Piotr Zieliński
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Piotr Sebastian Zieliński[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 May 1994||
Place of birth | Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie | ||
2007–2011 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
2011–2012 | Udinese | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Udinese | 19 | (0) |
2014–2016 | → Empoli (loan) | 63 | (5) |
2016–2024 | Napoli | 281 | (37) |
2024– | Inter Milan | 12 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Poland U15 | 5 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Poland U16 | 6 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Poland U17 | 10 | (1) |
2012 | Poland U18 | 5 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Poland U19 | 15 | (5) |
2012–2013 | Poland U21 | 3 | (1) |
2013– | Poland | 99 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 28 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 |
Piotr Sebastian Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi] ⓘ; born 20 May 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Poland national team. Known for his versatility, precision passing, dribbling, and endurance, he is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation.[3][4][5][6][7]
Zieliński began his senior club career at Italian club Udinese in 2012 before joining Empoli on loan in 2014. He then joined fellow Italian club Napoli for a reported €16 million fee in 2016. During his spell at Napoli, he established himself as a key player of the team, winning the Coppa Italia and helping the club to win the first Serie A title in 33 years. He appeared in 364 official matches for Napoli, which makes him one of the club's most consistent and long-serving players during his tenure from 2016 to 2024.[8] In 2024, he moved to Inter Milan.[9]
At the international level, Zieliński has earned over 90 caps for Poland since 2013. He was selected to represent the nation at UEFA Euro 2016 in France, where he helped his team reach the quarter-finals. He also participated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the pan-European UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. In 2023, he was named the Polish Footballer of the Year.[10] He is often considered as one of the greatest Polish footballers of all time.[11]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Zieliński started his career at his local club, Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie, where he was coached by his father.[12] At the age of 14, he joined Zagłębie Lubin, even though he was wanted by Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool and also had trials at Feyenoord and Heerenveen.[12] He spent four years at the academy playing in the Młoda Ekstraklasa League and was regularly called up to the Poland national under-17 football team.[13] He rose through the ranks and started training with the first team at the age of 15, under Franciszek Smuda.[12] At 17, he moved abroad to join Udinese after they scouted him on international youth tournament.[12]
Udinese
[edit]In the 2011-2012 season, he played in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera scoring two goals in twelve matches. Zieliński made his debut in Serie A on 2 November 2012 when he replaced Antonio Di Natale in 91st minute of a match against Cagliari.[14] On 14 April 2013, he made his first appearance in the club's staring lineup and registered an assist in Udinese's convincing 3–0 victory over Parma.[15]
Empoli (loan)
[edit]In 2014, Zieliński joined Empoli on loan.[16] On 13 August 2014, he made his official debut for Empoli replacing Daniele Croce in the 80th minute of the match against AS Roma, which ended in a 0–1 loss for his club.[17] On 3 December 2014, he made his debut appearance in Coppa Italia in a 2–0 victory over Genoa.[18] On 26 April 2015, he provided an assist in a 2–2 draw against Atalanta.[19] Zieliński ended his season-long loan to Empoli with 30 appearances and 3 assists. In July 2015, he extended his contract with the club for another season.[20]
He began the 2015–16 Serie A season as a starter in Maurizio Sarri's team. On 13 September 2015, he assisted Riccardo Saponara's goal in a 2–2 draw against Napoli.[21] On 4 October 2015, he registered an assist for Massimo Maccarone's deciding goal in Empoli's 1–0 victory over Sassuolo. In the 90th minute of the match, he was given a second yellow card forcing him to leave the pitch.[22] On 24 October 2015, he scored his first goal in Serie A with a well-placed header in a 2–0 victory over Genoa.[23] On 23 January 2016, he scored against AC Milan in a match, which concluded in a 1–1 draw.[24] On 21 February 2016, he scored a goal against Sassuolo in a macht wich concluded in Empoli's 2–3 loss and on 10 April he scored again against Fiorentina securing a 2–0 victory for his team.[25] Zieliński played a total of 37 matches for Empoli in the season scoring 5 goals and delivering 3 assists. Before the start of the next season, Zieliński prepared to change clubs and held talks with a number of clubs including Liverpool.[26]
Napoli
[edit]2016–2017 season
[edit]On 4 August 2016, after months of transfer speculation, Zieliński moved from Udinese to Napoli for a reported €16 million.[27] On 21 August 2016, he made his debut appearance for Napoli, alongside his compatriot Arkadiusz Milik, substituting Marek Hamšík in the 71st minute of the match against Pescara, which ultimately concluded in a 2–2 draw.[28] On 10 September 2016, he debuted in Napoli's starting lineup and provided an assist to José Callejón's goal against Palermo in Napoli's 3–0 victory.[29] On 13 September 2016, Zieliński made his Champions League debut in Napoli's match against Dynamo Kyiv, which concluded in his team's 2–1 victory.[30] He became the 57th Polish player to participate in Champions League representing a foreign club.[30] On 7 January 2017, his performance in the match against Sampdoria (2–1) marked his 100th match played in Serie A.[31] On 14 May 2017, he netted the final goal in Napoli's decisive 5–0 away win against Torino.[32] He scored his first goal with Partenopei's shirt on 3 December, in a 3–0 home win against Inter Milan;[33] he ended his first season with six goals and six assists in 47 mataches.
