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Piotr Zieliński
Piotr Sebastian Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi] ⓘ; born 20 May 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Poland national team. He is known for his versatility, precision passing, dribbling, and endurance.
Zieliński began his senior club career at Italian club Udinese in 2012 before joining Empoli on loan in 2014. He then joined fellow Italian club Napoli for a reported €16 million fee in 2016. During his spell at Napoli, he established himself as a key player of the team, winning the Coppa Italia and helping the club to win the first Serie A title in 33 years. He appeared in 364 official matches for Napoli, which makes him one of the club's most consistent and long-serving players during his tenure from 2016 to 2024. In 2024, he moved to Inter Milan.
At the international level, Zieliński has earned over 100 caps for Poland since 2013. He was selected to represent the nation at UEFA Euro 2016 in France, where he helped his team reach the quarter-finals. He also participated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the pan-European UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. In 2023, he was named the Polish Footballer of the Year. He is often considered as one of the greatest Polish footballers of all time.
Zieliński started his career at his local club, Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie, where he was coached by his father. At the age of 14, he joined Zagłębie Lubin, even though he was wanted by Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool and also had trials at Feyenoord and Heerenveen. He spent four years at the academy playing in the Młoda Ekstraklasa League and was regularly called up to the Poland national under-17 football team. He rose through the ranks and started training with the first team at the age of 15, under Franciszek Smuda. At 17, he moved abroad to join Udinese after they scouted him on international youth tournament.
In the 2011–12 season, he played in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera scoring two goals in twelve matches. Zieliński made his debut in Serie A on 2 November 2012 when he replaced Antonio Di Natale in 91st minute of a match against Cagliari. On 14 April 2013, he made his first appearance in the club's starting lineup and registered an assist in Udinese's convincing 3–0 victory over Parma.
In 2014, Zieliński joined Empoli on loan. On 13 August 2014, he made his official debut for Empoli replacing Daniele Croce in the 80th minute of the match against AS Roma, which ended in a 0–1 loss for his club. On 3 December 2014, he made his debut appearance in Coppa Italia in a 2–0 victory over Genoa. On 26 April 2015, he provided an assist in a 2–2 draw against Atalanta. Zieliński ended his season-long loan to Empoli with 30 appearances and 3 assists. In July 2015, he extended his contract with the club for another season.
He began the 2015–16 Serie A season as a starter in Maurizio Sarri's team. On 13 September 2015, he assisted Riccardo Saponara's goal in a 2–2 draw against Napoli. On 4 October 2015, he registered an assist for Massimo Maccarone's deciding goal in Empoli's 1–0 victory over Sassuolo. In the 90th minute of the match, he was given a second yellow card forcing him to leave the pitch. On 24 October 2015, he scored his first goal in Serie A with a well-placed header in a 2–0 victory over Genoa. On 23 January 2016, he scored against AC Milan in a match, which concluded in a 1–1 draw. On 21 February 2016, he scored a goal against Sassuolo in a match which concluded in Empoli's 2–3 loss and on 10 April he scored again against Fiorentina securing a 2–0 victory for his team. Zieliński played a total of 37 matches for Empoli in the season scoring 5 goals and delivering 3 assists. Before the start of the next season, Zieliński prepared to change clubs and held talks with a number of clubs including Liverpool.
On 4 August 2016, after months of transfer speculation, Zieliński moved from Udinese to Napoli for a reported €16 million. On 21 August 2016, he made his debut appearance for Napoli, alongside his compatriot Arkadiusz Milik, substituting Marek Hamšík in the 71st minute of the match against Pescara, which ultimately concluded in a 2–2 draw. On 10 September 2016, he debuted in Napoli's starting lineup and provided an assist to José Callejón's goal against Palermo in Napoli's 3–0 victory. On 13 September 2016, Zieliński made his Champions League debut in Napoli's match against Dynamo Kyiv, which concluded in his team's 2–1 victory. He became the 57th Polish player to participate in Champions League representing a foreign club. On 7 January 2017, his performance in the match against Sampdoria (2–1) marked his 100th match played in Serie A. On 14 May 2017, he netted the final goal in Napoli's decisive 5–0 away win against Torino. He scored his first goal with Partenopei's shirt on 3 December, in a 3–0 home win against Inter Milan; he ended his first season with six goals and six assists in 47 mataches.
