Damian Szymański
![]() Szymański with Akhmat Grozny in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 June 1995 | ||
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 | |||
–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 | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International[]
- As of 15 November 2021[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Poland | |||
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 1 |
International goals[]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 September 2021 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References[]
- ^ Talent poparty ciężką pracą? Przede wszystkim ciężka praca weszlo.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Έφερε Σιμάνσκι!". www.sport24.gr. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Σιμάνσκι με 1,5 εκατ. ευρώ". www.sport24.gr. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Σιμάνσκι". www.sport24.gr. 14 January 2020.
- ^ "AEK FC signed Damian Szymanski on a four-year deal!". www.aekfc.gr. 30 June 2020.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Σιμάνσκι μέχρι το 2024". www.sport24.gr. 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Άρης - ΑΕΚ 1-4: Φουλ για σεντόνι η Ένωση". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ - Απόλλων 2-0: "Πέταξε" προς τα προημιτελικά". www.sport24.gr. 20 January 2021.
- ^ "ΑΕΛ - ΑΕΚ 2-4: Ο από μηχανής Αθανασιάδης της έδωσε το τρίποντο σε ματς-θρίλερ". www.sport24.gr. 15 February 2021.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ - Αστέρας 2-2: Ο Σιμάνσκι την έσωσε, η ατυχία την σταμάτησε". www.sport24.gr. 20 February 2021.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ - Παναθηναϊκός 1-0". www.gazzetta.gr. 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Italy v Poland game report". UEFA. 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Poland v Italy game report". UEFA. 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Poland 1-1 England: Painful final minutes for England but they edge closer to Qatar 2022". Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Damian Szymański". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Szymański, Damian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Polish footballers
- Poland youth international footballers
- Poland international footballers
- GKS Bełchatów players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Wisła Płock players
- FC Akhmat Grozny players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Russian Premier League players
- Super League Greece players
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- People from Kraśnik
- Association football midfielders