2017–2018 season
[edit]Zieliński began the 2017–18 Serie A season as a starting lineup player in the match against Verona, which took place on 19 August and concluded with Napoli's 3–1 win.[34] On 27 August 2017, he scored an equalizer to make it 1–1 in Napoli's 3–1 win over Atalanta.[35] On 10 September 2017, he netted a goal against Bologna contributing to a comfortable 3–0 victory for Napoli.[36] On 18 November 2017, he entered the pitch in the 69th minute of the match against AC Milan as a substitute for Marek Hamšík and scored the second goal in Napoli's narrow 2–1 victory.[37] On 21 November 2017, Zieliński scored his first Champions League goal in the match against Shakhtar Donetsk, which ended with Napoli's decisive 3–0 win.[38] He netted another Champions League goal on 6 December 2017, in the match against Feyenoord, which ultimately concluded with his club's 1–2 loss.[39] On 16 December 2017, he scored in a Serie A match against Torino to make it 2–0 after an assist from Jorginho, the match eventually ending in Napoli's 3–1 victory.[40] On 22 February 2018, he scored his first goal in UEFA Europa League in the match against RB Leipzig, contributing to a 2–0 victory for Napoli.[41] He finished the season having played in 36 Serie A matches and scoring 4 goals while Napoli finished as runners-up four points behind Juventus.
2018–2019 season
[edit]In the first round of the 2018–19 Serie A season, Zieliński played in the match against Lazio that his club won 2–1. In his next match, on 25 August 2018, he netted a brace in a hard-fought win against AC Milan in which his team came back from a 2–0 deficit.[42][43] On 8 December 2018, he scored again in Napoli's emphatic 4–0 win over Frosinone.[44] On 14 February 2019, he scored a goal in a UEFA Europa League match against FC Zürich (3–1).[45] On 24 February 2019, Zieliński scored a goal after an assist from Elseid Hysaj in the match against Parma (4–0).[46] On 7 May 2019, Dries Mertens scored a goal after collecting a pass from Zieliński in a 1–1 draw against Genoa.[47] On 19 May 2019, he scored Napoli's first goal in the club's 4-1 victory over Inter Milan.[48]
2019–2020 season
[edit]On 31 August 2019, he registered an assist to Hirving Lozano's goal in Napoli's 3–4 loss to Juventus.[49] On 7 December 2019, he netted an equalizer and secured a 1–1 draw against Udinese.[50] On 26 January 2020, he scored the first goal in Napoli's 2–1 win against Juventus.[51] On 3 February 2020, he provided an assist to compatriot Arkadiusz Milik's goal in Napoli's 4–2 victory over Sampdoria.[52] On 25 February 2020, he provided an assist in a Champions League match against Barcelona, which concluded in a 1–1 draw.[53] On 17 June 2020, Zieliński won the Coppa Italia with Napoli beating Juventus in the final penatly shootout.[54] On 31 August 2020, he signed new contract with Napoli until June 2023.
