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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Szymon Piotr Żurkowski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Tychy, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | →Empoli (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2022 | Poland | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 9 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Szymon Piotr Żurkowski (born 25 September 1997) is a Polish professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder for ItalianSerie B clubSpezia.
Żurkowski started his career withGwarek Zabrze.[3]
On 28 January 2019, Żurkowski moved to Italian clubFiorentina 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 joinedEmpoli 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 toSpezia 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 againstHellas Verona after coming on as a substitute.[citation needed] Żurkowski scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–0 win overMonza on 21 January 2024, becoming the first Polish player to achieve this feat inSerie 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 the2024–25 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]
During the2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, from September 2017 to March 2018, Żurkowski played five of thePolish U21's six group games, scoring one goal.[citation needed]
In May 2018, Żurkowski was named in the 35-man provisional squad forPoland for the2018 FIFA World Cup, but was not included in the23-man squad.[15][16] On 24 March 2022, he debuted for in a friendly match againstScotland.[17]
Żurkowski was included in thefinal 23-man Polish squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any match.[18]
| 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 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
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