Szymon Włodarczyk

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Szymon Włodarczyk

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Szymon Piotr Włodarczyk

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wałbrzych, Poland{{WorldFootball.net|szymon-wlodarczyk}}

| height = 1.89 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Salernitana
(on loan from Sturm Graz)

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Aris

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = OFI

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Bałtyk Gdynia

| youthyears4 =

| youthclubs4 = Legia Warsaw

| youthyears5 = 2013–2017

| youthclubs5 = SEMP Ursynów

| youthyears6 = 2017–2019

| youthclubs6 = Legia Warsaw

| years1 = 2019–2022

| clubs1 = Legia Warsaw II

| caps1 = 42

| goals1 = 15

| years2 = 2020–2022

| clubs2 = Legia Warsaw

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = Górnik Zabrze

| caps3 = 30

| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Sturm Graz

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = → Salernitana (loan)

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam1 = Poland U15

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam2 = Poland U16

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalyears3 = 2019–2020

| nationalteam3 = Poland U17

| nationalcaps3 = 9

| nationalgoals3 = 12

| nationalyears4 = 2021

| nationalteam4 = Poland U19

| nationalcaps4 = 5

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2022–

| nationalteam5 = Poland U21

| nationalcaps5 = 16

| nationalgoals5 = 7

| club-update = 4 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 16:24, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

Szymon Piotr Włodarczyk (born 5 January 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Italian football updater|Salernitana}} club Salernitana, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz.

Club career

On 1 December 2021, he scored his first goal for Legia Warsaw, in a 2–1 Polish Cup away win against Motor Lublin.{{Cite web|url=https://legia.net/news/pierwszy-gol-szymona-wlodarczyka-w-legii/83927|title=Pierwszy gol Szymona Włodarczyka w Legii|first=Maciej|last=Ziółkowski|date=1 December 2021|website=legia.net|language=pl}}

On 25 May 2022, he moved on free transfer to Górnik Zabrze, signing a three-year contract.{{cite web |title=Szymon Włodarczyk piłkarzem Górnika |url=https://www.gornikzabrze.pl/aktualnosci/wydarzenia/250522-szymon-wlodarczyk-pilkarzem-gornika |publisher=Górnik Zabrze |language=pl |date=25 May 2022}}

On 7 July 2023, Austrian side Sturm Graz announced the signing of Włodarczyk on a four-year deal,{{cite web |title=NEUE POWER FÜR DEN STURM-ANGRIFF |url=https://sksturm.at/n/neue-power-fuer-den-sturm-angriff |publisher=Sturm Graz |language=de |date=7 July 2023}} for a fee exceeding €2 million.{{cite web |title=Nie dostaliśmy trzech milionów za Włodarczyka |url=https://sportdziennik.com/prezes-adam-matysek-zdradzil-kilka-detali-okresu-transferowego/ |website=sportdziennik.com |language=pl |date=22 July 2023}} In his first season, he scored nine goals in 40 appearances across all competitions, as Sturm reached the round of 16 of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, and won a domestic double for the first time since the 1998–99 season.{{cite web |title=SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz ist Meister der ADMIRAL Bundesliga 2023/24 |url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/23-24/sk-sturm-ist-meister-der-admiral-bundesliga-2024/ |website=bundesliga.at |access-date=19 May 2024 |language=de |date=19 May 2024}}

On 27 August 2024, Włodarczyk joined Salernitana in Italy on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.{{cite web|publisher=US Salernitana 1919|url=https://salernitana.it/news/szymon-wlodarczyk-e-un-giocatore-della-salernitana/|title=Szymon Włodarczyk è un giocatore della Salernitana|trans-title=Szymon Włodarczyk is a player of Salernitana|date=27 August 2024|access-date=27 August 2024|language=it}}

Personal life

Włodarczyk is the son of Piotr Włodarczyk, a former Polish international and Legia Warsaw forward.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/48414130/szymon-wlodarczyk-w-kadrze-legia-warszawa-syn-piotra-wlodarczyka-podaza-sladami-ojca|title=Jaki ojciec, taki syn? Włodarczyk w kadrze Legii|date=6 June 2020|website=sport.tvp.pl|language=pl}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Polish Cup, Austrian Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Legia Warsaw II \|2019–20 \|III liga, group I \|2	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0
2020–21 \|III liga, group I \|23	5	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	23	5
2021–22 \|III liga, group I \|17	10	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	17	10
colspan="2"\|Total !42	15	1	0	0	0	43	15
rowspan="4"\|Legia Warsaw \|2019–20 \|Ekstraklasa \|2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
2020–21 \|Ekstraklasa \|2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
2021–22 \|Ekstraklasa \|7	0	3	1	2{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	12	1
colspan="2"\|Total !11	0	3	1	2	0	16	1
Górnik Zabrze \|2022–23 \|Ekstraklasa \|30	9	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	9
rowspan="3"\|Sturm Graz \|2023–24 \|Austrian Bundesliga \|24	5	4	3	12{{efn\|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	1	40	9
2024–25 \|Austrian Bundesliga \|0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !24	5	5	3	12	1	41	9
Salernitana (loan) \|2024–25 \|Serie B \|13	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	13	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !120	30	11	4	14	1	145	35

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Ekstraklasa: 2019–20, 2020–21

Sturm Graz

Austrian Bundesliga: 2023–24
Austrian Cup: 2023–24{{cite web |title=Polak zdobył trofeum. Jego zespół odwrócił losy finału |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/77309522/polak-zdobyl-trofeum-jego-zespol-odwrocil-losy-finalu |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=1 May 2024 |language=pl |date=1 May 2024}}

Individual

Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: October 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/6669 |title=MŁODZIEŻOWIEC PAŹDZIERNIKA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO 2022: SZYMON WŁODARCZYK (GÓRNIK ZABRZE) |publisher=Ekstraklasa |date=7 November 2022 |language=pl}}