Jakub Świerczok

Jakub Świerczok
Świerczok with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Tychy, Poland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Śląsk Wrocław
Number 10
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) 28 (17)
2021–2023 Nagoya Grampus 14 (7)
2023 Zagłębie Lubin 5 (0)
2023–2024 Omiya Ardija 14 (5)
2024– Śląsk Wrocław 9 (1)
International career
2011 Poland U20 1 (1)
2012 Poland U21 3 (0)
2017–2021 Poland 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Jakub Świerczok (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈɕfjɛrt͡ʂɔk]; born 28 December 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław.

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.[1]

On 16 June 2017, Świerczok signed a contract with Zagłębie Lubin.[2] 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.[3] He made his debut for the team on 15 February 2018 in a Europa League Round of 32 match against Italian grand Milan.[4] At the end of the week he completed his First League debut against Botev Plovdiv.[5] His debut goal came on 23 March 2018 in a league match against Etar.[6] 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.[7]

Nagoya Grampus

On 20 July 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Świerczok from Piast Gliwice.[8] In December 2021, Świerczok was suspended from football activities after testing positive for a banned substance in a doping test conducted after a match against Pohang Steelers, for the AFC Champions League.[9] On 28 October 2022, Nagoya Grampus released a public statement, communicating the punishment issued by the AFC would be a 4-year ban for the player on all football-related activities, counting from 9 December 2021, where a provisional ban was issued against him.[10]

Return to Zagłębie

In early February 2023, following an appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned Świerczok's ban and cleared him of any wrongdoing.[11] Shortly after, on 10 February 2023, he returned to Zagłębie Lubin on a deal until the end of the season, with a one-year extension option.[12] On 30 May, it was announced he would leave the club at the end of June.[13]

Omiya Ardija

On 6 July 2023, Świerczok returned to Japanese football after signing with J2 League side Omiya Ardija.[14] On 30 September, in a match against Ōita Trinita, he left the pitch after 24 minutes after suffering a lateral collateral ligament tear in his right knee.[15] Despite Omiya suffering relegation to J3 League at the end of the 2023 season, Świerczok extended his contract for another year.[16]

Śląsk Wrocław

On 17 September 2024, Świerczok joined Polish top-flight club Śląsk Wrocław for the remainder of the season.[17]

International career

Świerczok's first experience of international football came in 2011 with Poland U20.[18] 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.[19] He made his debut on 10 November against Uruguay, replacing Kamil Wilczek for the final 23 minutes.[20]

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.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Polonia Bytom 2011–12 I liga 18 12 2 0 — — — 20 12
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2011–12 Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 — — — 6 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2011–12 Regionalliga 9 3 — — — — 9 3
2013–14 Regionalliga 4 2 — — — — 4 2
2014–15 Regionalliga 10 3 — — — — 10 3
Total 23 8 — — — — 23 8
Piast Gliwice (loan) 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 1 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2014–15 Ekstraklasa 15 4 0 0 — — — 15 4
Górnik Łęczna 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 31 7 1 0 — — — 32 7
GKS Tychy 2016–17 I liga 30 16 1 0 — — — 31 16
Zagłębie Lubin 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 21 16 4 1 — — — 25 17
Ludogorets Razgrad 2017–18 First League 12 7 — — 2 0 — 14 7
2018–19 First League 25 11 1 2 — 9 5 1 0 36 18
2019–20 First League 21 6 2 1 — 12 5 — 35 12
2020–21 First League 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 59 24 3 3 — 23 10 1 0 86 37
Piast Gliwice (loan) 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 23 15 3 1 — 1 1 — 27 17
Nagoya Grampus 2021 J1 League 14 7 2 1 3 1 2 3 — 21 12
2022 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 14 7 2 1 3 1 2 3 — 21 12
Zagłębie Lubin 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Omiya Ardija 2023 J2 League 10 3 0 0 — — — 10 3
2024 J3 League 4 2 0 0 — — — 4 2
Total 14 5 0 0 — — — 14 5
Śląsk Wrocław 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 9 1 1 0 — — — 10 1
Career total 269 115 17 6 3 1 26 14 1 0 316 136
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup

International

As of match played 23 June 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2017 2 0
2018 1 0
2021 3 1
Total 6 1
As of match played 1 June 2021
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Świerczok goal.
List of international goals scored by Jakub Świerczok
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 June 2021 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland  Russia 1–0 1–1 Friendly [24]

Honours

Ludogorets

Nagoya Grampus

Individual

References

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  6. ^ Лудогорец разгроми Етър и пак дръпна на ЦСКА
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