Nicola Zalewski
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Tivoli, Italy | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
Number | 59 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2021 | Roma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Roma | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Poland U16 | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Poland U17 | 9 | (2) |
2019 | Poland U19 | 7 | (0) |
2019 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Poland U21 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Poland | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2021 |
Nicola Zalewski (born 23 January 2002) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. Born and raised in Italy to Polish parents, he represents the Poland national team at international level.[1]
Club career[]
Zalewski made his professional debut for A.S. Roma on the 6 May 2021 in the Europa League semi-final against Manchester United, replacing Pedro at the 76th minute and being instrumental to the winning goal, an own goal by Alex Telles, 7 minutes later.[2][3] He made his Serie A competitive debut three days later, on 9 May, during a home game against Crotone.[4]
International career[]
Zalewski, a dual citizen of Italy and Poland, was first selected by the youth selections of the Poland national football team after being discovered by Zbigniew Boniek, head of the Polish Football Association and former Roma player.[5] He made his debut for the senior team on the 5 September 2021 in the World Cup Qualifier against San Marino where he came on in 66th minute and assisted Adam Buksa in the 94th minute who made it 7-1 for Poland.
Personal life[]
Zalewski was born in Tivoli to Polish parents and grew up in Poli.[5] His father, Krzysztof Zalewski, died on 24 September 2021.[6]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 25 November 2021.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Roma | 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International[]
- As of match played 8 September 2021.[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Poland | |||
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Nicola Zalewski at Soccerway
- ^ "Cronaca Roma - Manchester Utd". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Roma 3-2 Manchester United (agg: 5-8): Red Devils ease into final". UEFA.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Roma-Crotone, problemi fisici per Darboe: Bove esordisce in prima squadra". Il Romanista (in Italian). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Roma, chi è Nicola Zalewski: polacco di Tivoli tifoso giallorosso" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Tragedia reprezentanta Polski, zmarł jego ojciec. "Kilka dni temu był najszczęśliwszym człowiekiem na ziemi"". Meczyki.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Nicola Zalewski". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
External links[]
- Nicola Zalewski at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Tivoli, Lazio
- Polish footballers
- Poland international footballers
- Poland youth international footballers
- Poland under-21 international footballers
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Polish people of Italian descent
- Association football midfielders
- A.S. Roma players
- Serie A players
- Polish football midfielder stubs