Szymon Żurkowski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Szymon Piotr Żurkowski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1997 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | → Empoli (loan) | 67 | (9) |
| 2023 | → Spezia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Spezia | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Empoli (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Empoli (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2022– | Poland | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 9 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ 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
Żurkowski started his career with Gwarek Zabrze.[3]
Italy
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] In June 2024, he underwent ankle surgery, sidelining him for several months.[11]
Despite health issues, Żurkowski was sent on yet another loan to Empoli on 31 July 2024, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[12] He missed the first half of the 2024–25 campaign due to his injured ankle.[13] Żurkowski made five substitute appearances at the start of 2025, before having his season cut short in February by a knee injury, which required surgery in April later that year.[14]
International career
Under-21
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
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.[15][16] On 24 March 2022, he debuted for in a friendly match against Scotland.[17]
Żurkowski was included in the final 23-man Polish squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any match.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 February 2025[19]
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 205 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 221 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2022[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Empoli
Individual
- Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2017[22]
- Ekstraklasa Discovery of the Season: 2017–18[23]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zawsze mogłem biegać więcej niż inni. 16,5 km z Sandecją? Zrobiłbym jeszcze połówkę!". Weszlo (in Polish). 19 October 2017.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Szymon Żurkowski is a new AC Spezia player". Spezia Calcio. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Szymon Żurkowski w Empoli". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Mecz marzeń. Pierwszy polski hat-trick w historii Serie A [Wideo]". Sport.pl (in Polish). 21 January 2024.
- ^ Włosek, Mateusz (10 June 2024). "Poważna kontuzja reprezentanta Polski. Konieczna operacja". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Karaszewski, Artur (31 July 2024). "Oficjalnie: reprezentant Polski zmienia klub. Zostanie jednak w Serie A". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Karaszewski, Artur (3 January 2025). "Reprezentant Polski częścią wymiany? Może nadal występować w Serie A". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Rybkowski, Hubert (9 April 2025). "Katastrofa reprezentanta Polski. 101 minut i taki cios. "Koniec sezonu"". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Szeroki skład rerpezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa świata 2018". PZPN (in Polish). 11 May 2018.
- ^ Chandler, Michael J. (11 May 2018). "Lewandowski, Serie A contingent lead 35-man provisional Poland squad". Score Media and Gaming.
- ^ "Szkocja – Polska: znamy składy! Oto pierwszy wybór Michniewicza". TVP Sport (in Polish). 24 March 2024.
- ^ Przybysz, Radosław (15 December 2022). "Najwięksi pominięci na mundialu. Ci piłkarze nie zagrali ani minuty. Rekordowo duża liczba". Meczyki (in Polish).
- ^ "S. Żurkowski". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Szymon Żurkowski at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "I numeri della stagione azzurra, i numeri di una stagione meravigliosa" (in Italian). Empoli. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Plebiscyt "Piłki Nożnej": Lewandowski ponownie niepokonany". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2017/18" [2017/18 season Ekstraklasa Awards] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
- Szymon Żurkowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Szymon Żurkowski at Soccerway
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