Mateusz Skoczylas

Mateusz Józef Skoczylas (born 20 September 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian club AC Milan U19. He is a Poland youth international.[2]

Mateusz Skoczylas
Personal information
Full name Mateusz Józef Skoczylas[1]
Date of birth (2006-09-20) 20 September 2006
Place of birth Rzeszów, Poland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan U19
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2017 Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów
2017–2019 Stal Rzeszów
2019–2023 Zagłębie Lubin
2023– AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Zagłębie Lubin II 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Poland U14 1 (0)
2021–2022 Poland U16 9 (0)
2022– Poland U17 19 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2023 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023

Early life

From Rzeszów, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship,[3] the middle child of three boys, Skoczylas and his brothers joined the Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów football academy when he was six years-old.[4] He stayed there for seven years and, after a short spell with Stal Rzeszów, as a 14-year-old he joined the academy at KGHM Zagłębie Lubin for the 2019–20 season.[5][6]

Career

Skoczylas made his debut in the Polish II liga for Zagłębie Lubin II prior to his move in August 2023 to Serie A club AC Milan, immediately joining the under-19 roster.[7] The transfer fee paid by AC Milan was reported to be around €1 million.[8]

International career

He featured for Poland U17 side at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary, scoring three goals as his side reached the semi-final.[9] He was subsequently selected for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Indonesia.[10]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. "M.Skoczylas". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. "Mateusz Skoczylas. From Grunwald Budziwój to AC Milan". Podkarpacielive.pl. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. Chlebicki, Przemysław (19 May 2023). "Mateusz Skoczylas is an important player of the U17 team. What were his football beginnings like?". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. "MATEUSZ SKOCZYLAS IN AC MILAN!". Spgrunwald.pl. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. "From Lubin to Milan. Mateusz Skoczylas joins AC Milan". Radiowroclaw. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. Wieczorek, Bartosz (7 August 2023). "Wielki polski talent odchodzi z Ekstraklasy. Mateusz Skoczylas nowym piłkarzem AC Milan!". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. Chalimoniuk, Ernest (7 August 2023). "Polski talent przechodzi do europejskiej potęgi. Umowa podpisa". Goal.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. Young, Peter (July 30, 2023). "Milan agree deal for teenage midfielder Skoczylas – report". Football-Italia.net. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  10. Sugiri, Drajat (4 November 2023). "Wonderkid AC Milan Pimpin Polandia di Piala Dunia U17, Penyuka Bunga & Pribadi yang Misterius". Tribunnews.
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