Piotr Zieliński

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Piotr Zieliński
FC Salzburg versus SSC Napoli (UEFA Euroleague Achtelfinalrückspiel 14. März 2019) 31 (cropped).jpg
Zieliński playing for Napoli in 2019
Personal information
Full name Piotr Sebastian Zieliński[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 20
Youth career
2003–2007 Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie
2007–2011 Zagłębie Lubin
2011–2012 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Udinese 19 (0)
2014–2016 → Empoli (loan) 63 (5)
2016– Napoli 182 (25)
National team‡
2009 Poland U15 5 (1)
2009–2010 Poland U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Poland U17 10 (1)
2012 Poland U18 5 (1)
2011–2012 Poland U19 15 (5)
2012–2013 Poland U21 3 (1)
2013– Poland 62 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:37, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2021

Piotr Sebastian Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi] (About this soundlisten); born 20 May 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Napoli and the Poland national team. During his senior career he has also played for Udinese and Empoli.

Zieliński was selected to represent Poland at UEFA Euro 2016 in France, as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the pan-European UEFA Euro 2020. He has two brothers who are also professional footballers – Paweł and .

Club career[]

Early career[]

Zieliński started his career at his local club, , where he was coached by his father.[2] At the age of 14, he joined Zagłębie Lubin, even though he was wanted by Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool and also had trials at Feyenoord and Hereenveen.[2] He rose through the ranks and started training with the first team at the age of 15, under Franciszek Smuda.[2]

At 17 he moved abroad to join Udinese Calcio after they scouted him on international youth tournament.[2]

Udinese[]

He made his debut in Serie A on 2 November 2012 when he replaced Antonio Di Natale in 91st minute of a match against Cagliari.[3]

Empoli (loan)[]

In 2014, he joined Empoli on loan.[4]

Napoli[]

On 4 August 2016, after months of transfer speculation, Zieliński moved from Udinese to Napoli for a reported €16 million.[5] He scored his first goal with Partenopei's shirt on 3 December, in a 3–0 home win against Inter Milan;[6] he ended his first season with six goals. On 31 August 2020 he signed new contract with Napoli until 2024.

International career[]

On 4 June 2013, Zieliński made his senior international debut for Poland in a friendly match against Liechtenstein.[7]

In May 2018, he was named in Poland’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8]

Personal life[]

On 2 October 2020, Zieliński tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 August 2021.[10]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 2012–13 Serie A 9 0 0 0 0 0 – 9 0
2013–14 Serie A 10 0 0 0 1[a] 0 – 11 0
Total 19 0 0 0 1 0 – 20 0
Empoli 2014–15 Serie A 28 0 2 0 – – 30 0
2015–16 Serie A 35 5 1 0 – – 36 5
Total 63 5 3 0 – – 66 5
Napoli 2016–17 Serie A 36 5 4 1 7[b] 0 – 47 6
2017–18 Serie A 36 4 2 0 9[c] 3 – 47 7
2018–19 Serie A 36 6 1 0 12[d] 1 – 49 7
2019–20 Serie A 37 2 5 0 7[b] 0 – 49 2
2020–21 Serie A 36 8 4 0 6[a] 2 1[e] 0 47 10
2021–22 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 182 25 16 1 41 6 1 0 240 32
Career total 264 30 19 1 42 6 1 0 326 37
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International[]

As of match played 19 June 2021[11]
Poland
Year Apps Goals
2013 7 3
2014 1 0
2015 3 0
2016 10 0
2017 8 0
2018 12 3
2019 10 0
2020 5 0
2021 6 1
Total 62 7

International goals[]

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 August 2013 PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland  Denmark
3–2
3–2
 Friendly
2. 10 September 2013 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino
1–0
 5–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.
4–1
4. 27 March 2018 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland  South Korea
3–2
3–2
 Friendly
5. 8 June 2018 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland  Chile
2–0
2–2
6. 7 September 2018 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy  Italy
1–0
1–1
 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
7. 8 June 2021 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland  Iceland
1–1
2–2
 Friendly

Honours[]

Napoli

Poland U21

  • Four Nations Tournament: 2014–15[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Skąd si�� wziął w Udinese Piotr Zieliński?" [How did Zielinski came to Udinese?] (in Polish). Weszło!. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Debiut Piotra Zielińskiego w Serie A" [Piotr Zieliński debuts in Serie A] (in Polish). Interia. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Empoli, dall'Udinese Zielinski in prestito". www.tuttosport.com (in Italian). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Official: Zielinski joins Napoli". Football Italia. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Le pagelle di Napoli-Inter: Zielinski dominatore, Perisic non pervenuto". La Repubblica (in Italian). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Skromna wygrana na pożegnanie Dudka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl.
  8. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Napoli: Zielinski has coronavirus". Football Italia. 2 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Piotr Zieliński". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Zieliński, Piotr". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties". Football Italia. 17 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Turniej Czterech Narodów U-21: Niemcy 1-2 Polska. Polska zwycięzcą rozgrywek" [Four Nations Tournament U-21: Germany 1-2 Poland. Poland is the winner of the competition]. 90minut.pl (in Polish). 27 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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