Long hailed as one of the brightest talents in Polish football, Smolarek finally looks like he is delivering on his undoubted promise. The attacking midfielder has scored three times in the last year for the national team, having found his feet in club football after moving from Feyenoord to Borussia Dortmund. A serious knee injury curtailed his progress while in Holland, but in the Bundesliga he has emerged as a dynamic force going forward, netting 13 league goals in the season just ended.