Szymon Żurkowski

Szymon Piotr Żurkowski (born 25 September 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club Spezia and the Poland national team.

Szymon Żurkowski
Personal information
Full name Szymon Piotr Żurkowski[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997
Place of birth Tychy, Silesia, Poland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 17
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)
2019–2023 Fiorentina 4 (0)
2019 → Górnik Zabrze (loan) 16 (1)
2020–2022 → Empoli (loan) 67 (9)
2023 → Spezia (loan) 11 (0)
2023– Spezia 5 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Poland U21 13 (2)
2022– Poland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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 return on loan to Empoli until 30 June 2021.[7]

On 12 January 2023, Żurkowski joined Spezia on loan, with an obligation to buy.[8]

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.[9][10]

Żurkowski debuted on 24 March 2022 for Poland in a friendly match as a starter against Scotland.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 June 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Górnik Zabrze 2016–17 I liga 9100––91
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 34241––383
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 3133230–375
Total 746733000849
Fiorentina 2019–20 Serie A 2000––20
2022–23 Serie A 200020–40
Total 4000200060
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 7100––71
2020–21 Serie B 25200––252
2021–22 Serie A 35620––376
Total 679200000699
Spezia (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 11000––110
Career total 1561593500017018

    References
    1. "UEFA Nations League 2023: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 14 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.com
    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 ZURKOWSKI IS A NEW SPEZIA PLAYER". Spezia. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    9. "Szeroki skład rerpezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa świata 2018". PZPN (in Polish). 11 May 2018.
    10. "Lewandowski, Serie A contingent lead 35-man provisional Poland squad". The Score. May 2018.
    11. "S. Żurkowski". Soccerway.
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