polish football player

Krzysztof Piątek ( polish pronunciation : [ ˈkʂɨʂtɔf ˈpjɔntɛk ] ; born 1 July 1995 ) is a polish professional football player who plays as a forward for Bundesliga clubhouse Hertha BSC and the Poland national team. He began his professional career with Ekstraklasa baseball club Zagłębie Lubin. Over the naturally of four seasons, he scored 15 goals in 72 appearances for the team, before joining Cracovia in 2016, for whom he scored 32 goals across two seasons. In 2018, Piątek signed for Genoa in Italy ‘s Serie A. After 19 goals in 21 competitive games in his first half-season, he transferred to AC Milan in January 2019, before signing for Hertha BSC a year later.

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Piątek began his career with local side Niemczanka Niemcza and Dziewiątka Dzierżoniów ( 2006–2011 ). [ 2 ] He then moved to Lechia Dzierżoniów of III liga in 2011. [ 3 ]

Zagłębie Lubin [edit ]

Piątek signed for Zagłębie Lubin in 2013 and initially played in junior and reservation teams of the club. After the arrival of Piotr Stokowiec as the new coach, however, he was quickly promoted to the first team on 14 May 2014 [ 3 ] and then made his Ekstraklasa debut on 18 May 2014 in a match against Cracovia. [ 4 ] Over the run of the future season, he became a unconstipated starter for Zagłębie, who played in I liga, the second grade of polish football. He scored his first gear senior career goal on 12 September 2014 in a 1–0 acquire to Chrobry Głogów and his beginning brace on 31 October 2014 at Widzew Łódź. After earning promotion with the club, Piątek scored his first league finish on 14 August 2015 in a 2–1 acquire against Lech Poznań and helped the team end third in the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa season, earning a decoration and qualifying for european competitions for the beginning time in club ‘s history since the championship winning team of 2006–07. He played a entire issue of 85 matches for Zagłębie and scored 18 times, including appearances in the polish Cup and UEFA Europa League qualifying stages .

Cracovia [edit ]

In 2016, Piątek joined chap polish side Cracovia and over the course of the next two seasons, he scored 32 league goals in 65 appearances for the club. [ 5 ] That run included a haul of 21 goals during his irregular season which saw him end the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa campaign as the third gear top goalscorer in Poland. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

genoa [edit ]

On 8 June 2018, Piątek signed a four-year shrink with italian golf club Genoa for a report fee of € 4 million. [ 8 ] He scored four goals, including a hat-trick in the open 19 minutes, on debut in a 4–0 Coppa Italia win over Lecce. [ 9 ] He made his Serie A introduction on 26 August, scoring in the opening six minutes of the match in a 2–1 win over Empoli. [ 10 ] The comply week, he scored his inaugural brace of the season in a 5–3 loss to Sassuolo, which was followed by another strike in a 4–1 personnel casualty to Lazio, frankincense becoming the beginning actor since Andriy Shevchenko in 1999 to score five goals in his first four Serie A appearances. [ 11 ] During his following match, a 2–0 victory over Chievo, he scored his tenth goal across all competitions and in the process became the first player across Europe ‘s major leagues to reach the milestone for the season. [ 12 ] On 30 September, Piątek scored a brace inside three minutes in a 2–1 gain over Frosinone to make it 8 goals in six matches, the best start to a season by a debutant since Karl Aage Hansen in the 1949–50 crusade. [ 13 ] In his very adjacent match, he became the first actor since Gabriel Batistuta in the 1994–95 season to score in each of his first seven Serie A appearances when he netted in a 3–1 frustration to Parma. [ 14 ]

AC Milan [edit ]

On 23 January 2019, AC Milan announced the sign of Piątek on a shrink lasting until 30 June 2023, [ 15 ] for a reported fee of €35 million. [ 16 ] He was signed as a refilling for Gonzalo Higuaín, who joined Chelsea, [ 17 ] and he was assigned the count 19 shirt, previously worn by Leonardo Bonucci. [ 18 ] Piątek made his debut for Milan on 26 January, in a scoreless home draw against Napoli, as a 71st-minute substitute for Patrick Cutrone. [ 19 ] Three days late against the same opponents besides at San Siro, he scored both goals in a 2–0 win in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, and was given a standing ovation when he made way for Cutrone. [ 20 ] He was voted as the team ‘s Most Valuable Player in the peer by the fans. [ 21 ] On 3 February 2019, Piątek scored his first base league goal away to Roma, which ended 1–1. [ 22 ] He then scored three goals in the future two straight matches : one against Cagliari Calcio and two against Atalanta, making him the fastest player to score six goals for the baseball club in all competitions, overtaking club legend Nils Liedholm. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] He besides became the first Milan player to score in his foremost three starts in the league since Mario Balotelli in 2013. [ 25 ] ahead of the 2019–20 Serie A temper, Piątek switched to the number 9 jersey. [ 26 ] He scored four league goals in the first half of the season before leaving the club. [ 27 ]

Hertha BSC [edit ]

In January 2020, Hertha BSC announced the sign of Piątek for a report tip of €27 million, on a long-run narrow. He was given the number 7 jersey. [ 28 ] [ 27 ]

International career [edit ]

Uncapped, Piątek was included in Poland ‘s preliminary 35-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, [ 29 ] but was one of 12 players cut from the final examination team for the tournament in Russia. [ 30 ] He made his international introduction on 11 September 2018, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw with the Republic of Ireland in Wrocław and making way for Mateusz Klich after 61 minutes. [ 31 ] precisely one calendar month later, he made his competitive debut in a UEFA Nations League meet against Portugal and scored the possibility goal in a 3–2 defeat. [ 32 ]

Regarded as an authoritative actor for the national team and ready to play aboard Robert Lewandowski and Arkadiusz Milik in an attack trio, Piątek was forced to miss the postponed Euro 2020 due to ankle injury in May 2021 that required surgery and months of rehabilitation. [ 33 ]

expressive style of play [edit ]

Piątek has been described as a “ classical ” “ number 9 ” hitter most efficient inside the opposition ‘s penalty area, courtesy of his excellent placement, accurate complete, acme, physical potency, and doggedness in antenna or physical challenges with opponents. [ 34 ] His team play outside the punishment area and playmaking abilities have been cited as areas in want of improvement, however. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] During his time in Genoa, Piątek played in a 3–5–2 geological formation as a main hitter, normally on the left, most often supported by Christian Kouamé, a pacey forth with excellent trickle and pass skills. In Milan, he became a alone striker in a 4–3–3 formation, supported by wingers on either side of the lurch. Piątek has named Harry Kane and Robert Lewandowski as his two favored strikers who he wishes to emulate. [ 37 ] He has besides cited Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry as his childhood inspirations. [ citation needed ]

personal life [edit ]

He is married to Paulina Procyk ( a lawyer, bear 1991 ). The wedding took position on 1 June 2019 in Castle of the order of St. John in Łagów ( Lubusz Voivodeship ). [ 38 ] He is called by fans as “ Il Pistolero ” ( the Gunslinger ) due to his habit of Wild West celebration of gun-firing, associated with the nineteenth hundred United States. [ 39 ] [ 40 ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

As of match played 20 November 2021[41][42]

International [edit ]

As of match played 15 November 2021[43]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Poland

2018
2
1

2019
8
4

2020
5
2

2021
6
2

Total
21
9

International goals [edit ]

As of match played 9 October 2021. Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Piątek goal.[43]

Honours [edit ]

Individual

References [edit ]

  • Krzysztof Piątek at 90minut.pl ( in Polish )
  • Krzysztof Piątek at Soccerway

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