Daniel Szelągowski

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

Daniel Szelągowski
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002
Place of birth Kielce, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2018 Korona Kielce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Korona Kielce 7 (3)
2020– Raków Częstochowa 24 (1)
National team‡
2018 Poland U16 7 (0)
2018–2019 Poland U17 5 (0)
2020 Poland U19 2 (0)
2021– Poland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2021

Club career

Korona Kielce

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

Despite scoring 3 goals in 5 games during the 2019–20 Ekstraklasa, Szelągowski could not prevent his team's from falling to the First League. He subsequently moved to Raków Częstochowa in September 2020.[2][3][4]

Raków Częstochowa

Szelągowski made his debut for Raków Częstochowa 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 a 83rd minute substitute of Marcin Cebula and helping his team obtain a 3–3 away draw against Lech Poznań, the Ekstraklasa last edition vice champions. His goal was a spectacular one, driving the ball from his own half, dribbling all his opponents and beating the goalkeeper to score in the very last minutes of this Ekstraklasa game.[6][7]

Szelągowski was part of the side that won the 2020–21 Polish Cup, playing the final as a late substitute, providing the assist for David Tijanić's winning goal 4 minutes after he came in, helping his team beat Arka Gdynia 2–1.[8][9]

International career

Already capped with all Polish youth teams, Daniel Szelągowski made his debut with the under-21 on the 26 March 2021 in a friendly game against Saudi Arabia, where he provided 4 assists helping his team achieve a whopping 7–0 win.[10]

Honours

Club

Raków Częstochowa

References
  1. Daniel Szelągowski at Soccerway
  2. "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. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. "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). 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. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. Czaplewski, Jacek (24 November 2020). "Szelągowski przemknął jak Messi. Młodzieżowcy na boisku: 10. kolejka Ekstraklasy". Gol24 (in Polish). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. Kułaga, Dorota (2 May 2021). "Marcin Cebula, Daniel Szelągowski i Wiktor Długosz z Rakowem Częstochowa zdobyli Puchar Polski". Echo Dnia Świętokrzyskie (in Polish). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. "Niesamowity zwrot akcji w finale! Historyczny sukces!". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. 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).


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