Michał Żyro

Michał Żyro
Personal information
Full name Michał Żyro[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2004 KS Piaseczno
2005–2009 Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Legia Warsaw 96 (13)
2013–2015 Legia Warsaw II 3 (0)
2016–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (3)
2018 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 13 (3)
2018–2019 → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) 11 (1)
2019 → Pogoń Szczecin II (loan) 2 (1)
2019–2020 Korona Kielce 13 (0)
2019 Korona Kielce II 6 (4)
2020 → Stal Mielec (loan) 14 (6)
2020–2021 Piast Gliwice 30 (4)
2021–2022 Jagiellonia Białystok 13 (1)
2022 Jagiellonia Białystok II 1 (1)
2022–2024 Wisła Kraków 35 (5)
Total 244 (43)
International career
2010–2011 Poland U19 6 (3)
2012–2014 Poland U21 9 (1)
2014 Poland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michał Żyro (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmixaw ˈʐɨrɔ]; born 20 September 1992) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former professional player who played as a forward.[2] Following retirement, he joined Canal+'s Ekstraklasa coverage team.[3]

Żyro has played for Legia Warsaw, Korona Kielce, Pogoń Szczecin, Stal Mielec, Piast Gliwice, Jagiellonia Białystok and Wisła Kraków in Poland, as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic in England.

Club career

Żyro spent five years playing in KS Piaseczno as a youth team player before joining the youth academy at Legia Warsaw at the age of 13. When he was 17, Żyro was promoted to the senior team and ultimately the first team squad. He spent six years in the senior team scoring 13 goals in 96 matches.

On 24 December, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[4] He joined the club officially when the transfer window re-opened on 2 January.

He made his debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9 January 2016 in an FA Cup tie against West Ham United. On 12 January 2016, he scored his first goals for the club on his home and league debut, scoring twice in a 3–2 win against Fulham.[5] Żyro scored his third goal for Wolves in a 1–3 loss against Cardiff City,[6] shortly afterwards, he suffered a calf injury, putting him out of the game for up to six weeks. On 6 April, shortly after returning from injury, Żyro was on the receiving end of a reckless challenge from Milton Keynes Dons defender Antony Kay, causing multiple ligament damage and a fracture in his knee, ruling him out for up to 16 months.[7] He finally made his return to competitive football almost 17 months later, on 23 August 2017 as a substitute in a 2–0 away win against Southampton in the EFL Cup.[8]

On 22 January 2018 he joined Charlton Athletic on loan.[9] On 31 August 2018 he joined Pogoń Szczecin on loan.[10]

Żyro joined Korona Kielce on 28 June 2019 on a one-year contract.[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Legia Warsaw 2009–10[12] Ekstraklasa 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11[12] Ekstraklasa 6 0 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 8 0
2011–12[12] Ekstraklasa 25 1 7 4 — 11[c] 0 0 0 43 5
2012–13[12] Ekstraklasa 9 2 2 2 — 5[c] 1 1[d] 0 17 5
2013–14[12] Ekstraklasa 23 4 0 0 — 8[e] 0 0 0 31 4
2014–15[12] Ekstraklasa 27 5 5 3 — 13[f] 3 0 0 45 11
2015–16[12] Ekstraklasa 5 1 1 0 — 4[c] 0 1[d] 1 11 2
Total 96 13 18 9 — 41 4 2 1 157 27
Legia Warsaw II 2013–14 III liga, gr. A 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2015–16 III liga, gr. A 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Total 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2015–16[13] Championship 7 3 1 0 0 0 — — 8 3
2016–17[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2017–18[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
2018–19[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 7 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 3
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2017–18[15] League One 13 3 — — — 1[g] 0 14 3
Pogoń Szczecin (loan) 2018–19[16] Ekstraklasa 11 1 — — — — 11 1
Pogoń Szczecin II (loan) 2018–19 III liga, gr. II 2 1 — — — — 2 1
Korona Kielce 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 13 1 1 0 — — — 14 1
Korona Kielce II 2019–20 III liga, gr. IV 6 4 — — — — 6 4
Stal Mielec (loan) 2019–20 I liga 14 6 1 0 — — — 15 6
Piast Gliwice 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 26 4 4 0 — 3[c] 1 — 33 5
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 4 0 0 0 — — — 4 0
Total 30 4 4 0 — 3 1 — 37 5
Jagiellonia Białystok 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 13 1 0 0 — — — 13 1
Jagiellonia II 2021–22 III liga, gr. I 1 1 — — — — 1 1
Wisła Kraków 2022–23 I liga 26 4 2 0 — — 1[h] 0 29 4
2023–24 I liga 8 1 3 0 — — — 11 1
Total 34 5 5 0 — — 1 0 40 5
Career total 243 43 30 9 2 0 44 5 4 1 323 58
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in EFL League One play-offs
  8. ^ Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs

Personal life

His younger brother Mateusz (born in 1998) is also a professional football player.[17]

Honours

Legia Warsaw[18]

Stal Mielec

Wisła Kraków

Individual

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 42. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ Galiński, Tomasz (31 July 2024). "Były reprezentant Polski zakończył karierę. "Jedne z najtrudniejszych słów"". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ Kotlarz, Mateusz (6 August 2024). "Były mistrz Polski z nową rolą. Będzie ekspertem w telewizji". kanalsportowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Michal Zyro: Wolves sign Legia Warsaw winger". BBC Sport. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Michal Zyro nets double on home debut as in-form Wolves down Fulham". Eurosport. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Wolves' Dave Edwards and Michal Zyro facing long injury layoffs". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Southampton 0–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 23 August 2017.
  9. ^ "DONE DEAL : Charlton sign Polish striker on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers". Charlton Athletic official website. 22 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Michał Żyro w Pogoni". 90minut.pl. 31 August 2018.
  11. ^ Michał Żyro zostaje w Ekstraklasie. Zagra w Koronie Kielce, przegladsportowy.pl, 28 June 2019
  12. ^ a b c d e f g Michał Żyro at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Michał Żyro in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Michał Żyro in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Michał Żyro in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Michał Żyro in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  17. ^ (pl) Polish language wikipedia
  18. ^ "90minut.pl - Michał Żyro".
  19. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Stal Mielec najlepsza. Olimpia Grudziądz spadła". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Olbrzymia niespodzianka w finale Pucharu Polski. Wisła Kraków wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Puchar Polski 2011/2012 - strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Michał Żyro "Piłkarzem Lipca" w Fortuna 1. Lidze". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.