Steven Skrzybski
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Steven Skrzybski
| image = 2025-04-15 Steven Skrzybski.jpg
| caption = Skrzybski with Holstein Kiel in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Berlin, Germany
| height = 1.73 m
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Holstein Kiel
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 1998–2000
| youthclubs1 = SG Stern Kaulsdorf
| youthyears2 = 2001–2010
| youthclubs2 = Union Berlin
| years1 = 2010–2016
| clubs1 = Union Berlin II
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 17
| years2 = 2010–2018
| clubs2 = Union Berlin
| caps2 = 136
| goals2 = 29
| years3 = 2018–2021
| clubs3 = Schalke 04
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2019
| clubs4 = Schalke 04 II
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2020
| clubs5 = → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021–
| clubs6 = Holstein Kiel
| caps6 = 96
| goals6 = 32
| club-update = 1 February 2025
}}
Steven Skrzybski (born 18 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.
Career
=Early years=
Born in the capital Berlin, Skrzybski began playing at youth level from a very young age. He started at just eight years old with local team SG Stern Kaulsdorf before quickly being spotted as a potential star by professional club Union Berlin.
=Union Berlin=
Skrzybski played 143 official games for Union from 2010 to 2018. Having risen through the various youth ranks at the club, he broke into the reserve team and was also considered to be first team quality. After mostly playing with the reserves for a few years the striker began life at full professional level and made a name for himself in the 2016–17 season, when he played in 32 matches and scored 9 times. He scored 14 goals in the 2017–18 season.
=Schalke 04=
On 29 May 2018, Schalke announced that Skrzybski signed for the club on a three-year deal.{{cite web|title=Steven Skrzybski signs three year deal at Schalke|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/steven-skrzybski-signs-three-year-deal-schalke/|website=Schalke04.de}} On 24 November 2018, he scored his first two goals for Schalke against 1. FC Nürnberg in a 5–2 victory.{{cite web|title=Five-star Schalke turn on the style in crushing win over Nuremberg|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/schalke-nuremberg-live-line-ups-stats-weston-mckennie-uth-embolo-fantasy-517269.jsp|website=Bundesliga.com}}
On 3 January 2020, Skrzybski was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf for the rest of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/profis/detail/25066-fortuna-leiht-steven-skrzybski-aus/91e830ef648212d005848b153fb5ce2a/|title=Fortuna leiht Steven Skrzybski aus|language=German|website=Fortuna Düsseldorf|date=3 January 2020|accessdate=3 January 2020}}
=Holstein Kiel=
Personal life
Skrzybski is of distant Polish descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.lokalkompass.de/gelsenkirchen/c-sport/steven-skrzybski-ueber-seinen-ex-trainer-tim-bendzko-tore-gegen-den-bvb-und-eigene-schwaechen_a966792|title=Steven Skrzybski über seinen Ex-Trainer Tim Bendzko, Tore gegen den BVB und eigene Schwächen|website=Lokalkompass}}
Career statistics
{{updated|1 February 2025}}{{cite web|title=Steven Skrzybski » Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/steven-skrzybski/2/|website=WorldFootball.net}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|EuropeAppearances in UEFA Champions League !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| rowspan="9"|Union Berlin | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 14 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!136 | 29 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 143 | 30 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Schalke 04 | |2018–19 | Bundesliga | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | |2019–20 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | |
| rowspan="5"|Holstein Kiel | |2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!96 | 32 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 101 | 32 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!268 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 288 | 67 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|steven-skrzybski/158651}}
- {{fussballdaten|skrzybskisteven|Steven Skrzybski}}
{{Holstein Kiel squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skrzybski, Steven}}
Category:German people of Polish descent
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Berlin
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:1. FC Union Berlin players
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players
Category:Holstein Kiel players