Szymon Żurkowski

Szymon Piotr Żurkowski (born 25 September 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Empoli, on loan from Spezia.

Club career
Żurkowski started his career with Gwarek Zabrze.

Italy
On 28 January 2019, Żurkowski signed for Fiorentina a contract until 30 June 2023. He stayed at Górnik Zabrze on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.

On 30 January 2020, Żurkowski joined Empoli on loan. On 1 September 2020, he returned to Empoli for another loan spell, until 30 June 2021. On 12 January 2023, he joined Spezia on another loan, this time with an obligation to buy. On 9 January 2024, for the third time in his career, Żurkowski moved to Empoli on loan until the end of the season. He debuted four days later, scoring once in a 2–1 loss against Hellas Verona after coming on as a substitute. Żurkowski scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Monza on 21 January 2024, becoming the first Polish player to achieve this feat in Serie A.

Under-21 team
During the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, from September 2017 to March 2018, Żurkowski played five of the Polish U21's six group games, scoring one goal.

Senior team
In May 2018, Żurkowski was named in the 35-man provisional squad for Poland for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was not included in the 23-man squad. On 24 March 2022, he debuted for in a friendly match against Scotland.

Żurkowski was included in the final 23-man Polish squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any match.

Honours
Empoli
 * Serie B: 2020–21

Individual
 * Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2017
 * Ekstraklasa Discovery of the Season: 2017–18