Daniel Szelągowski (born 2 September 2002) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Raków Częstochowa.[1]

Daniel Szelągowski
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Kielce, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Raków Częstochowa
Youth career
2011–2018 Korona Kielce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Korona Kielce 7 (2)
2020– Raków Częstochowa 34 (1)
2022Warta Poznań (loan) 5 (0)
2023Chojniczanka (loan) 5 (0)
International career
2018 Poland U16 7 (0)
2018–2019 Poland U17 5 (0)
2020 Poland U19 2 (0)
2021– Poland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021

Club career edit

Korona Kielce edit

Szelągowski came through the youth ranks of Korona Kielce, where he played since 2011, making his professional debut on 18 May 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 0–3 home Ekstraklasa defeat against Górnik Zabrze.[2][3]

Despite scoring twice in five league games during the 2019–20 season, Szelągowski could not prevent his team's from relegating to I liga. He subsequently moved to Raków Częstochowa in September 2020.[2][3][4]

Raków Częstochowa edit

Szelągowski made his debut for Raków on the 2 October 2020, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home Ekstraklasa win against Wisła Płock.[5]

He scored his first goal for his new team on the 22 November 2020, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Marcin Cebula, and helping his team obtain a 3–3 away draw against Lech Poznań. His goal was a spectacular one, driving the ball from his own half, dribbling past multiple opponents and beating the goalkeeper to score in stoppage time.[6][7]

Szelągowski was part of the side that won the 2020–21 Polish Cup, appearing in the final as a late substitute, providing the assist for David Tijanić's winning goal four minutes after he came in, helping his team beat Arka Gdynia 2–1.[8][9]

Loan to Warta edit

On 11 January 2022, as part of the deal that saw Szymon Czyż join Raków from Warta Poznań on a permanent basis, Szelągowski was loaned the opposite way until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10]

Loan to Chojniczanka edit

On 3 January 2022, he was sent on loan to I liga club Chojniczanka Chojnice until the end of the season.[11] On 16 March 2023, it was announced he had suffered a anterior cruciate ligament injury and would be sidelined for approximately six months, thus ending his season prematurely.[12]

International career edit

Already capped with all Polish youth teams, Szelągowski made his debut for the under-21 team on the 26 March 2021 in a friendly game against Saudi Arabia, where he provided four assists in a 7–0 win.[13]

Career statistics edit

As of 16 March 2023
Club Season League League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Korona Kielce 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 5 2 0 0 5 2
2020–21 I liga 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 7 2 1 0 8 2
Raków Częstochowa 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 16 1 5 0 21 1
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 14 0 3 0 6 0 23 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 34 1 9 0 6 0 0 0 49 1
Warta Poznań (loan) 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 5 0 5 0
Chojniczanka (loan) 2022–23 I liga 5 0 5 0
Career total 51 3 10 0 6 0 0 0 67 3

Honours edit

Club edit

Raków Częstochowa

References edit

  1. ^ Daniel Szelągowski at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Daniel Szelągowski podpisał kontrakt z Rakowem Częstochowa do czerwca 2025 roku! To najdroższy wychowanek w historii Korony". Echo Dnia Świętokrzyskie (in Polish). 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Daniel Szelągowski zagra w Rakowie". Korona Kielce (in Polish). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Raków wydał milion za transfer młodego zawodnika". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "PKO BP Ekstraklasa: Raków Częstochowa pewnie pokonał Wisłę Płock". Polsat Sport (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Daniel Szelągowski jak Leo Messi. Niesamowita akcja byłego gracza Korony Kielce i efektowny gol dla Rakowa Częstochowa [WIDEO]". Echo Dnia Świętokrzyskie (in Polish). 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (24 November 2020). "Szelągowski przemknął jak Messi. Młodzieżowcy na boisku: 10. kolejka Ekstraklasy". Gol24 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b Kułaga, Dorota (2 May 2021). "Marcin Cebula, Daniel Szelągowski i Wiktor Długosz z Rakowem Częstochowa zdobyli Puchar Polski". Echo Dnia Świętokrzyskie (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Niesamowity zwrot akcji w finale! Historyczny sukces!". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Daniel Szelągowski wypożyczony do Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Daniel Szelągowski wypożyczony do Chojniczanki" (in Polish). Chojniczanka Chojnice. 3 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Daniel Szelągowski kontuzjowany". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 March 2023.
  13. ^ Gajos, Michał (28 March 2021). "Rewelacyjny debiut Szelągowskiego w kadrze Polski U-21. Miał udział przy czterech bramkach" [The sensational debut of Szelągowski in the Polish U-21 team. He was involved in four goals]. cksport.pl (in Polish).
  14. ^ "Raków Częstochowa mistrzem Polski!". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2023.

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