Piotr Oliver Celeban (born 25 June 1985) is a Polish former professional footballer who currently serves as a fitness coach of à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw II and the Poland national under-17 team. 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.
Celeban made his first appearance in Ekstraklasa in May 2005 against Górnik à ÂÃÂczna.
On 20 June 2012, Vaslui announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Celeban on a free transfer from à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw. He signed a four-year contract and was handed the number 5 shirt. On 4 July, he made his debut for Vaslui in a 9âÂÂ1 win in a preseason friendly over Bischoffen. He made his Liga I debut for Vaslui on 22 July in a 2âÂÂ2 draw with Rapid BucureÃÂti. 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 3âÂÂ1 win against Steaua BucureÃÂti. On 1 September, Celeban scored a late header against Viitorul ConstanÃÂa, assisted by a cross from Dacian Varga. Celeban made it 2âÂÂ2 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 CeahlÃÂul Piatra Neamà4âÂÂ3. On 1 April 2013, he scored another brace in a 3âÂÂ2 win against Viitorul ConstanÃÂa, 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 BucureÃÂti. He managed to finish as Vaslui's top goalscorer with 7 goals, alongside team captain Lucian SânmÃÂrtean. He was also Liga I's top scorer defender and Liga I's top header scorer with 5 goals, alongside Takayuki Seto and Bojan GoluboviÃÂ. Celeban was selected for the ProSport Team of the Year alongside teammate Zhivko Milanov.
Celeban scored Vaslui's first goal of the season on 5 August against CFR Cluj with a 4th-minute header from Adrian SÃÂlÃÂgeanu's corner. The final score was established in the 33rd minute as 4âÂÂ0. On 19 August, Celeban scored against SÃÂgeata NÃÂvodari at Municipal, with a 26th-minute header giving Vaslui a 1âÂÂ0 win.
Celeban debuted for the Poland national team in an 1âÂÂ0 friendly win over Serbia on December 14, 2008.
à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw
à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw II
Individual
Celeban's brother Adam is also a professional football player who plays for Pogoà  Szczecin.