Paweł Abbott

Abbott at Oldham Athletic
Personal information
Full name	Paweł Tadeusz Howard Abbott
Date of birth	5 May 1982 (1982-05-05) (age 27)
Place of birth	York, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Oldham Athletic
Number	9
Youth career
2000–2001	ŁKS Łódź
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Preston North End	25	(5)
2002	→ Bury (loan)	13	(5)
2003	→ Bury (loan)	4	(1)
2004	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	6	(4)
2004–2007	Huddersfield Town	105	(44)
2007	Swansea City	18	(1)
2007–2009	Darlington	42	(17)
2009–	Oldham Athletic	14	(6)
National team
	Poland U21	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 24 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Paweł Tadeusz Howard Abbott (born 5 May 1982 in York) is an English-born Polish footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic in League One.

[edit] Career

Born to a Polish mother and an English father as the younger of two children, Abbott began his footballing career as a youth player at ŁKS Łódź in Poland, before moving to Preston North End at the age of 19.

He did not have the best time at Preston making only 20 appearances in three years and having two loan spells at Bury.

In early 2004, Abbott was signed on loan by Huddersfield Town as a makeshift replacement for Jon Stead who had just been sold to Premiership side Blackburn Rovers. He scored on his debut after coming off the bench against Bristol Rovers. He was then bought for a fee of around £125,000.

In July 2006, Abbott rejected a move to Milton Keynes Dons as part of a deal or no deal with their defender Dean Lewington. He said that he wanted to fight for a first-team place against Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Andy Booth, John McAliskey and new signing Luke Beckett.

On 22 January 2007, he signed for Swansea City on a two and a half year deal for a transfer fee of £150,000.^[1] He spent only six months at Swansea, before moving to League Two side Darlington for £100,000.^[2]

On 26 June 2009, Abbott opted to sign for League 1 outfit Oldham Athletic on a 2-year deal. It was rumoured he turned down several offers to join the former Premier League founders.^[3]

On 15 August, Abbott scored his first two goals for the club, wrapping up a 2-1 victory for Oldham against rivals Leyton Orient.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pawel Abbott career stats at Soccerbase