb.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1400407&player=28318911 He's a '98 goalkeeper from Staten Island, NY who came up through the NY Red Bulls academy. He had previously signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Stony Brook.
http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/5528 The 18-year-old joins initially as an amateur and will sign a professional contract in the January transfer window. The Polish shot-stopper joins Hearts from MLS side New York Red Bulls. New club claiming he's Polish. Guess he's a dual nat unless one of USSDA or Hearts is wrong.
He isn't listed on Hearts' official U20 page. Likely because they simply haven't updated it, because he showed up on a match report on Kilmarnock's website. http://www.killiefc.com/en/dl19_51757/ He's also listed on a database of Polish footballers in the UK: http://www.skauci.uk/zawodnicy/ A nice story here on his family background. His father was also a keeper, albeit at amateur level in Poland. Wojciech was born in Poland and moved with his family to New York at about a year old. He and his family are friends with Matt Miazga, another current YA and former NYRB with Polish roots. He would be honored to play for either Poland or the US. http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilk...t-z-hearts-edynburg,artykul,749441,1,379.html
Off-topic, but a diminutive form of Wojciech is "Wojtek." One of the better tales of WWII was Wojtek, the beer-drinking, cigarette-eating, ammunition-carrying brown bear mascot of a Polish Armed Forces unit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear) http://www.thesoldierbear.com/wojtek.html
It's about a long-dead animal with a different name and literally has no connection whatsoever to American soccer. If that's off-topic, I don't want to be on-topic.
Seems he may have made his way to Poland: http://www.90minut.pl/news/292/news...iech-Gajda-beda-trenowac-ze-Stala-Mielec.html
This dude is on the roster at Welsh first-division club Haverfordwest County. http://www.haverfordwestcountyafc.com/uncategorized/squad-numbers-for-season-2020-2021/ Come on you Bluebirds!
Was scheduled for his first start: 🔢 Your starting 11 for our game against @the_nomads It's a first start for our big Pole in the goal!#HAVCQN pic.twitter.com/QCmxcikSes— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) September 27, 2020 The big man warming up for his first start as a Bluebird 💪 pic.twitter.com/RxFtecXwXl— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) September 27, 2020 But, scratched from the lineup: Wojciech Gajda was injured in the warm up and is replaced by Steve Hall.— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) September 27, 2020
Back healthy & on the bench: Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣Mark Jones, Marcus Griffiths and Ben Fawcett lead the line today 💪#HAVFTU pic.twitter.com/hc0ooLJc9t— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) November 21, 2020
Making his debut today: Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣Full debuts for Wojciech Gajda and Trystan Jones 💪#CAEHAV pic.twitter.com/Nbws6lRTOV— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) November 28, 2020 This is the top tier in Wales, so he has earned a promotion. @bungadiri @TheFalseNine
Starts: Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣We are unchanged from the victory at the weekend 💪 pic.twitter.com/HVCegkXYXx— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) December 1, 2020
Starts: Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣The squad is unchanged from the victory over Aberystwyth midweek 💪 pic.twitter.com/bL8m0jzuzX— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) December 5, 2020 Down 1-0 late.
Started in yesterday's 4-1 loss. Sounds like he made a number of good saves: Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣Kieran Lewis returns from suspension and Corey Shephard regains his fitness to make the bench 💪 pic.twitter.com/ISifP6SXIw— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) December 12, 2020 https://www.haverfordwestcountyafc.com/match-report-cefn-druids-4-1-hcafc/
Starts: Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣Top scorer Jack Wilson leads the line today 💪 pic.twitter.com/Cep6CUc9bK— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) December 16, 2020
Starts: Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣!Ben Fawcett and Danny Williams lead the line as re-signed Nicky Palmer makes the bench 💪Come on the Bluebirds! pic.twitter.com/dUmoSf3GR3— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) March 6, 2021
Starts: Your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣!Marcus Griffiths and Trystan Jones enter the starting lineup, whilst Kieran Lewis returns to fitness to make the bench. New signing Jazz Richards, will wear number 22 and is on the bench tonight 💪 pic.twitter.com/I204yTuykl— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) March 9, 2021
Dropped to the bench for Matt Turner (no, not that one): Here is your Bluebirds Starting 1⃣1⃣ 👇Kieran Lewis returns to the starting lineup and Jazz Richards makes his home debut 💪Kick off is just 1⃣ hour away and will be live on @sgorio 😎 pic.twitter.com/X9Hnm6qbWD— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) March 13, 2021
On the bench: Here is your Bluebirds starting 1⃣1⃣One change, as Sean Pemberton replaces the suspended Alaric Jones.#CQNHAV pic.twitter.com/e2r6sWRbAq— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) March 20, 2021
On the bench: Here is you Bluebirds starting 1⃣1⃣:Alaric Jones returns from suspension and Danny Williams leads the line as Summerfield is misses out through injury.#NEWHAV pic.twitter.com/a63rcaKo6a— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) March 27, 2021
No. It needs to be deleted. I understand the need for criteria and all that, but a quality PDL side would be title contenders in this league
On the bench: Here is your Bluebirds starting 1⃣1⃣!Dan Summerfield returns from injury to replace the injured Jazz Richards, Elliot Scotcher will wear the captain's armband as Ricky Watts (suspension) and Sean Pemberton (injury) miss out.Come on the Bluebirds! #PENHAV pic.twitter.com/lFPnTEMNB4— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) April 2, 2021
A phrase that brings shudders to USMNT fans: 33' Sub for the Bluebirds. Injured Matt Turner is replaced by Wojciech Gajda.(0-0)#PENHAV pic.twitter.com/xm1BVwpfvu— Haverfordwest County AFC 🏴 (@HaverfordwestFC) April 2, 2021