Sebastian Szymański
Sebastian Szymański (born 10 May 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Feyenoord, on loan from Dynamo Moscow, and the Poland national team.
![]() Szymański with Feyenoord in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
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– | Dynamo Moscow | 77 | (8) |
2022– | → Feyenoord (loan) | 25 | (9) |
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 | 22 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2023 |
Club career

On 31 May 2019, Szymański signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow.[2] He was voted by Dynamo fans as "player of the month" for October 2019.[3] 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.[4][5]
On 2 June 2021, he signed a new contract with Dynamo for a five-year term.[6] He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for July 2021,[7] August 2021[8] and November 2021.[9]
On 22 July 2022, Szymański joined Dutch club Feyenoord on a one-year loan with an option to buy for the club.[10] 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.[11]
International career
In May 2018 he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12] However, he did not make the final 23.[13]
He made his Poland national team debut on 9 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Austria. He replaced Kamil Grosicki in the 70th minute.[14] He made his first start in the next qualifier on 10 October 2019 against Latvia and assisted on one of the goals as Poland won 3–0 and secured their spot at the final tournament. He scored his first goal for his country on 19 November 2019 in the last qualifying group game against Slovenia.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Legia Warsaw II | 2015–16 | III liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | III liga | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
2017–18 | III liga | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
Legia Warsaw | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 8 | |
2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
Total | 77 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 86 | 8 | |||
Feyenoord (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 36 | 10 | |
Career total | 190 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 34 |
- Includes Polish Cup, Russian Cup, KNVB Cup
- 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
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 27 March 2023[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Poland | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 9 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szymański goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 November 2019 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Legia Warsaw
Feyenoord
References
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Себастьян Шимански стал игроком "Динамо"" [Sebastian Szymański became a Dynamo player] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 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] (in Russian). Sports.ru. 9 November 2019.
- ""Динамо" продлило контракт с Себастианом Шиманьски" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 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" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 3 September 2021.
- "Себастиан Шиманьски — ВТБ Игрок месяца в ноябре" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 3 December 2021.
- "Feyenoord heeft beet: Szymanski tekent in De Kuip". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- "Feyenoord in debuutgoalgala langs FC Emmen" (in Dutch). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "World Cup 2018: Kamil Glik picked in Poland squad, then gets injured". BBC News. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Poland v Austria game report". UEFA. 9 September 2019.
- Sebastian Szymański at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- "S. Szymański". Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "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. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
External links
- Sebastian Szymański at Soccerway
- Sebastian Szymański at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Sebastian Szymański at National-Football-Teams.com