2020–2021 season
[edit]Zieliński started the season playing the full 90 minutes against Parma (2–0) in the first round of Serie A. On 27 September 2020, he scored a goal and registered an assist in Napoli's resounding 6–0 win over Genoa.[55] Zieliński tested positive for Covid-19 and as a result missed the next two matches against Atalanta and Benevento.[56][57] He returned to the starting line-up on 29 November 2020 in the match against AS Roma (4–0) after making a full recovery.[58] On 10 December 2020, he scored a goal in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Real Sociedad (1–1).[59] On 3 January 2021, he scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Cagliari.[60] On 17 January 2021, he scored again in the match against Fiorentina (6–0) delivering a precise strike from outside the penalty area.[61] On 6 February 2021, he played as Napoli's captain for the first time in the match against Genoa (1–2).[62] On 3 March 2021, he netted a goal contributing to a 3–3 draw against Sassuolo and in the next Serie A match against Bologna (3–1), he delivered two assists to Lorenzo Insigne's and Victor Osimhen's goals respectively.[63] On 14 March 2021, he registered an assist to Matteo Politano's decisive goal in Napoli's 1–0 victory over AC Milan.[64] On 8 May 2021, he scored a goal and registered an assist in the match against Spezia, which concluded in Napoli's 4–1 win.[65] Zieliński ended the season scoring 10 goals and delivering 13 assists for the club in 46 official matches.
2021–2022 season
[edit]On 21 August 2021, he sustained a quadriceps injury in a match against Venezia (2–0), which prevented him from playing in the next match against Genoa.[66] On 23 September 2021, he returned to the starting lineup and scored his first goal in the 2021–22 Serie A season in a 4–0 victory over Sampdoria.[67] On 26 September 2021, he registered an assist in Napoli's 2–0 victory over Cagliari and repeated this in the next match on 3 October against Fiorentina (2–1).[68] On 31 October 2021, not only did he decide the derby between Salernitana and Napoli, scoring the only goal of the game, but with 32 goals he also became the second best Polish goal-scorer in Serie A's history (behind Arkadiusz Milik), beating Zbigniew Boniek's record.[69] On 17 February 2022, he scored a goal for Napoli in a Europa League match against Barcelona which ended in a 1–1 draw.[70] On 15 August 2022, he scored against Hellas Verona contributing to his side's 5–2 victory at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.[71]
2022–2023 season
[edit]On 21 August 2022, he registered two assists in Napoli's 4–0 victory over Monza.[72] On 4 October 2022, he scored another Champions League goal in a match against Ajax, which concluded in Napoli's 6–1 demolition of the Dutch side.[73] On 4 May 2023, after a 1–1 draw against Udinese, Zielinski celebrated with Napoli the club's first Serie A title in 33 years since Diego Maradona won the title in 1990.[74] On 24 December 2023, he was named Polish Footballer of the Year beating Robert Lewandowski by 12 points and breaking his four consecutive win streak.[10]
2024: final season with Napoli
[edit]On 7 April 2024, he scored a goal in the match against Monza, which ended in Napoli's 4–2 win.[75] On 7 September 2022, he scored two goals and provided one assist in a Champions League group stage match against Liverpool, which concluded in a 4–1 victory for Napoli.[76] At the end of June 2024, it was announced on the official website that Zieliński along with five other players left the club, following the contract expiration.[77] At Napoli, Zieliński played a total of 364 matches scoring 51 goals and providing 46 assists.[8]
Inter Milan
[edit]On 3 July 2024, Zieliński signed for the fellow Serie A club Inter Milan on a free transfer following the expiration of his Napoli contract.[78] On 27 October 2024, Zieliński scored two goals, both from penalty kicks, in a Derby d'Italia match against Juventus, which ended in a 4–4 draw.[79] The two goals were his first goals scored for Inter Milan.[80] On 26 November 2024, Zieliński received the UEFA Man of the Match award for his performance in Inter Milan's 1–0 victory over RB Leipzig at San Siro in a league phase match of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.[81] On 23 December 2024, Zieliński entered the pitch in the second half and of the match against Como and provided an assist contributing to Inter's 2–0 victory.[82]
International career
[edit]On 4 June 2013, Zieliński made his senior international debut for the Poland national team in a friendly match against Liechtenstein.[83] On 31 July 2013, he was called up for a friendly match against Denmark scoring his first goal for the national team in the second half and securing a 3–2 win for Poland.[84]
On 27 March 2018, he scored a goal in a firendly match against South Korea, which concluded in Poland's 3–2 win.[85] In May 2018, he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[86] On 7 September 2018, he scored a goal after an assist from Robert Lewandowski against Italy in a UEFA Nations League match that ended in a 1–1 draw.[87] On 10 June 2019, he registered an assist to Kamil Grosicki's goal in a UEFA European Championship elimination match against Israel contributing to a 4–0 victory for Poland.[88]
On 5 March 2021, he provided an assist to Kamil Jóźwiak's goal in a FIFA World Cup elimination match against Hungary at the Puskás Aréna, which concluded in a 3–3 draw.[89] On 8 June 2021, he netted a goal in a friendly match against Iceland.[90] On 23 June 2021, he provided an assist to Robert Lewandowski's goal to make it 1–2 in a UEFA Euro 2020 group stage match against Sweden, which ended in Poland's 2–3 loss.[91] On 26 November 2022, he scored the first goal in Poland's 2–0 victory over Saudi Arabia in a group stage match at the 2022 World Cup.[92] On 7 June 2024, he scored a goal in a friendly match against Ukraine at the National Stadium contributing to Poland's 3–1 victory.[93] He provided an assist in the Euro 2024 group stage match against the Netherlands. On 15 October 2024, he scored a goal in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League.[94]
