Tomasz Frankowski (; born 16 August 1974) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. With 168 goals in 302 matches in Polish Ekstraklasa he is the league's third all-time scorer and was top league goalscorer four times. Frankowski achieved his greatest success at Wisła Kraków of Poland, where he helped fire them to a collection of domestic honours. He also played in France, Japan, Spain, England, and the United States. He was capped 22 times for the Poland national team, scoring ten goals. After his retirement, he was elected to the European Parliament for the Civic Platform in 2019. Club career Early years and Wisła Kraków As a native of Białystok, Frankowski began his career with his home town team Jagiellonia Białystok in 1991, before heading for France to play for RC Strasbourg (1993–1996), followed by a brief stint at Nagoya Grampus Eight of Japan (1996). He then returned to France to play for CFP Poitiers (1996–1997) and FC Martigues (1997–1998), before returning to his home country to play for Wisła Kraków. His time at Wisła brought him his greatest successes, he helped the club win five Polish Championship titles (in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005), two Polish Cups (in 2002 and 2003), and a Polish SuperCup in 2001. He was also the league's top scorer three times: with Wisla in 1999, 2001, and 2005 and with Jagiellonia in 2011. Elche In August 2005, Spanish Segunda División club Elche CF signed Frankowski. Neighbours Levante UD complained that they had secured him, and that Elche should pay them a €6 million release clause. He made his debut on 11 September as a 71st-minute substitute in a 1–0 loss at precisely that team. A week later, in his first home game, he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Polideportivo Ejido. He totalled eight goals in 14 games during his time at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, including a hat-trick on 8 December in a 4–1 win over Numancia. Wolverhampton Wanderers On 25 January 2006, Frankowski signed a 2-year deal at Wolverhampton Wanderers, four points off the play-off places in England's Football League Championship. He signed for £1.4 million fee after being tracked by manager Glenn Hoddle, and Elche president Ramón Suárez resigned after losing the striker. In August 2006, having not scored for Wolves, Frankowski was loaned back to Spain's second tier at Tenerife for the