Sebastian Szymański (born 10 May 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Poland national team.
 Szymański playing for Feyenoord in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Szymański[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Biała Podlaska, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | TOP 54 Biała Podlaska | ||
| 2013–2015 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Legia Warsaw II | 23 | (5) |
| 2016–2019 | Legia Warsaw | 65 | (7) |
| 2019–2023 | Dynamo Moscow | 77 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2023– | Fenerbahçe | 37 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Poland U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Poland U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2016 | Poland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 16 | (3) |
| 2019– | Poland | 35 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editSzymański started training at the age of six at TOP 54 Biała Podlaska. In March 2013, he became a player of Legia Warsaw. In the 2015–16 season, he appeared in 12 matches and scored once for Legia's reserve team. He also played in one UEFA Youth League match and three matches of the Central Junior League, which Legia won after beating Pogoń Szczecin 5–4 on aggregate in a two-legged final, with Szymanski scoring twice in the second leg.[2]
Legia Warsaw
editIn July 2016, Szymański was promoted to the first team and debuted on the seventh day in a 1–4 loss to Lech Poznań in the Polish Super Cup final.[3] He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 20 August 2016 in a 1–3 loss to Arka Gdynia. In November 2016, he extended his contract with Legia until the end of June 2019. On 3 March 2017, in a 3–1 win over Zagłębie Lubin, he scored his first goal for Legia's first team. In the 2016–17 season, he won the Ekstraklasa title with the club, and was the youngest player to score a league goal that season.[4] He also appeared in nine matches of the third-league reserves, scoring two goals, and five matches of the UEFA Youth League, in which he scored twice. In October 2017, he extended his contract with the club until 2022. In the 2017–18 campaign, he won the Polish Cup with Legia.[5]
Dynamo Moscow
edit
On 31 May 2019, Szymański signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow.[6]
Szymański was voted by Dynamo fans as "player of the month" for October 2019.[7] On 9 November 2019, he scored his first goal for Dynamo, the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over FC Rubin Kazan. It was the first Dynamo away victory against Rubin in 13 years.[8][9]
On 2 June 2021, he signed a new contract with Dynamo for a five-year term.[10] He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for July 2021,[11] August 2021[12] and November 2021.[13]
Feyenoord (loan)
editOn 22 July 2022, Szymański joined Dutch club Feyenoord on a one-year loan with an option to buy for the club.[14]
On 7 August 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut with Feyenoord against Vitesse and made two assists of 2-5 away win. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August 2022, scoring the fourth goal in the club's 4–0 win over FC Emmen.[15]
Fenerbahçe
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On 12 July 2023, Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Szymański on a four-year contract, for €9.75 million.[16][17]
On 26 July 2023, he scored his first goal in his debut in UEFA Conference League against Zimbru at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 5–0.[18]
On 13 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Gaziantep FK at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 2–1.[19]
International career
editIn May 2018, Szymański was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup,[20] but did not make the final 23.[21]
On 9 September 2019, Szymański debuted for the senior Polish squad by replacing Kamil Grosicki in the 70th minute during a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Austria.[22] He started for the first time in the same qualification on 10 October against Latvia and assisted on one of the goals, resulting in a 3-0 victory for Poland that secured their final tournament spot.[23] Szymański scored his first goal for his country on 19 November 2019 in the last qualifying group game against Slovenia.[24]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2015–16 | III liga, gr. I | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | III liga, gr. I | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | III liga, gr. I | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5[c] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 11 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Total | 77 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 8 | ||
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | — | 40 | 10 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16[f] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13 |
| Career total | 231 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 47 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Russian Cup, KNVB Cup and Turkish Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 16 June 2024[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9[a] | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | |
- ^ Two appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szymański goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2019 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 2 | 12 October 2023 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 3 | 21 March 2024 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland |  Estonia | 5–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
Feyenoord
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: April 2019[29]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2022[30]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Szymański". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Kamieniecki, Piotr (7 July 2016). "Debiut Sebastiana Szymańskiego w Legii". Legia Warsaw (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Stats Ekstraklasa". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Finał PP 2018. Arka na kolanach, Puchar Polski zostaje w Warszawie. Legia toczy się po podwójną koronę". Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Себастьян Шимански стал игроком "Динамо"" [Sebastian Szymański became a Dynamo player]. FC Dynamo Moscow (in Russian). 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Себастиан Шиманьски - лучший игрок октября" [Sebastian Szymański is the best player of October] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Rubin v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 9 November 2019.
- ^ ""Рубин" опустился в зону стыковых матчей, проиграв "Динамо" дома впервые за 13 лет" [Rubin drops into the relegation playoffs spot after losing to Dynamo at home for the first time in 13 years]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 9 November 2019.
- ^ ""Динамо" продлило контракт с Себастианом Шиманьски". FC Dynamo Moscow (in Russian). 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Себастиан Шиманьски — ВТБ Игрок месяца в июле" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Себастиан Шиманьски — ВТБ Игрок месяца в августе". FC Dynamo Moscow (in Russian). 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Себастиан Шиманьски — ВТБ Игрок месяца в ноябре". FC Dynamo Moscow (in Russian). 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Feyenoord heeft beet: Szymanski tekent in De Kuip". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Feyenoord in debuutgoalgala langs FC Emmen" (in Dutch). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Szymanski'nin transferinin sonuçlanması hk". KAP (in Turkish). 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Sebastian Szymanski". Fenerbahçe S.K. (in Turkish). 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe 5-0 Zimbru Chisinau". Fenerbahçe (in Turkish). 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Fenerbahçemiz Trendyol Süper Lig'e galibiyetle başladı". Fenerbahçe (in Turkish). 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Kamil Glik picked in Poland squad, then gets injured". BBC Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Przybysz, Radosław; Wodzicki, Szymon (10 September 2019). "El. Euro 2020. Sebastian Szymański: nie cały czas można grać pressingiem". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ^ "El. Euro 2020, Łotwa – Polska 0:3. Jak zagrał Sebastian Szymański? [wideo]". TVP Sport (in Polish). 10 October 2019.
- ^ "El. Euro 2020, Polska – Słowenia. Gol Sebastiana Szymańskiego na 1:0". TVP Sport (in Polish). 19 November 2019.
- ^ Sebastian Szymański at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ "S. Szymański". Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Sebastian Szymański". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023.
- ^ "25 NAGRÓD MŁODZIEŻOWCA MIESIĄCA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO". pogonsportnet.pl (in Polish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External links
edit- Sebastian Szymański at Soccerway
- Sebastian Szymański at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Sebastian Szymański at National-Football-Teams.com