Sebastian Walukiewicz
![]() Walukiewicz with Cagliari during the 2021–22 Coppa Italia | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
MKP Gorzów Wielkopolski | |||
Legia Warsaw | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 12 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Pogoń Szczecin | 21 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Cagliari | 40 | (0) |
2019 | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Empoli (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2023– | Empoli | 27 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Poland U15 | 8 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Poland U16 | 8 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Poland U17 | 8 | (0) |
2017 | Poland U18 | 2 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Poland U19 | 6 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Poland U20 | 8 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Poland U21 | 11 | (1) |
2020– | Poland | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 7 June 2024 (UTC) |
Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz (born 5 April 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Empoli and the Poland national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Pogoń Szczecin
[edit]In 2017, Walukiewicz joined Pogoń Szczecin from Legia Warsaw II. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 7 April 2018 against his former club, Legia Warsaw, playing 8 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat.[citation needed]
Cagliari
[edit]On 8 January 2019, Walukewicz joined Cagliari Calcio on a 4,5-year contract. He returned to Pogoń Szczecin on loan until the end of the season.[3]
Empoli
[edit]On 1 September 2022, he moved to Serie A club Empoli on loan until the end of the season with an option and a conditional obligation to buy.[4] Walukiewicz made 11 league appearances in the 2022–23 season before joining the Tuscan side on a permanent basis on 14 June 2023.[5]
International career
[edit]On 7 October 2020, Walukiewicz debuted for the Polish senior squad in the friendly match against Finland.[6] Four days later, he made his competitive debut, playing a full game in the Nations League 0–0 home draw against Italy.[7]
Walukiewicz was named in the 29-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024 on 29 May 2024. During a friendly match against Ukraine on 7 June 2024 prior to said tournament, he scored his first international goal which Poland won 3–1.[8] Later that day, Walukiewicz was selected in the final squad.[9] He made no appearances as Poland left the tournament after the group stage.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2023[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Legia Warsaw II | 2016–17 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Pogoń Szczecin II | 2017–18 | III liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Pogoń Szczecin | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
Cagliari | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
Empoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Empoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 123 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 128 | 1 |
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Poland | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Poland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walukiewicz goal
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2024 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ Sebastian Walukiewicz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ "Official: Cagliari sign Polish starlet". Football Italiadate=15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Sebastian Walukiewicz è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Walukiewicz è dell'Empoli" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 14 June 2023.
- ^ Jankowski, Mariusz (7 October 2020). "Sebastian Walukiewicz: jeśli trener uzna, że mogę zagrać w Lidze Narodów, to jestem gotów". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ^ "Liga Narodów: Przyszły lider defensywy kadry? Tak z Włochami zagrał Sebastian Walukiewicz". TVP Sport (in Polish). 13 October 2020.
- ^ Laskowski, Jacek; Żewłakow, Marcin (7 June 2024). "Polska 1–0 Ukraina: Gol Sebastiana Walukiewicza!". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ^ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "(Nie)oczywiste liczby UEFA EURO 2024". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Sebastian Walukiewicz at Soccerway
- ^ "Plebiscyt Tygodnika "Piłka Nożna" - Fabiański najlepszym zawodnikiem 2018 roku" (in Polish). 3 February 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sebastian Walukiewicz at Soccerway