Karol Świderski

Karol Świderski (born 23 January 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club PAOK.

Karol Świderski
Personal information
Full name Karol Świderski[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997
Place of birth Rawicz, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2012 Rawia Rawicz
2012–2014 UKS SMS Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Jagiellonia Białystok 113 (20)
2019– PAOK 39 (15)
National team‡
2014–2015 Poland U18 5 (5)
2015 Poland U19 7 (5)
2016 Poland U20 3 (0)
2017–2019 Poland U21 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 December 2016

Club career

Jagiellonia Białystok

Świderski began his career in the youth academy of Rawia Rawicz. From 2012 to 2014, he was in the sports school of UKS SMS Łódź. Then, in 2014, he went on to play for Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok, playing at first in their III Liga team and their youth academy. He eventually started playing exclusively in their first team in the 2016–17 season.[2]

Świderski was only 17 when he made his debut in the Ekstraklasa for Jagiellonia on 23 August 2014, in a 3–1 loss against Śląsk Wrocław.[3] On 3 June 2015, in an away match, he scored his first professional goal against Pogoń Szczecin in the 80th minute, in a 3–1 win.[4]

Świderski's UEFA debut came on 2 July 2015, where he scored and won the game for Jagiellonia in a 1–0 win against Kruoja Pakruojis.[5] He also played in the reverse leg, which Jagiellonia won 8–0 and scored in the 4th minute.[6]

PAOK

On 20 January 2019, PAOK have confirmed the signing of Świderski, penning a 3.5-year contract with the Polish forward on a €2 million transfer fee.[7] He debuted for the club on 27 January 2019, being subbed in the 81st minute for Omar El Kaddouri.[8] On 30 January 2019, Świderski's first goal came in the 87th minute, after coming off the bench for Dimitris Limnios.[9] On 18 February 2019, Świderski scored as a substitute in a 5–1 away win against Apollon Smyrni.[10] On 10 March 2019, he scored in a 3–0 home win against Atromitos.[11] On 21 April 2019, he scored the final goal in a 5–0 defeat of Levadiakos that confirmed PAOKs first league title for 34 years.[12]

On 25 August 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2019–20 season with a header, opening the score, in a 2–1 home win game against Panetolikos,[13] and a week later, he scored again in a 2–1 home win against Panionios.[14] On 29 August, he scored after an assist from Rodrigo Soares as PAOK beat ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the second leg of their Europa League play-off tie but were eliminated on away goals after the score finished 3–3 on aggregate.[15] On 29 September 2019, he scored both PAOK's goals in a 2–2 draw city rivals AEK Athens.[16] On 4 January 2020, the Polish forward gleefully slotted home the rebound after Julián Cuesta clumsily spilled a shot from Dimitris Pelkas, to open the score in an away 4–2 loss against rivals Aris, as PAOK were finally beaten after 51 games in Superleague. [17] On 19 January 2020, Swiderski finished clinically with a low shot on the turn to open the score in a 3–1 home win game against Asteras Tripoli. [18] On 12 February 2020, Świderski received a wonderful pass from Dimitris Pelkas, and the Polish striker subsequently beat Sokratis Dioudis with a pinpoint attempt, helping reigning Greek Cup winners PAOK breezed through to the semi-finals of the Greek Cup, defeating Panathinaikos 1–0 in Athens to complete a 3–0 aggregate triumph.[19]

International career

U-18

Świderski was chosen in March 2015 by the Polish U-18 national team coach Rafał Janas to play in the LFF U-18 Federation Cup. He made his debut in the winner's match against Georgia, which Poland won 1–0.[20] Świderski played again and scored his first goal in the 9th minute against Latvia, where they drew 1–1.[21]

U-19

Świderski made his debut for the U-19 team on 5 September 2015 in a friendly against Wales, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[22] He played two friendlies against Slovenia, scoring both the goals in the first match, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[23] He was successful in the U-19 European Championship qualifier in Cyprus against Bulgaria, Cyprus and Luxembourg, scoring 3 goals.[24][25]

Career statistics
As of 12 February 2020.[26]
Club Season League League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jagiellonia Białystok 2014–15 Ekstraklasa 7100——71
2015–16 3141142—367
2016–17 26221——283
2017–18 3251010—345
2018–19 1783130—239
Total113207382—12825
PAOK 2018–19 Superleague 1144200—156
2019–20 21103231—2713
Total32147431—4219
Career total 145341471130017044

Honours
PAOK

References
  1. "Poland - K. Świderski - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. "Oficjalnie: Patryk Tuszyński i Karol Świderski piłkarzami Jagiellonii" (in Polish). gol24.pl. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "T-Mobile Ekstraklasa: Jagiellonia 1-3 Śląsk" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. "T-Mobile Ekstraklasa: Pogoń 1-3 Jagiellonia. Jagiellonia w Lidze Europy" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. "Jagiellonia zwycięża w końcówce" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. "Pokruojeni" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. "Ο Σβιντέρσκι είναι καλύτερος από τον Πρίγιοβιτς του '17" (in Greek). www.contra.gr. 20 January 2019.
  8. "Karol Świderski zadebiutował w greckiej ekstraklasie, a jego PAOK Saloniki wygrał" (in Polish). poranny.pl. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  9. "Karol Świderski strzelił gola, a PAOK Saloniki wygrał!" (in Polish). poranny.pl. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. "Απόλλων - ΠΑΟΚ 1-5: Καθάρισε σε 33' και καλπάζει για το πρωτάθλημα". www.sport24.gr. 18 February 2019.
  11. "ΠΑΟΚ - Ατρόμητος 3-0: Ασταμάτητος για το αήττητο!" (in Greek). Sport 24. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  12. Wood, Graham (21 April 2019). "Five-star PAOK crowned Super League champions". Agonasport. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  13. "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναιτωλικός 2-1: Έπαιξε όσο χρειαζόταν για το τρίποντο". www.sport24.gr. 25 August 2019.
  14. "ΠΑΟΚ - Πανιώνιος 2-1: Αγχωτική νίκη με Σβιντέρσκι". www.sport24.gr. 1 September 2019.
  15. "PAOK vs Slovan Bratislava 3-2". www.skysports.com. 29 August 2019.
  16. "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΟΚ 2-2: Η ντερμπάρα των Δικεφάλων δεν είχε νικητή". www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2019.
  17. "Άρης - ΠΑΟΚ 4-2: Του έσπασε το αήττητο με τεσσάρα". www.sport24.gr. 4 January 2020.
  18. "ΠΑΟΚ - Αστέρας 3-1: "Καθάρισε" o Δικέφαλος με την ποιότητά του". www.sport24.gr. 19 January 2020.
  19. "Παναθηναϊκός - ΠΑΟΚ 0-1: Τον πλήγωσε ένα δικό του παιδί". www.sport24.gr. 12 February 2020.
  20. "Puchar Federacji LFF U-18: Polska 1-0 Gruzja" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  21. "Puchar Federacji LFF U-18: Łotwa 1-1 Polska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  22. "U-19: Walia 1-1 Polska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  23. "U-19: Polska 2-2 Słowenia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  24. "Group 3". uefa.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  25. "U-19: Kadra na turniej eME" (in Polish). 90minut.p. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  26. "Karol Świderski statistics" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

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