| Michał Helik | |
| Fullname: | Michał Sławomir Helik[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Chorzów, Poland |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Oxford United |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ruch Chorzów |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Ruch Chorzów |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Cracovia |
| Caps2: | 88 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Barnsley |
| Caps3: | 81 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2022–2025 |
| Clubs4: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps4: | 94 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 2025– |
| Clubs5: | Oxford United |
| Caps5: | 38 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Poland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 06:33, 1 December 2025 (UTC) |
Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Oxford United.
Born in Chorzów, Helik started his career at Ruch Chorzów where he made 46 Ekstraklasa appearances and scored one goal. On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Helik would join fellow Ekstraklasa side Cracovia on a contract valid from 1 July.[2] Over three seasons at Cracovia, he appeared in 88 league matches and scored nine goals.
On 9 September 2020, Helik joined Championship club Barnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[3] [4] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw with Bristol City on 17 October 2020.[5]
On 1 September 2022, Helik signed for Championship side Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, with an optional fourth year.[6]
After Huddersfield's relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season, Helik remained with the club for another half-a-year, before returning to the second tier on 17 January 2025 to join Oxford United for an undisclosed fee.[7]
Helik was selected by coach Paulo Sousa for the Poland squad for UEFA Euro 2020, but didn't play in the tournament.[8] [9] He later made his debut in a 3–3 draw against Hungary in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 25 March 2021.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | |||||
| Cracovia | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 88 | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | 3! | 0 | — | 101 | 11 | |||||
| Barnsley | 2020–21 | Championship | 43 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 89 | 7 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 9 | ||||
| 2024–25 | League One | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 94 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 100 | 13 | ||||
| Oxford United | 2024–25 | Championship | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 329 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 37 | |||
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