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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariusz Paweł Stępiński[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-05-12)12 May 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Sieradz, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Korona Kielce | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Piast Błaszki | |||
| 2009–2011 | Pogoń-Ekolog Zduńska Wola | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Widzew Łódź | 33 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Nürnberg | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | →Wisła Kraków (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Ruch Chorzów | 39 | (18) |
| 2016–2018 | Nantes | 22 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | →Chievo (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Chievo | 36 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | →Verona (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Lecce (loan) | 32 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | →Aris Limassol (loan) | 24 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Aris Limassol | 45 | (7) |
| 2024–2026 | Omonia | 44 | (16) |
| 2026– | Korona Kielce | 1 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Poland U15 | 10 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Poland U16 | 8 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Poland U17 | 15 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Poland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Poland U20 | 8 | (3) |
| 2013–2017 | Poland U21 | 18 | (8) |
| 2013–2017 | Poland | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:24, 2 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mariusz Paweł Stępiński (Polish pronunciation:[ˈmarjuʂstɛmˈpiɲski]; born 12 May 1995) is a Polish professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forKorona Kielce.
Born inSieradz, Poland, Stępiński started his career playing for youth sides Piast Błaszki and Pogoń-Ekolog Zduńska Wola. In 2011, he signed forEkstraklasa clubWidzew Łódź, going on to make 33 appearances and scoring five goals over two seasons.
On 5 June 2013, Stępiński signed for GermanBundesliga club1. FC Nürnberg on a three-year contract.[2]
In 2016, Stępinski signed forFC Nantes in the FrenchLigue 1.
On 31 August 2017, he was loaned to Italian sideChievo.[3]
On 2 September 2019, he signed forVerona. The deal is a loan fromChievo with obligation to buy at the end of the loan.[4]
In October 2020, he signed for Lecce with an option to buy.[5]
On 6 August 2021, he was loaned to Cypriot sideAris Limassol with an option to buy at the end of the season.[6] He made his debut on 22 August 2021, where he played for 65 minutes. On 31 August 2022, Stępiński returned to Aris on a permanent basis.[7] He helped the team win their first ever domestic championship.
In the 2024 January transfer window, Stępinski moved to Omonia for an undisclosed fee.[8]
After over eight years of playing abroad, Stępiński returned to Poland and joinedEkstraklasa clubKorona Kielce on 23 December 2025, signing a half-year deal with a two-year extension option.[9] On his return to Polish football, he scored both goals for Korona in a 2–1 away win overLegia Warsaw on 31 January 2026.[10]
Stępiński representedPoland at various youth levels. He made his first senior appearance on 2 February 2013 in an international friendly againstRomania. Poland won 4–1, with Stępiński being subbed on in the 84th minute.[11]
He also played at the2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
He was selected as part of the senior squad for theUEFA Euro 2016.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Widzew Łódź | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
| Wisła Kraków (loan) | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 15 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 39 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 18 | ||||
| Nantes | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | |||
| Chievo (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Chievo | 2018–19 | Serie A | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 11 | ||||
| Verona (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Lecce (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| Aris Limassol (loan) | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 9 | ||
| Aris Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 1 | 29 | 6 | |
| Total | 69 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 20 | ||
| Omonia | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11[e] | 4 | — | 40 | 17 | ||
| 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 342 | 84 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 394 | 99 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Aris Limassol
Poland U21