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Szymon Żurkowski

Personal information
Full name	Szymon Piotr Żurkowski
Date of birth	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Tychy, Silesia, Poland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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)
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※

Żurkowski started his career with Gwarek Zabrze.

Italy※

On 28 January 2019, Żurkowski signed for Fiorentina a contract until 30 June 2023. He stayed at Górnik Zabrze on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.

On 30 January 2020, Żurkowski joined Empoli on loan. On 1 September 2020, "he returned to Empoli for another loan spell," until 30 June 2021. On 12 January 2023, he joined Spezia on another loan, "this time with an obligation to buy." On 9 January 2024, for the third time in his career, Żurkowski moved to Empoli on loan until the end of the season. He debuted four days later, scoring once in a 2–1 loss against Hellas Verona after coming on as a substitute. 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.

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.

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. On 24 March 2022, he debuted for in a friendly match against Scotland.

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

Career statistics※

Club※

As of match played 5 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		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	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	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
Career total			200	19	11	3	5	0	216	22

Honours※

Empoli

• Serie B: 2020–21

Individual

• Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2017
• Ekstraklasa Discovery of the Season: 2017–18

References※

External links※

• Szymon Żurkowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Szymon Żurkowski at Soccerway