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Piotr Zieliński
Piotr Sebastian Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi] ⓘ; born 20 May 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Poland national team. He is known for his versatility, precision passing, dribbling, and endurance.
Zieliński began his senior club career at Italian club Udinese in 2012 before joining Empoli on loan in 2014. He then joined fellow Italian club Napoli for a reported €16 million fee in 2016. During his spell at Napoli, he established himself as a key player of the team, winning the Coppa Italia and helping the club to win the first Serie A title in 33 years. He appeared in 364 official matches for Napoli, which makes him one of the club's most consistent and long-serving players during his tenure from 2016 to 2024. In 2024, he moved to Inter Milan.
At the international level, Zieliński has earned over 100 caps for Poland since 2013. He was selected to represent the nation at UEFA Euro 2016 in France, where he helped his team reach the quarter-finals. He also participated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the pan-European UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. In 2023, he was named the Polish Footballer of the Year. He is often considered as one of the greatest Polish footballers of all time.
Zieliński started his career at his local club, Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie, where he was coached by his father. At the age of 14, he joined Zagłębie Lubin, even though he was wanted by Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool and also had trials at Feyenoord and Heerenveen. He spent four years at the academy playing in the Młoda Ekstraklasa League and was regularly called up to the Poland national under-17 football team. He rose through the ranks and started training with the first team at the age of 15, under Franciszek Smuda. At 17, he moved abroad to join Udinese after they scouted him on international youth tournament.
In the 2011–12 season, he played in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera scoring two goals in twelve matches. Zieliński made his debut in Serie A on 2 November 2012 when he replaced Antonio Di Natale in 91st minute of a match against Cagliari. On 14 April 2013, he made his first appearance in the club's starting lineup and registered an assist in Udinese's convincing 3–0 victory over Parma.
In 2014, Zieliński joined Empoli on loan. On 13 August 2014, he made his official debut for Empoli replacing Daniele Croce in the 80th minute of the match against AS Roma, which ended in a 0–1 loss for his club. On 3 December 2014, he made his debut appearance in Coppa Italia in a 2–0 victory over Genoa. On 26 April 2015, he provided an assist in a 2–2 draw against Atalanta. Zieliński ended his season-long loan to Empoli with 30 appearances and 3 assists. In July 2015, he extended his contract with the club for another season.
He began the 2015–16 Serie A season as a starter in Maurizio Sarri's team. On 13 September 2015, he assisted Riccardo Saponara's goal in a 2–2 draw against Napoli. On 4 October 2015, he registered an assist for Massimo Maccarone's deciding goal in Empoli's 1–0 victory over Sassuolo. In the 90th minute of the match, he was given a second yellow card forcing him to leave the pitch. On 24 October 2015, he scored his first goal in Serie A with a well-placed header in a 2–0 victory over Genoa. On 23 January 2016, he scored against AC Milan in a match, which concluded in a 1–1 draw. On 21 February 2016, he scored a goal against Sassuolo in a match which concluded in Empoli's 2–3 loss and on 10 April he scored again against Fiorentina securing a 2–0 victory for his team. Zieliński played a total of 37 matches for Empoli in the season scoring 5 goals and delivering 3 assists. Before the start of the next season, Zieliński prepared to change clubs and held talks with a number of clubs including Liverpool.
On 4 August 2016, after months of transfer speculation, Zieliński moved from Udinese to Napoli for a reported €16 million. On 21 August 2016, he made his debut appearance for Napoli, alongside his compatriot Arkadiusz Milik, substituting Marek Hamšík in the 71st minute of the match against Pescara, which ultimately concluded in a 2–2 draw. On 10 September 2016, he debuted in Napoli's starting lineup and provided an assist to José Callejón's goal against Palermo in Napoli's 3–0 victory. On 13 September 2016, Zieliński made his Champions League debut in Napoli's match against Dynamo Kyiv, which concluded in his team's 2–1 victory. He became the 57th Polish player to participate in Champions League representing a foreign club. On 7 January 2017, his performance in the match against Sampdoria (2–1) marked his 100th match played in Serie A. On 14 May 2017, he netted the final goal in Napoli's decisive 5–0 away win against Torino. He scored his first goal with Partenopei's shirt on 3 December, in a 3–0 home win against Inter Milan; he ended his first season with six goals and six assists in 47 mataches.
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