Szymon Włodarczyk
Szymon Włodarczyk (born 5 January 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club Sturm Graz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Wałbrzych, Poland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aris | |||
| OFI | |||
| Bałtyk Gdynia | |||
| Legia Warsaw | |||
| 2013–2017 | SEMP Ursynów | ||
| 2017–2019 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Legia Warsaw II | 42 | (15) |
| 2020–2022 | Legia Warsaw | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Górnik Zabrze | 30 | (9) |
| 2023– | Sturm Graz | 24 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Poland U15 | 6 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Poland U17 | 9 | (12) |
| 2021 | Poland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Poland U21 | 12 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 1 December 2021, he scored his first goal for Legia Warsaw, in a 1–2 Polish Cup away win against Motor Lublin.[2]
On 25 May 2022, he moved on free transfer to Górnik Zabrze, signing a three-year contract.[3]
On 7 July 2023, Austrian side Sturm Graz announced the signing of Włodarczyk on a four-year deal,[4] for a fee exceeding €2 million.[5] In his first season, he scored nine goals in 40 appearances across all competitions, as Sturm reached the round of 16 of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, and won a domestic double for the first time since the 1998–99 season.[6]
Personal life
Włodarczyk is the son of Piotr Włodarczyk, a former Polish international and Legia Warsaw forward.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2019–20 | III liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | III liga | 23 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | III liga | 17 | 10 | — | — | 17 | 10 | |||
| Total | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 9 | |
| Sturm Graz | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 40 | 9 |
| Career total | 107 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 131 | 34 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, Austrian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Legia Warsaw[9]
Sturm Graz
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: October 2022[11]
References
- Szymon Włodarczyk at WorldFootball.net
- Ziółkowski, Maciej (1 December 2021). "Pierwszy gol Szymona Włodarczyka w Legii". legia.net (in Polish).
- "Szymon Włodarczyk piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 25 May 2022.
- "NEUE POWER FÜR DEN STURM-ANGRIFF" (in German). Sturm Graz. 7 July 2023.
- "Nie dostaliśmy trzech milionów za Włodarczyka". sportdziennik.com (in Polish). 22 July 2023.
- "SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz ist Meister der ADMIRAL Bundesliga 2023/24". bundesliga.at (in German). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- "Jaki ojciec, taki syn? Włodarczyk w kadrze Legii". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 6 June 2020.
- Szymon Włodarczyk at Soccerway
- Szymon Włodarczyk at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- "Polak zdobył trofeum. Jego zespół odwrócił losy finału". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "MŁODZIEŻOWIEC PAŹDZIERNIKA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO 2022: SZYMON WŁODARCZYK (GÓRNIK ZABRZE)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 November 2022.