Jakub Świerczok

Jakub Świerczok (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈɕfjɛrt͡ʂɔk]; born 28 December 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight.[1]

Jakub Świerczok
Personal information
Full name Jakub Świerczok
Date of birth (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992
Place of birth Tychy, Poland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Nagoya Grampus
Number 40
Youth career
2002–2003 MOSM Tychy
2003–2006 MK Górnik Katowice
2006 MOSM Tychy
2007 Cracovia
2008 SMS Kraków
2008–2009 Cracovia
2009–2011 Polonia Bytom
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Polonia Bytom 18 (12)
2012–2015 Kaiserslautern 6 (0)
2012–2015 Kaiserslautern II 23 (8)
2012–2013 → Piast Gliwice (loan) 1 (0)
2015 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 15 (4)
2015–2016 Górnik Łęczna 31 (7)
2016–2017 GKS Tychy 30 (16)
2017–2018 Zagłębie Lubin 21 (16)
2018–2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 59 (24)
2020–2021 → Piast Gliwice (loan) 23 (15)
2021– Nagoya Grampus 19 (10)
National team‡
2011 Poland U20 1 (1)
2012 Poland U21 3 (0)
2017– Poland 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Club career

Born in Tychy, Świerczok began his career at Polonia Bytom. After scoring 12 goals in 18 matches in the I liga, he joined Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a three-and-a-half-year contract in January 2012.[2]

On 16 June 2017, Świerczok signed a contract with Zagłębie Lubin.[3] He was a member of Zagłębie's squad for half season, scoring 17 goals in 25 games in all competition.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 19 January 2018, Świerczok completed a move to Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for €1 million on a long-term contract.[4] He made his debut for the team on 15 February 2018 in a Europa League Round of 32 match against Italian grand Milan.[5] At the end of the week he completed his First League debut against Botev Plovdiv.[6] His debut goal came on 23 March 2018 in a league match against Etar.[7] On 6 April 2018, coming as a substitute, he helped his team to take the title derby against CSKA Sofia by scoring 2 goals for the 3–2 win.[8]

International career

Świerczok's first experience of international football came in 2011 with Poland U20.[9] In 2012, he made three appearances for the Poland U21.

On 3 November 2017, Świerczok was called up to the Poland senior team for the first time, for their friendlies with Uruguay and Mexico.[10] He made his debut on 10 November against Uruguay, replacing Kamil Wilczek for the final 23 minutes.[11]

Personal life

In March 2020, Świerczok and his girlfriend helped out a 73-year-old woman who had fainted near her home in Razgrad, by moving her away from the road and calling the medical emergency services.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 September 2021[1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Polonia Bytom 2011–12 I liga 181220———2012
Kaiserslautern 2011–12 Bundesliga 6000———60
Kaiserslautern II 2011–12 Regionalliga 93————93
2013–14 42————42
2014–15 103————103
Total 238————238
Piast Gliwice (loan) 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 1000———00
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2014–15 15400———154
Górnik Łęczna 2015–16 31710———327
GKS Tychy 2016–17 I liga 301610———3116
Zagłębie Lubin 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 211641———2517
Ludogorets Razgrad 2017–18 First League 127——20—147
2018–19 251112—95103618
2019–20 21621—125—3512
2020–21 10————10
Total 592433--2310108637
Piast Gliwice (loan) 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 231531—11—2717
Nagoya Grampus 2021 J1 League 62111113—97
Career total 23310415611251410275125

    International
    As of match played 23 June 2021[13]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Poland 201720
    201810
    202131
    Total61

    International goals
    As of match played 1 June 2021. Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Świerczok goal.
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReference
    11 June 2021Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland Russia1–01–1Friendly[14]

    Honours

    Club

    Ludogorets

    Nagoya Grampus

    Individual
    • Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2020,[15] December 2020,[16] April 2021,[17] May 2021[18]

    References
    1. Świerczok Stats
    2. Jakub Świerczok oficjalnie w Kaiserslautern 1 January 2012, onet.pl
    3. "Jakub Świerczok w Zagłębiu Lubin" (in Polish). 90minut. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    4. "Jakub Swierczok signed with Ludogorets". ludogorets.com. 19 January 2018.
    5. Лудогорец загуби от Милан с 3:0
    6. Botev vs Ludogorets
    7. Лудогорец разгроми Етър и пак дръпна на ЦСКА
    8. Супер деpби: Лyдогорец докосва титлата след обрат над 10 от ЦСКА
    9. Turniej Czterech Narodów U-20: Polska - Włochy 1:2 Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine 8 September 2011, pzpn.pl
    10. "Poland manager names squad for Uruguay, Mexico friendlies". thenews.pl. 3 November 2017.
    11. "Poland 1–1 Uruguay". soccerway.com. 10 November 2017.
    12. "Якуб Шверчок помогна на възрастна жена, припаднала на улицата". sportal.bg. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
    13. "Świerczok, Jakub". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
    14. "Poland vs. Russia - Football Match Report - June 1, 2021 - ESPN".
    15. "Piłkarz Listopada 2020: Jakub Świerczok" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    16. "Piłkarz Grudnia 2020: Jakub Świerczok" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
    17. "Piłkarz Kwietnia 2021: Jakub Świerczok" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
    18. "Piłkarz Maja 2021: Jakub Świerczok" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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