Jakub Świerczok
Jakub Świerczok ([ˈjakub ˈɕfjɛrt͡ʂɔk]; born 28 December 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakub Świerczok | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tychy, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | MOSM Tychy | ||
| 2003–2006 | MK Górnik Katowice | ||
| 2006 | MOSM Tychy | ||
| 2007 | Cracovia | ||
| 2008 | SMS Kraków | ||
| 2008–2009 | Cracovia | ||
| 2009–2011 | Polonia Bytom | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Polonia Bytom | 18 | (12) |
| 2012–2015 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 23 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | → Piast Gliwice (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 15 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Górnik Łęczna | 31 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | GKS Tychy | 30 | (16) |
| 2017–2018 | Zagłębie Lubin | 21 | (16) |
| 2018– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 59 | (24) |
| 2020– | → Piast Gliwice (loan) | 11 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Poland U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2012 | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Poland | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2018 | |||
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.[2]
On 16 June 2017, Świerczok signed a contract with Zagłębie Lubin.[3] 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.[4] He made his debut for the team on 15 February 2018 in a Europa League Round of 32 match against Italian grand Milan.[5] At the end of the week he completed his First League debut against Botev Plovdiv.[6] His debut goal came on 23 March 2018 in a league match against Etar.[7] 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.[8]
International career
Świerczok's first experience of international football came in 2011 with Poland U20.[9] 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.[10] He made his debut on 10 November against Uruguay, replacing Kamil Wilczek for the final 23 minutes.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 July 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Polonia Bytom | 2011–12 | I liga | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 12 | |||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |||
| Piast Gliwice (loan) | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 2014–15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Górnik Łęczna | 2015–16 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 7 | ||||
| GKS Tychy | 2016–17 | I liga | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 16 | |||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 17 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2017–18 | First League | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 18 | |||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | |||
| Total | 58 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 37 | |||
| Career total | 203 | 87 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 101 | |||
Honours
References
- Świerczok Stats
- Jakub Świerczok oficjalnie w Kaiserslautern 1 January 2012, onet.pl
- "Jakub Świerczok w Zagłębiu Lubin" (in Polish). 90minut. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "Jakub Swierczok signed with Ludogorets". ludogorets.com. 19 January 2018.
- Лудогорец загуби от Милан с 3:0
- Botev vs Ludogorets
- Лудогорец разгроми Етър и пак дръпна на ЦСКА
- Pyпĸp дĸpби: Лyдeгepĸц дeaecвo титлoтo cлĸд eбpoт нoд 10 eт ЦPEM
- Turniej Czterech Narodów U-20: Polska - Włochy 1:2 Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine 8 September 2011, pzpn.pl
- "Poland manager names squad for Uruguay, Mexico friendlies". thenews.pl. 3 November 2017.
- "Poland 1–1 Uruguay". soccerway.com. 10 November 2017.
- "Якуб Шверчок помогна на възрастна жена, припаднала на улицата". sportal.bg. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
External links
- Jakub Świerczok at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Jakub Świerczok at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Jakub Świerczok at National-Football-Teams.com