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Szymon Żurkowski

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Szymon Żurkowski
Personal information
Full name Szymon Piotr Żurkowski[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Tychy, 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)
2019Górnik Zabrze (loan) 16 (1)
2020–2022Empoli (loan) 67 (9)
2023Spezia (loan) 11 (0)
2023– Spezia 16 (0)
2024Empoli (loan) 13 (4)
2024–Empoli (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017–2019 Poland U21 13 (2)
2022– Poland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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Żurkowski started his career with Gwarek Zabrze.[3]

Italy

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On 28 January 2019, Żurkowski moved to Italian club Fiorentina on a contract until 30 June 2023.[4][better source needed] He stayed on loan at Górnik Zabrze 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 moved to Spezia on another loan, this time 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 debuted four days later, scoring once in a 2–1 loss against Hellas Verona after coming on as a substitute.[citation needed] Żurkowski 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]

After returning to Spezia at the end of his loan, Żurkowski was sent on yet another loan spell to Empoli on 31 July 2024, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[11]

International career

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Under-21 team

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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.[citation needed]

Senior team

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In May 2018, Żurkowski was named in the 35-man provisional squad for Poland for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was not included in the 23-man squad.[12][13] On 24 March 2022, he debuted for in a friendly match against Scotland.[14]

Żurkowski was included in the final 23-man Polish squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any match.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 May 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
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[b] 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[c] 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
Empoli (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 13 4 1 0 14 4
Empoli (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 200 19 11 3 5 0 216 22
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Empoli

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Zawsze mogłem biegać więcej niż inni. 16,5 km z Sandecją? Zrobiłbym jeszcze połówkę!". Weszlo (in Polish). 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ Fiorentina, A. C. F. (28 January 2019). "Szymon Zurkowski è viola Tutti i dettagli #NoiSiamoFirenze #InsiemeSiamoPiùForti". @acffiorentina (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Fiorentina, preso Szymon Zurkowski dal Gornik Zabrze" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Szymon Żurkowski è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Empoli. 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, presi Zurkowski e Terzic in prestito dalla Fiorentina".
  8. ^ "Szymon Żurkowski is a new AC Spezia player". Spezia Calcio. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Szymon Żurkowski w Empoli". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Mecz marzeń. Pierwszy polski hat-trick w historii Serie A [Wideo]". Sport.pl (in Polish). 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ Karaszewski, Artur (31 July 2024). "Oficjalnie: reprezentant Polski zmienia klub. Zostanie jednak w Serie A". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Szeroki skład rerpezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa świata 2018". PZPN (in Polish). 11 May 2018.
  13. ^ Chandler, Michael J. (11 May 2018). "Lewandowski, Serie A contingent lead 35-man provisional Poland squad". Score Media and Gaming.
  14. ^ "Szkocja – Polska: znamy składy! Oto pierwszy wybór Michniewicza". TVP Sport (in Polish). 24 March 2024.
  15. ^ Przybysz, Radosław (15 December 2022). "Najwięksi pominięci na mundialu. Ci piłkarze nie zagrali ani minuty. Rekordowo duża liczba". Meczyki (in Polish).
  16. ^ "S. Żurkowski". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  17. ^ "I numeri della stagione azzurra, i numeri di una stagione meravigliosa" (in Italian). Empoli. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Plebiscyt "Piłki Nożnej": Lewandowski ponownie niepokonany". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2017/18" [2017/18 season Ekstraklasa Awards] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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