Szymon Żurkowski
Szymon Żurkowski (born 25 September 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Fiorentina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tychy, Silesia, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Empoli (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MOSiR Jastrzebie Zdroj | |||
| 2012–2014 | Gwarek Zabrze | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Gwarek Zabrze | 30 | (7) |
| 2016–2019 | Górnik Zabrze | 58 | (5) |
| 2019– | Fiorentina | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Empoli (loan) | 64 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2022– | Poland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 1 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:48, 24 March (UTC) | |||
Club career
Żurkowski started his career with Gwarek Zabrze.[1]
In 2016 Żurkowski signed for Górnik Zabrze.
On 28 January 2019, Żurkowski signed for Fiorentina a contract until 30 June 2023.[2] He stayed at Górnik Zabrze on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 30 January 2020, he joined Empoli on loan.[4] On 1 September 2020, he return on loan to Empoli until 30 June 2021.[5]
International career
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. Poland sit top of Group 3 with four games to follow.
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.[6][7]
Żurkowski debuted on 24 March 2022 for Poland in a friendly match as a starter against Scotland.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 May 2022.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 37 | 5 | |||
| Total | 74 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2019–20 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 64 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 18 | ||
References
- Zawsze mogłem biegać więcej niż inni. 16,5 km z Sandecją? Zrobiłbym jeszcze połówkę! weszlo.com
- 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.
- "UFFICIALE: Empoli, presi Zurkowski e Terzic in prestito dalla Fiorentina".
- "Szeroki skład rerpezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa świata 2018". PZPN (in Polish). 11 May 2018.
- "Lewandowski, Serie A contingent lead 35-man provisional Poland squad". The Score. May 2018.
- "Polonia - S. Żurkowski - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".