Mateusz Szczepaniak (footballer, born 2007)

Mateusz Szczepaniak
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 17)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 71
Youth career
0000–2016 ŁSR Łuków
2016–2018 Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski
2018–2020 Wisła Puławy
2020 Górnik Łęczna
2020–2024 Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Legia Warsaw II 11 (1)
2024– Legia Warsaw 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Poland U15 5 (1)
2023 Poland U16 2 (1)
2023–2024 Poland U17 12 (3)
2024– Poland U18 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024

Mateusz Szczepaniak (born 5 January 2007) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.[1]

Club career

Szczepaniak began his youth career at ŁSR Łuków, Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski, Wisła Puławy and Górnik Łęczna before joining Legia Warsaw's academy.[1] In the 2023–24 season, he achieved the runner-up position in the Central Junior League U-17. He played the full 90 minutes in both legs of the final against Śląsk Wrocław, contributing to a 3–2 away victory in the first leg on 8 June 2024, where he received a yellow card,[2] and a 2–4 home defeat in the second leg on 12 June 2024.[3]

He debuted for Legia's senior team during the 2024–25 season in a match against Caernarfon Town on 25 July 2024.[4] His first Ekstraklasa appearance came on 3 November 2024, in a 2–1 win over Widzew Łódź, entering in the 90th minute.[5] On 28 November 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Omonia Nicosia during the league phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, becoming the youngest scorer in the competition's history.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Polish Cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Legia Warsaw II 2024–25 III liga, gr. I 11 1 — — — 11 1
Legia Warsaw 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 4 0 1 0 — 3[a] 1 8 1
Career total 15 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 19 2
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b "Mateusz Szczepaniak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Finał CLJ U-17 - I mecz: Śląsk 2-3 Legia". www.90minut.pl. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Śląsk mistrzem Polski juniorów młodszych". www.90minut.pl. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ Ziółkowski, Maciej (25 July 2024). "Debiuty Chodyny, Szczepaniaka i Majchrzaka w Legii". legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ Połynka, Mateusz (8 November 2024). "Szczepaniak z debiutem w Ekstraklasie!". Łuków24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Szczepaniak zapisał się w historii Ligi Konferencji. Zrobił to jako pierwszy". junior.weszlo.com. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.