Jakub Świerczok

Jakub Świerczok (born 28 December 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for J3 League club Omiya Ardija.

Club career
Born in Tychy, Świerczok began his career at Polonia Bytom. After scoring 12 goals in 18 matches in the I liga, he joined Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a three-and-a-half-year contract in January 2012.

On 16 June 2017, Świerczok signed a contract with Zagłębie Lubin. He was a member of Zagłębie's squad for half season, scoring 17 goals in 25 games in all competition.

Ludogorets Razgrad
On 19 January 2018, Świerczok completed a move to Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for €1 million on a long-term contract. He made his debut for the team on 15 February 2018 in a Europa League Round of 32 match against Italian grand Milan. At the end of the week he completed his First League debut against Botev Plovdiv. His debut goal came on 23 March 2018 in a league match against Etar. On 6 April 2018, coming as a substitute, he helped his team to take the title derby against CSKA Sofia by scoring 2 goals for the 3–2 win.

Nagoya Grampus
On 20 July 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Świerczok from Piast Gliwice. In December 2021, Świerczok was suspended from football activities after testing positive for a banned substance in a doping test conducted after a match against Pohang Steelers, for the AFC Champions League. On 28 October 2022, Nagoya Grampus released a public statement, communicating the punishment issued by the AFC would be a 4-year ban for the player on all football-related activities, counting from 9 December 2021, where a provisional ban was issued against him.

Return to Zagłębie
In early February 2023, following an appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned Świerczok's ban and cleared him of any wrongdoing. Shortly after, on 10 February 2023, he returned to Zagłębie Lubin on a deal until the end of the season, with a one-year extension option. On 30 May, it was announced he would leave the club at the end of June.

Omiya Ardija
On 6 July 2023, Świerczok returned to Japanese football after signing with J2 League side Omiya Ardija. On 30 September, in a match against Ōita Trinita, he left the pitch after 24 minutes after suffering a lateral collateral ligament tear in his right knee. Despite Omiya suffering relegation to J3 League at the end of the 2023 season, Świerczok extended his contract for another year.

International career
Świerczok's first experience of international football came in 2011 with Poland U20. In 2012, he made three appearances for the Poland U21.

On 3 November 2017, Świerczok was called up to the Poland senior team for the first time, for their friendlies with Uruguay and Mexico. He made his debut on 10 November against Uruguay, replacing Kamil Wilczek for the final 23 minutes.

Personal life
In March 2020, Świerczok and his girlfriend helped out a 73-year-old woman who had fainted near her home in Razgrad, by moving her away from the road and calling the medical emergency services.

International

 * Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Świerczok goal.

Honours
Ludogorets
 * Bulgarian League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
 * Bulgarian Supercup: 2018, 2019

Nagoya Grampus
 * J.League Cup: 2021

Individual
 * Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: December 2017, November 2020, December 2020, April 2021, May 2021