Damian Szymański

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Damian Szymański
Damian Szymański 2019.jpg
Szymański with Akhmat Grozny in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Kraśnik, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 4
Youth career
MUKS Kraśnik
0000–2011 Stal Kraśnik
2011–2012 GKS Bełchatów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 GKS Bełchatów 48 (2)
2016–2017 Jagiellonia Białystok 16 (1)
2017–2019 Wisła Płock 49 (6)
2019–2020 Akhmat Grozny 13 (0)
2020 → AEK Athens (loan) 16 (1)
2020– AEK Athens 41 (4)
National team‡
2014 Poland U20 2 (0)
2018– Poland 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

Damian Szymański (born 16 June 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Poland national team.

Club career[]

Early club career[]

Szymański started his career with GKS Bełchatów.[1]

Akhmat Grozny[]

On 12 January 2019, Wisła Płock announced his transfer to the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[2] Three days later Akhmat confirmed that the club signed a 4.5-year contract with Szymański.[3]

AEK Athens[]

On 13 January 2020, Szymański travelled to Athens to pass his medicals and complete a move to AEK Athens.[4] The Polish midfielder will join the Greek club on an initial six-month loan, and AEK will maintain the right to buy him for a fee of €1,500,000.[5] One day later, the deal was made official and Szymański was presented by his new club.[6]

On 30 June 2020, Szymański penned a four-year deal with AEK after his transfer from Akhmat Grozny was made permanent.[7] The Greek club paid €1,300,000 for his services, while Akhmat will keep a resale rate of 15%.[8] Fight days later, Szymanski scored his first goal for the club, sealing an emphatic 4–1 away win against Aris.[9]

On 20 January 2021, he scored helping to a 2–0 home win against Apollon Smyrnis for the first leg of the Greek Cup round of 16.[10] On 15 February 2021, he sealed a dramatic 4–2 away win against AEL, after a low cross from Levi García.[11] The following week, Szymański scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Asteras Tripolis.[12] On 5 December 2021, he was the only scorer in a vital 1-0 home win against rivals Panathinaikos. [13]

International career[]

Szymański made his Poland national team debut on 7 September 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Italy.[14] He made his first start for Poland in the return game against Italy on 14 October.[15] He scored his first goal, an equaliser in the injury time of the second half, on 8 September 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against England held at the National Stadium in Warsaw, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[16]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 25 January 2022[17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKS Bełchatów 2013–14 I liga 19 2 1 0 — — 20 0
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 19 0 2 0 — — 21 0
2015–16 I liga 10 0 0 0 — — 21 0
Total 48 2 3 0 — — 51 2
Jagiellonia Białystok 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
2017–18 1 0 — 2[a] 0 — 3 0
Total 16 1 1 0 2 0 — 19 1
Wisła Płock 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 29 4 0 0 — — 29 4
2018–19 20 2 3 2 — — 23 4
Total 49 6 3 2 — — 52 8
Akhmat Grozny 2018–19 Russian Premier League 9 0 — — — 9 0
2019–20 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
AEK Athens (loan) 2019–20 Superleague Greece 16 1 5 0 — — 21 1
Total 16 1 5 0 — — 21 1
AEK Athens 2020–21 Superleague Greece 21 3 6 1 — — 27 4
2021–22 17 1 1 0 2 0 — 20 1
Total 38 4 7 1 2 0 — 47 5
Career total 180 14 19 3 4 0 0 0 203 17
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of 15 November 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland
2018 4 0
2021 3 1
Total 7 1

International goals[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 September 2021 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  England 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

  1. ^ Talent poparty ciężką pracą? Przede wszystkim ciężka praca weszlo.com
  2. ^ "Kolejny wielki transfer! Szymański w Achmacie Grozny" [Another big transfer! Szymański in Akhmat Grozny] (in Russian). Wisła Płock. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Магомед Даудов: "Дамиан Шиманьски – первый новичок нашего клуба в 2019 году"" [Magomed Daudov: Damian Szymański is our first new player in 2019] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Έφερε Σιμάνσκι!". www.sport24.gr. 13 January 2020.
  5. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Σιμάνσκι με 1,5 εκατ. ευρώ". www.sport24.gr. 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Σιμάνσκι". www.sport24.gr. 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ "AEK FC signed Damian Szymanski on a four-year deal!". www.aekfc.gr. 30 June 2020.
  8. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Σιμάνσκι μέχρι το 2024". www.sport24.gr. 30 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Άρης - ΑΕΚ 1-4: Φουλ για σεντόνι η Ένωση". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2020.
  10. ^ "ΑΕΚ - Απόλλων 2-0: "Πέταξε" προς τα προημιτελικά". www.sport24.gr. 20 January 2021.
  11. ^ "ΑΕΛ - ΑΕΚ 2-4: Ο από μηχανής Αθανασιάδης της έδωσε το τρίποντο σε ματς-θρίλερ". www.sport24.gr. 15 February 2021.
  12. ^ "ΑΕΚ - Αστέρας 2-2: Ο Σιμάνσκι την έσωσε, η ατυχία την σταμάτησε". www.sport24.gr. 20 February 2021.
  13. ^ "ΑΕΚ - Παναθηναϊκός 1-0". www.gazzetta.gr. 5 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Italy v Poland game report". UEFA. 7 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Poland v Italy game report". UEFA. 14 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Poland 1-1 England: Painful final minutes for England but they edge closer to Qatar 2022". Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Damian Szymański". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Szymański, Damian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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