Piotr Celeban

Piotr Oliver Celeban (born 25 June 1985) is a Polish former professional footballer who currently serves as a fitness coach for Śląsk Wrocław II. Although primarily a central defender, when needed he operated as a right-back. He is known for his powerful heading and goal scoring ability. Besides Poland, he has played in Romania.

Club career
Celeban made his first appearance in Ekstraklasa in May 2005 against Górnik Łęczna.

2012–13 season
On 20 June 2012, Vaslui announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Celeban on a free transfer from Śląsk Wrocław. He signed a four-year contract and was handed the number 5 shirt. On 4 July, he made his debut for Vaslui in a 9–1 win in a preseason friendly over Bischoffen. He made his Liga I debut for Vaslui on 22 July in a 2–2 draw with Rapid București. Despite playing as a right back in Vaslui's opening against Rapid, Celeban established himself in the central defence alongside Cape Verde international Fernando Varela. Celeban scored his first goal for Vaslui on 27 August in a 3–1 win against Steaua București. On 1 September, Celeban scored a late header against Viitorul Constanța, assisted by a cross from Dacian Varga. Celeban made it 2–2 which also was the final score. On 3 November, he scored a brace, bringing his tally to 4 goals in 10 league games, as Vaslui defeated Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 4–3. On 1 April 2013, he scored another brace in a 3–2 win against Viitorul Constanța, which ended Vaslui's run of five games without a win. Celeban continued to impress and scored with a header his seventh league goal of the season against Dinamo București. He managed to finish as Vaslui's top goalscorer with 7 goals, alongside team captain Lucian Sânmărtean. He was also Liga I's top scorer defender and Liga I's top header scorer with 5 goals, alongside Takayuki Seto and Bojan Golubović. Celeban was selected for the ProSport Team of the Year alongside teammate Zhivko Milanov.

2013–14 season
Celeban scored Vaslui's first goal of the season on 5 August against CFR Cluj with a 4th-minute header from Adrian Sălăgeanu's corner. The final score was established in the 33rd minute as 4–0. On 19 August, Celeban scored against Săgeata Năvodari at Municipal, with a 26th-minute header giving Vaslui a 1–0 win.

International career
Celeban debuted for the Poland national team in an 1–0 friendly win over Serbia on December 14, 2008.

Honours
Śląsk Wrocław
 * Ekstraklasa: 2011–12
 * Ekstraklasa Cup: 2008–09

Śląsk Wrocław II
 * III liga, group III: 2019–20

Individual
 * Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2011, July 2018
 * Vaslui Player of the Season: 2012–13
 * Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2023

Family
Celeban's brother Adam is also a professional football player who plays for Pogoń Szczecin.