Style of play
[edit]Zieliński usually plays the left-sided midfielder role as a part of the midfield three or two, and has occasionally played on the right side to implement specific in-game tactics.[95] Exceptional ball control, precision passing and the ability of maneuvering through tight spaces are seen as his distinctive strengths.[5] One of Zieliński's other notable skills on the pitch is the ability to shoot with either foot equally well. His ambidexterity had been perfected with much work and practice since early childhood.[96]
His consistency, the ability to read the game and crucial passes made him one of the pillars of the team during his spell at Napoli contributing to his club winning the Coppa Italia in 2020 and the Serie A title in 2023.[97][5] Zieliński cites Zinedine Zidane and Marek Hamšík as his footballing inspirations.[98][99] He also admired Tomáš Rosický in his youth.[96]
Personal life
[edit]His older brothers Tomasz and Paweł are also footballers.[100] On 15 June 2019, Zieliński married Laura Słowiak[101] with whom he has a son, Maksymilian (born 2021).[102] In 2021, he passed an Italian language exam at the B2 level at the University of Naples.[103] On 9 January 2023, he was awarded the Father Albert Medal for establishing and funding two children's homes in Lower Silesia.[104] On 6 October 2023, Zieliński also formally received the Italian citizenship.[105] On 27 December 2023, he became an honorary citizen of Giugliano in Campania.[106]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 December 2024[107]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Udinese | 2012–13 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
Empoli (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Serie A | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
Total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 5 | ||||
Napoli | 2016–17 | Serie A | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 47 | 6 | |
2017–18 | Serie A | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 3 | — | 47 | 7 | ||
2018–19 | Serie A | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12[d] | 1 | — | 49 | 7 | ||
2019–20 | Serie A | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Serie A | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 10 | |
2021–22 | Serie A | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 2 | — | 42 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | Serie A | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10[b] | 4 | — | 48 | 7 | ||
2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
Total | 281 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 64 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 364 | 51 | ||
Inter Milan | 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Career total | 375 | 44 | 21 | 1 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 469 | 58 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 November 2024[108]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Poland | 2013 | 7 | 3 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 3 | 0 | |
2016 | 10 | 0 | |
2017 | 8 | 0 | |
2018 | 12 | 3 | |
2019 | 10 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 1 | |
2022 | 12 | 3 | |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
2024 | 13 | 4 | |
Total | 99 | 14 |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zieliński goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 August 2013 | Stadion Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | Denmark | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
2 | 10 September 2013 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 4–1 | |||||
4 | 27 March 2018 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | South Korea | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
5 | 8 June 2018 | Stadion Poznań, Poznań, Poland | Chile | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
6 | 7 September 2018 | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy | Italy | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
7 | 8 June 2021 | Stadion Poznań, Poznań, Poland | Iceland | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
8 | 29 March 2022 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | Sweden | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 11 June 2022 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
10 | 26 November 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
11 | 21 March 2024 | Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Estonia | 2–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
12 | 7 June 2024 | Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Ukraine | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
13 | 12 October 2024 | Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Portugal | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
14 | 15 October 2024 | Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Croatia | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
[edit]Napoli
Poland U21
- Four Nations Tournament: 2014–15[113]
Individual
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External links
[edit]- Profile at the S.S.C. Napoli website
- Piotr Zieliński at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Piotr Zieliński at Soccerway
- Piotr Zieliński at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- 1994 births
- People from Ząbkowice Śląskie
- Footballers from Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Polish emigrants to Italy
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Men's association football midfielders
- Polish men's footballers
- Poland men's international footballers
- Zagłębie Lubin players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Empoli FC players
- SSC Napoli players
- Inter Milan players
- Serie A players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Poland men's under-21 international footballers
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen