{{short description|Polish footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Czerkas | fullname = Adam Czerkas | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Sokołów Podlaski, Poland | height = 1.85 m<ref name="90minut" /> | position = Striker | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2002 | youthclubs1 = Podlasie Sokołów Podlaski | years1 = 2002 | clubs1 = Podlasie Sokołów Podlaski | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2005 | clubs2 = Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2003–2004 | clubs3 = → Okęcie Warsaw (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2005–2007 | clubs4 = Korona Kielce | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = → Odra Wodzisław (loan) | caps5 = 23 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = → Odra Wodzisław (loan) | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2008–2009 | clubs8 = ŁKS Łódź | caps8 = 20 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2010–2011 | clubs10 = Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 6 | years11 = 2011–2013 | clubs11 = Pogoń Siedlce | caps11 = 54 | goals11 = 16 | years12 = 2014 | clubs12 = Legionovia Legionowo | caps12 = 15 | goals12 = 7 | years13 = 2014–2015 | clubs13 = Polonia Warsaw | caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 6 | years14 = 2015 | clubs14 = Legionovia Legionowo | caps14 = 6 | goals14 = 1 | years15 = 2015–2016 | clubs15 = Rozwój Katowice | caps15 = 21 | goals15 = 6 | years16 = 2016–2019 | clubs16 = Raków Częstochowa | caps16 = 57 | goals16 = 15 | years17 = 2020 | clubs17 = Escola Varsovia Warsaw | caps17 = 0 | goals17 = 0 | years18 = 2020 | clubs18 = Podlasie Sokołów Podlaski | caps18 = 4 | goals18 = 0 }} '''Adam Czerkas''' (born 13 July 1984) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
==Club career==
=== Early career === Born in Sokołów Podlaski,<ref name="90minut">{{Cite web |title=Adam Czerkas |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=4220 |access-date=2025-09-27 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref> Czerkas started his career with Podlasie Sokołów Podlaski.<ref name="Wielki powrót do Podlasia Sokołów Podlaski" /> He signed for Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki in summer 2002,<ref>https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,34868,990989.html</ref> and made 9 league appearances during the 2002–03 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Czerkas |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=4220&id_sezon=61 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref> He joined Okęcie Warsaw on loan in summer 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-08-21 |title=Piłka nożna. Kolejne zmiany w kadrze Świtu |url=https://www.sport.pl/sport/7,65025,1630314.html |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Sport.pl |language=pl}}</ref> but returned to Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki for the 2004–05 season, and scored 7 goals in 16 league games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Czerkas |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=4220&id_sezon=65 |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref>
===Korona Kielce=== On 8 February 2005, Czerkas signed for Korona Kielce on a five-year contract.<ref name="Czerkas ze Świtu do Kolportera">{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2005 |title=Czerkas ze Świtu do Kolportera |url=https://www.sport.pl/sport/7,69628,2541731.html |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Sport.pl |language=pl}}</ref> He scored in his first game for the club against Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski in a friendly the following day,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2005-02-10 |title=Spokojne Szamotuły |url=https://echodnia.eu/swietokrzyskie/spokojne-szamotuly/ar/8217944 |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Echo Dnia Świętokrzyskie |language=pl-PL}}</ref> and scored twice in 13 II liga matches across the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Czerkas |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=4220&id_sezon=65 |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref>
He joined Odra Wodzisław on loan in summer 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2005-07-31 |title=Piłkarska giełda |url=https://echodnia.eu/swietokrzyskie/pilkarska-gielda/ar/8228149 |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Echo Dnia Świętokrzyskie |language=pl-PL}}</ref> He scored 8 goals, 6 in the league, during a season-long loan with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2006-07-24 |title=Za spokojny nurt Odry? |url=https://wodzislawslaski.naszemiasto.pl/za-spokojny-nurt-odry/ar/c2-6453359 |access-date=2025-09-27 |website=Wodzisław Śląski Nasze Miasto |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
On 18 July 2006, Czerkas joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-07-18 |title=QPR agree deal for Polish striker |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/5191508.stm |access-date=2025-09-24 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> His loan was terminated in December 2006, having made just 4 appearances in all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2006 |title=Polish forward departs |url=https://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/sport/1084738.polish-forward-departs/ |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Ealing Times |language=en}}</ref> He later had an unsuccessful trial with Royal Charleroi before returning to play with Odra Wodzisław in January 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Adam Czerkas wyleczony z Wysp |url=https://wodzislawslaski.naszemiasto.pl/adam-czerkas-wyleczony-z-wysp/ar/c2-6582597 |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Wodzisław Śląski Nasze Miasto |language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2007 |title=Napastnik Adam Czerkas wraca do Odry Wodzisław |url=http://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/1,35035,3867922.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160212043251/http://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/1,35035,3867922.html |archive-date=February 12, 2016 |language=pl}}</ref>
He had an unsuccessful trial spell with Motherwell in July 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-07-18 |title=Pole fails to win deal with Well |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6903897.stm |access-date=2025-09-24 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Return to Poland=== On 16 July 2008, Czerkas signed for Ekstraklasa club ŁKS Łódź on a two-year contract, following a trial spell with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2009 |title=Czerkas na dwa lata w ŁKS |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news.php?id=752410 |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=90minut.pl}}</ref>
Łódź were denied a licence to take part in the 2009–10 Ekstraklasa and so Czerkas argued that his contract was no longer valid, as his contract was not valid outside of the Ekstraklasa. He agreed a contract with Cypricot club Enosis Neon Paralimni, but this transfer fell through due to delays with the PZPN confirming ŁKS Łódź's relegation. He had a trial with Górnik Zabrze<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Czerkas i Christian Henel na treningu Górnika |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/99/news992892-Adam-Czerkas-i-Christian-Henel-na-treningu-Gornika.html |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref> before the PZPN did eventually confirm ŁKS Łódź were relegated and he signed for GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski on 3 September 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=July 5, 2009 |title=Ile ważnych kontraktów ma Adam Czerkas? |url=https://dzienniklodzki.pl/ile-waznych-kontraktow-ma-adam-czerkas/ar/137796 |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Dziennik Łódzki |language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2009 |title=Zdrajca wraca na ŁKS |url=https://dzienniklodzki.pl/zdrajca-wraca-na-lks/ar/159048 |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Dziennik Łódzki |language=pl-PL}}</ref> He made his debut for Gorzów Wielkopolski on 5 September, scoring their goal in a 2–1 defeat to previous club ŁKS Łódź.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=Telewizja Polska |date=September 5, 2009 |title=Znów strzelanina w Poznaniu |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/890722/znow-strzelanina-w-poznaniu |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=sport.tvp.pl |language=pl}}</ref> His contract with Gorzów was terminated in May 2010, having scored twice in 15 league matches with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=Telewizja Polska |date=2010-05-05 |title=I liga: Gorzów stracił napastnika |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/1744910/i-liga-gorzow-stracil-napastnika |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=sport.tvp.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
He returned to former club Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki in July 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roszady transferowe w Świcie |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/130/news1300576-Roszady-transferowe-w-Swicie.html |access-date=2025-09-27 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref>
On 13 July 2011, Czerkas signed for Pogoń Siedlce.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2011 |title=Adam Czerkas w Pogoni Siedlce |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/162/news1622600-Adam-Czerkas-w-Pogoni-Siedlce.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref> His contract was terminated, at his request, in January 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2014 |title=Adam Czerkas odchodzi z Pogoni Siedlce |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/227/news2271978-Adam-Czerkas-odchodzi-z-Pogoni-Siedlce.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref>
On 15 August 2014, Czerkas signed for Polonia Warsaw.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=August 15, 2014 |title=Czerkas oficjalnie zawodnikiem Polonii Warszawa |url=https://gol24.pl/czerkas-oficjalnie-zawodnikiem-polonii-warszawa/ar/9553502 |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Gol24 |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
On 31 March 2015, Czerkas returned to Legionovia Legionowo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2015-03-31 |title=Adam Czerkas w Legionovii Legionowo |url=https://gol24.pl/adam-czerkas-w-legionovii-legionowo/ar/9528648 |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=Gol24 |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
He joined Raków Częstochowa in summer 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Czerkas w Rakowie |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/267/news2675432-Adam-Czerkas-w-Rakowie.html |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref> and was promoted with the club to the I liga in his first season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=II liga 2016/2017 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga8696.html |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref> In summer 2017 he extended his contract with Raków by a further year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Częstochowa |first=Raków |date=2017-06-06 |title=Adam Czerkas zostaje w Rakowie |url=https://rakow.com/aktualnosci/adam-czerkas-zostaje-w-rakowie-5495 |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=rakow.com |language=pl}}</ref> He again extended his contract by a year in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Czerkas na dłużej w Rakowie |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/287/news2872609-Adam-Czerkas-na-dluzej-w-Rakowie.html |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=www.90minut.pl}}</ref> He was released at the end of the 2018–19 season,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-16 |title=Duże zmiany u beniaminka Ekstraklasy. Podali nazwiska |url=https://sport.interia.pl/pilka-nozna/1-liga/news-rakow-czestochowa-odchodzi-siedmiu-pilkarzy,nId,2993865 |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=sport.interia.pl |language=PL}}</ref> following the club's promotion back to the Ekstraklasa.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-05-27 |title=Fortuna 1 Liga. Sezon 2018/19 w statystykach. Zobacz, kto najczęściej posiadał piłkę, a kto najwięcej dryblował |url=https://gol24.pl/fortuna-1-liga-sezon-201819-w-statystykach-zobacz-kto-najczesciej-posiadal-pilke-a-kto-najwiecej-dryblowal/ar/c2-14164819 |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=Gol24 |language=pl-PL}}</ref> He began working for Rakow as a scout following his release, and though he did register as a player for Escola Varsovia Warsaw, he did not play for the club.<ref name="Wielki powrót do Podlasia Sokołów Podlaski" />
In July 2020 he returned to IV liga Masovia club Podlasie Sokołów Podlaski.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Czerkas wraca do Podlasia |url=http://podlasie24.pl//sokolow/sport/czerkas-wraca-do-podlasia-2f26d.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=Regionalny Portal Informacyjny PODLASIE24.PL |language=pl}}</ref><ref name="Wielki powrót do Podlasia Sokołów Podlaski">{{Cite web |title=Wielki powrót do Podlasia Sokołów Podlaski |url=https://zyciesiedleckie.pl/pl/13_sport/24974_wielki-powrot-do-podlasia-sokolow-podlaski.html |access-date=2025-09-27 |website=zyciesiedleckie.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
== Style of play == Czerkas plays as a striker and has been noted for his size and strength.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rafalski |first=Maciej |date=2023-05-14 |title=Były piłkarz Rakowa wspomina Papszuna. "Tym ludziom brakuje dzisiaj argumentów..." |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/69837635/adam-czerkas-wspomina-wspolprace-z-markiem-papszunem-w-rakowie-czestochowa-tym-ludziom-brakuje-dzisiaj-argumentow |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=sport.tvp.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Korona Kielce''' * II liga: 2004–05<ref>{{cite web |title=II liga 2004/2005 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga1331.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>
'''Raków Częstochowa''' * II liga: 2016–17<ref>{{cite web |title=II liga 2016/2017 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga8696.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=14 June 2023 |language=pl}}</ref>
== References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|adam-czerkas/12573}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Czerkas, Adam}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Polish men's footballers Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Category:People from Sokołów County Category:Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship Category:Men's association football forwards Category:MKP Pogoń Siedlce players Category:Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki players Category:Okęcie Warsaw players Category:Korona Kielce players Category:Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Category:ŁKS Łódź players Category:Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski players Category:Legionovia Legionowo (football) players Category:Polonia Warsaw players Category:Rozwój Katowice players Category:Raków Częstochowa players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:I liga players Category:II liga players Category:III liga players Category:IV liga players Category:English Football League players Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen