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Szymon Żurkowski
Polish footballer
Szymon Piotr Żurkowski (born 25 September 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Spezia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Szymon Piotr Żurkowski[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Tychy, Silesia, Poland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Empoli (on loan from Spezia) | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
MOSiR Jastrzebie Zdroj | |||
2012–2014 | Gwarek Zabrze | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Gwarek Zabrze | 30 | (7) |
2016–2017 | Górnik Zabrze II | 15 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Górnik Zabrze | 58 | (5) |
2019–2023 | Fiorentina | 4 | (0) |
2019 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2020–2022 | → Empoli (loan) | 67 | (9) |
2023 | → Spezia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2023– | Spezia | 16 | (0) |
2024– | → Empoli (loan) | 8 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 13 | (2) |
2022– | Poland | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 16 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 16 November 2022 (UTC) |
Żurkowski started his career with Gwarek Zabrze.[3]
In 2016, Żurkowski signed for Górnik Zabrze.
On 28 January 2019, Żurkowski signed for Fiorentina a contract until 30 June 2023.[4] He stayed at Górnik Zabrze on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[5]
On 30 January 2020, he joined Empoli on loan.[6] On 1 September 2020, he returned to Empoli for another loan spell, until 30 June 2021.[7]
On 12 January 2023, Żurkowski joined Spezia on loan, with an obligation to buy.[8]
On 9 January 2024, for the third time in his career, Żurkowski moved to Empoli on loan until the end of the season.[9] He made his first appearance four days later, scoring once in a 2–1 loss against Hellas Verona after coming on as a substitute. He scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Monza on 21 January 2024, becoming the first Polish player to achieve this feat in Serie A.[10]
Under-21 team
During the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, from September 2017 to March 2018, Żurkowski played five of the Polish U21's six group games, scoring one goal.
Senior team
In May 2018, Żurkowski was named in the 35-man provisional squad for Poland for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, however, was not included in the 23-man squad.[11][12]
Żurkowski debuted on 24 March 2022 for Poland in a friendly match as a starter against Scotland.
Club
- As of match played 15 March 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Górnik Zabrze II | 2016–17 | III liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Górnik Zabrze | 2016–17 | I liga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
Total | 74 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||
Fiorentina | 2019–20 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Empoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Serie B | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Serie A | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
Total | 67 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 9 | ||
Spezia (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Spezia | 2023–24 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
Empoli (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | |
Career total | 195 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 22 |
- Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- "UEFA Nations League 2023: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- Fiorentina, A. C. F. (28 January 2019). "Szymon Zurkowski è viola Tutti i dettagli #NoiSiamoFirenze #InsiemeSiamoPiùForti". @acffiorentina (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "UFFICIALE: Fiorentina, preso Szymon Zurkowski dal Gornik Zabrze" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Szymon Żurkowski è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Empoli. 30 January 2020.
- "SZYMON ZURKOWSKI IS A NEW SPEZIA PLAYER". Spezia. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "Szymon Żurkowski w Empoli". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- "Mecz marzeń. Pierwszy polski hat-trick w historii Serie A [WIDEO]". sport.pl (in Polish). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Szeroki skład rerpezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa świata 2018". PZPN (in Polish). 11 May 2018.
- "S. Żurkowski". Soccerway.
- Szymon Żurkowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Szymon Żurkowski at Soccerway
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