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
Empoli
(on loan from Spezia)
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)
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 9 January 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

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]

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.[10][11]

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[12]
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 II 2016–17 III liga 150150
Górnik Zabrze 2016–17 I liga 910091
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 34241383
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 3133230375
Total 746733000849
Fiorentina 2019–20 Serie A 200020
2022–23 Serie A 20002040
Total 4000200060
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 710071
2020–21 Serie B 25200252
2021–22 Serie A 35620376
Total 679200000699
Spezia (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 11000110
Spezia 2023–24 Serie B 16010170
Total 27010280
Empoli (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 000000
Career total 18715103500020218

    References

    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.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. "Szymon Żurkowski w Empoli". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
    10. "Szeroki skład rerpezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa świata 2018". PZPN (in Polish). 11 May 2018.
    11. "Lewandowski, Serie A contingent lead 35-man provisional Poland squad". The Score. May 2018.
    12. "S. Żurkowski". Soccerway.
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