Damian Dawid 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.
![]() Szymański with Akhmat Grozny in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Damian Dawid Szymański[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 27) | ||
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 | 64 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Poland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2018– | Poland | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 |
Szymański started his career with GKS Bełchatów.[2]
On 12 January 2019, Wisła Płock announced his transfer to the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[3] Three days later Akhmat confirmed that the club signed a 4.5-year contract with Szymański.[4]
On 13 January 2020, Szymański travelled to Athens to pass his medicals and complete a move to AEK Athens.[5] 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.[6] One day later, the deal was made official and Szymański was presented by his new club.[7]
On 30 June 2020, Szymański penned a four-year deal with AEK after his transfer from Akhmat Grozny was made permanent.[8] The Greek club paid €1,300,000 for his services, while Akhmat will keep a resale rate of 15%.[9] Fight days later, Szymanski scored his first goal for the club, sealing an emphatic 4–1 away win against Aris Thessaloniki.[10]
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.[11] On 15 February 2021, he sealed a dramatic 4–2 away win against AEL, after a low cross from Levi García.[12] The following week, Szymański scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Asteras Tripolis.[13] On 5 December 2021, he was the only scorer in a vital 1–0 home win against rivals Panathinaikos.[14]
Szymański made his Poland national team debut on 7 September 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Italy.[15] He made his first start for Poland in the return game against Italy on 14 October.[16] 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.[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GKS Bełchatów | 2013–14 | I liga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | I liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 2 | ||||
Jagiellonia Białystok | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Wisła Płock | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
Total | 49 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 52 | 8 | ||||
Akhmat Grozny | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
AEK Athens (loan) | 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
Total | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
AEK Athens | 2020–21 | Superleague Greece | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
Total | 53 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 64 | 6 | |||
Career total | 195 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 18 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Poland | |||
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 1 |
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 September 2021 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
AEK Athens F.C. – current squad | |
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Poland squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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