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Sebastian Walukiewicz

{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 2000)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sebastian Walukiewicz

| fullname = Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Torino

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = MKP Gorzów Wielkopolski

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Legia Warsaw

| years1 = 2017

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| clubs1 = Legia Warsaw II

| years2 = 2017–2018

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 0

| clubs2 = Pogoń Szczecin II

| years3 = 2018–2019

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 0

| clubs3 = Pogoń Szczecin

| years4 = 2019–2023

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 0

| clubs4 = Cagliari

| years5 = 2019

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| clubs5 = → Pogoń Szczecin (loan)

| years6 = 2022–2023

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 0

| clubs6 = → Empoli (loan)

| years7 = 2023–2024

| caps7 = 29

| goals7 = 0

| clubs7 = Empoli

| years8 = 2024–

| caps8 = 29

| goals8 = 0

| clubs8 = Torino

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Poland U15

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = Poland U16

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam3 = Poland U17

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2017

| nationalteam4 = Poland U18

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam5 = Poland U19

| nationalcaps5 = 6

| nationalgoals5 = 2

| nationalyears6 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam6 = Poland U20

| nationalcaps6 = 8

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalyears7 = 2019–2022

| nationalteam7 = Poland U21

| nationalcaps7 = 11

| nationalgoals7 = 1

| nationalyears8 = 2020–

| nationalteam8 = Poland

| nationalcaps8 = 9

| nationalgoals8 = 1

| club-update = 21:40, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 22:10, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

| image = Walukiewicz (cropped).png

| alt =

| caption = Walukiewicz with Cagliari during the 2021–22 Coppa Italia

}}

Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz (born 5 April 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{Italian football updater|Torino}} club Torino and the Poland national team.{{90minut|33225}}

Club career

=Pogoń Szczecin=

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|date=May 2024}}

=Cagliari=

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.{{cite web |title=Official: Cagliari sign Polish starlet |url=https://www.football-italia.net/133287/official-cagliari-sign-polish-starlet|website=Football Italiadate=15 January 2019|date=15 January 2019 |access-date=18 July 2020}}

=Empoli=

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.{{cite web|title=Sebastian Walukiewicz è un nuovo calciatore azzurro|url=https://empolifc.com/sebastian-walukiewicz-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-azzurro/|website=Empoli FC|date=1 September 2022|language=it}} Walukiewicz made 11 league appearances in the 2022–23 season before joining the Tuscan side on a permanent basis on 14 June 2023.{{cite web |title=Sebastian Walukiewicz è dell'Empoli |url=https://empolifc.com/sebastian-walukiewicz-e-dellempoli/ |publisher=Empoli FC|date=14 June 2023|language=it}}

=Torino=

On the summer transfer deadline day in 2024, Walukiewicz moved to fellow Serie A club Torino on a three-year contract, for a reported fee of €5 million.{{cite web |title=Sebastian Walukiewicz piłkarzem Torino FC |url=https://eurosport.tvn24.pl/pilka-nozna/serie-a/2024-2025/sebastian-walukiewicz-pilkarzem-torino-fc_sto20032986/story.shtml |website=eurosport.tvn24.pl |access-date=30 August 2024 |language=pl |date=30 August 2024}}

International career

On 7 October 2020, Walukiewicz debuted for the Polish senior squad in the friendly match against Finland.{{Cite news|first=Mariusz|last=Jankowski|title=Sebastian Walukiewicz: jeśli trener uzna, że mogę zagrać w Lidze Narodów, to jestem gotów|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/50226759/polska-finlandia-51-sebastian-walukiewicz-po-debiucie-nie-bylo-ciezko-wejsc-do-tej-kadry-wideo|website=TVP Sport|date=7 October 2020|language=pl}} Four days later, he made his competitive debut, playing a full game in the Nations League 0–0 home draw against Italy.{{Cite news|title=Liga Narodów: Przyszły lider defensywy kadry? Tak z Włochami zagrał Sebastian Walukiewicz|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/50311137/polska-wlochy-sebastian-walukiewicz-przyszly-lider-kadry-tak-zagral-w-lidze-narodow-wideo|website=TVP Sport|date=13 October 2020|language=pl}}

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.{{Cite news|first1=Jacek|last1=Laskowski|first2=Marcin|last2=Żewłakow|title=Polska 1–0 Ukraina: Gol Sebastiana Walukiewicza!|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/77959283/sebastian-walukiewicz-z-trafieniem-na-10-polska-ukraina-10-gol|website=TVP Sport|date=7 June 2024|language=pl}} Later that day, Walukiewicz was selected in the final squad.{{Cite web|title=Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024|url=https://pzpn.pl/reprezentacje/reprezentacja-a/aktualnosci/2024-06-07/michal-probierz-oglosil-kadre-na-euro-2024|publisher=Polish Football Association|date=7 June 2024|language=pl}} He made no appearances as Poland left the tournament after the group stage.{{cite web |title=(Nie)oczywiste liczby UEFA EURO 2024 |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/aktualnosci/reprezentacja/nieoczywiste-liczby-uefa-euro-2024 |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=30 June 2024 |language=pl |date=28 June 2024}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|sebastian-walukiewicz/477415}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coppa Italia}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Legia Warsaw II

|2016–17

|III liga

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
Pogoń Szczecin II

|2017–18

|III liga

|12

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—120
rowspan="3"|Pogoń Szczecin

|2017–18

|Ekstraklasa

|3

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30
2018–19

|Ekstraklasa

|29

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—291
colspan="2"|Total

!32

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—321
rowspan="4"|Cagliari

|2019–20

|Serie A

|14

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—160
2020–21

|Serie A

|19

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
2021–22

|Serie A

|7

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
colspan="2"|Total

!40

050colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—450
Empoli (loan)

|2022–23

|Serie A

|11

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—110
rowspan="3"|Empoli

|2023–24

|Serie A

|27

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—270
2024–25

|Serie A

|2

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
colspan="2"|Total

!40

000colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—400
Torino

|2024–25

|Serie A

|29

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—300
colspan="3"|Career total

!154

150colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—1601

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=International=

{{updated|match played 18 November 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="2"|Poland

|2020

30
202461
colspan="2"|Total91

:Scores and results list Poland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walukiewicz goal

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Sebastian Walukiewicz

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

style="text-align:center"|17 June 2024Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland{{fb|UKR}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|3–1Friendly

Honours

Individual

  • Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2018{{cite web |title=Plebiscyt Tygodnika "Piłka Nożna" - Fabiański najlepszym zawodnikiem 2018 roku |url=https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C399117%2Cplebiscyt-tygodnika-pilka-nozna-fabianski-najlepszym-zawodnikiem-2018-roku |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=pl |date=3 February 2019}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Soccerway}}

{{Torino FC squad}}

{{Poland squad UEFA Euro 2024}}

{{Polish Newcomer of the Year Award}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walukiewicz, Sebastian}}

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Gorzów Wielkopolski

Category:Polish men's footballers

Category:Poland men's youth international footballers

Category:Poland men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Poland men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Legia Warsaw II players

Category:Legia Warsaw players

Category:Pogoń Szczecin players

Category:Cagliari Calcio players

Category:Empoli FC players

Category:Torino FC players

Category:III liga players

Category:Ekstraklasa players

Category:Serie A players

Category:UEFA Euro 2024 players

Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen