Damian Szymański

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.

Damian Szymański
Szymański with Akhmat Grozny in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-16) 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
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 50 (5)
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 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

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 Thessaloniki.[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 19210——200
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 19020——210
2015–16 I liga 10000——210
Total 48230——512
Jagiellonia Białystok 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 15110——161
2017–18 10—2[lower-alpha 1]0—30
Total 1611020—191
Wisła Płock 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 29400——294
2018–19 20232——234
Total 49632——528
Akhmat Grozny 2018–19 Russian Premier League 90———90
2019–20 4000——40
Total 13000——130
AEK Athens (loan) 2019–20 Superleague Greece 16150——211
Total 16150——211
AEK Athens 2020–21 Superleague Greece 21361——274
2021–22 1711020—201
Total 3847120—475
Career total 18014193400020317
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 15 November 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland
201840
202131
Total71

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2021Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland England1–11–12022 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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