Michał Gurgul
.jpg) Gurgul in 2023 with Lech Poznań | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michał Gurgul[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lech Poznań | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | AP Reissa Jarocin | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Lech Poznań | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lech Poznań II | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lech Poznań | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Poland U14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Poland U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Poland U17 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Poland U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Poland U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Michał Gurgul (born 30 January 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]At the age of 5, Gurgul joined the Jarocin branch of Akademia Piłkarska Reissa.[2] In 2017, he joined Lech Poznań's youth system.
With Gurgul as a regular in the starting line-up, Lech's U19 team won the 2022–23 Central Junior League title.[3]
Senior level
[edit]Gurgul made his senior debut for Lech Poznań II on 28 February 2023 in a 2–0 league win against Radunia Stężyca.[4] Less than two weeks later, on 12 March 2023, he made his first appearance for the senior team as a substitute in a 1–1 Ekstraklasa draw against Piast Gliwice.[5] Two days later, it was announced he had signed a new three-year deal with the club.[6]
On 30 April 2023, he was named in Lech's starting line-up for a league home game against Górnik Zabrze, which ended in a 0–1 loss.[7]
In September 2023, following international break, he replaced Elias Andersson as the first-choice left-back in the team's line-up and started in every Ekstraklasa game played by Lech that month. On 28 September, Gurgul scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win against defending champions Raków Częstochowa, levelling the score from close range in the 6th minute.[8]
International career
[edit]Gurgul received his first call-up to the Poland U14s in 2019.[2] At the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, he appeared in all five games played by the under-17 team as they reached the semi-finals and secured a spot at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9] He was part of the squad for the tournament played in Indonesia,[10] and appeared in all three games played by the Polish U17s.
He then made his debut for the under-18s as a substitute in a friendly against Croatia on 6 September 2023.[11]
After serving as captain of the Poland under-19s in 2024,[12] on 5 November he received his maiden senior team call-up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Scotland later that month,[13] appearing on the bench once against the latter.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2022–23[15] | II liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[16] | II liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Lech Poznań | 2022–23[15] | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023–24[16] | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[17] | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Sukcesy wychowanków Akademii – Michał Gurgul". akademiareissa.pl (in Polish). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Lech mistrzem Polski juniorów starszych!" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Ważne doświadczenie za Gurgulem i Tomczykiem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Debiut Gurgula w Ekstraklasie" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Michał Gurgul na dłużej w Lechu" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Gurgul pierwszy raz w wyjściowej jedenastce" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Pierwszy gol Gurgula" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "ME U-17: Polska 3-5 Niemcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "U-17: Powołania na Mistrzostwa Świata U-17" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "U-18: Chorwacja 4-4 Polska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Trzech lechitów w seniorskiej reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (5 November 2024). "Kopalnia talentów Lecha Poznań. Michał Gurgul i Antoni Kozubal oczarowali Michała Probierza [SYLWETKA]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "LN: Składy na mecz Polska - Szkocja". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Michał Gurgul at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Michał Gurgul at Soccerway