Maciej Żurawski
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Maciej Żurawski |
| Date of birth |
12 September 1976 (1976-09-12) (age 33) |
| Place of birth |
Poznań, Poland |
| Height |
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Omonia Nicosia |
| Number |
9 |
| Youth career |
| 1982–1994 |
Warta Poznań |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1994–1997 |
Warta Poznań |
59 |
(5) |
| 1998–1999 |
Lech Poznań |
56 |
(19) |
| 1999–2005 |
Wisła Kraków |
153 |
(101) |
| 2005–2008 |
Celtic |
55 |
(22) |
| 2008–2009 |
Larissa |
38 |
(15) |
| 2009– |
Omonia Nicosia |
18 |
(6) |
| National team‡ |
| 1998– |
Poland |
72 |
(17) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 December 2009 (UTC) |
Maciej Żurawski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmatɕɛj ʐuˈrafski]; born 12 September 1976 in Poznań) is a Polish football striker who plays for Omonia Nicosia. His favoured position is second striker. Żurawski has appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland. Maciej Żurawski has scored 120 goals in Polish Ekstraklasa (11th result in history) and has been the top goalscorer twice.12
Club career
Wisła Kraków
He made his debut for Wisła Kraków in Ekstraklasa on 2 November 1999 in a match against ŁKS Łódź.3 On 4 March 2000 he scored his first goal for Wisla in the Ekstraklasa in a match against Odra Wodzisław.4 He won the Ekstraklasa championship in 2000–01 season with Wisła Kraków.5 In 2001–02 season Maciej Żurawski scored 21 goals in 27 matches and was the Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer. In 2002–03 season Żurawski played very well in UEFA Cup, where he scored 10 goals in 10 matches, including 7 goals in matches against Parma F.C., FC Schalke 04 and S.S. Lazio.6 When Kamil Kosowski left Wisła Kraków, Maciej Żurawski has been chosen new Wisła Kraków captain. In 2003–04 season Żurawski scored 20 goals in 26 matches and led Wisła Kraków to achieve the Ekstraklasa title. He was the Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer in 2003–04 season. In 2004-05 he won his fourth Ekstraklasa title with Wisła Kraków. In this season he scored 24 goals in 25 matches for Wisła in Ekstraklasa.7
Celtic
He joined Celtic F.C. from Wisła Kraków in July 2005 and signed a three-year contract. He inherited the number 7 shirt from Juninho (previously with Henrik Larsson), and was nicknamed "Magic" by the fans.
On 19 February 2006, Żurawski scored four goals as Celtic set a new Scottish Premier League record by beating Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 8-1 at East End Park. Żurawski was subsequently voted the SPL player of the month for February. Zurawski finished Celtic's joint top scorer in the 2005/06 season along with John Hartson with 20 goals each. 8
After the World Cup, Żurawski suffered a loss of form and was subsequently dropped from the first team. After the signings of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Scott McDonald, Ben Hutchinson, Chris Killen and Georgios Samaras, Żurawski's time at Celtic was ultimately over.
Larissa
On the deadline day of the 2008 winter transfer window he was signed by the Greek side AEL Larissa for £500,000. He scored a goal in his Greek league debut - Larissa beat AEK Athens F.C. 1-0. Żurawski was Larissa's top scorer for 2008-2009 season with 9 goals.
Omonia Nicosia
On Tuesday 2nd of June 2009, it was announced that Maciej Zurawski signed for Cypriot League runner-up Omonia Nicosia.
International career
World Cup 2002
Zurawski was selected in the 23-man Polish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Korea&Japan. He played in all three games and missed a penalty in the match against USA (won by Poland 3-1).
World Cup 2006
He was selected in the 23-man Polish squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. His side finished third in the group and were eliminated at the first hurdle, losing to hosts Germany and a determined Ecuador before defeating Costa Rica. Zurawski did not score in any of the three matches.
Euro 2008
Zurawski was named as Captain in Poland's Euro 2008 squad, starting their first game against Germany on June 8 but later got injured and was substituted at half time. This injury meant that he would miss the rest of the tournament and the captaincy was given to Jacek Bąk and Michał Żewłakow for the second and third group stage matches.
International goals
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1. |
10 February 2002 |
Limassol, Cyprus |
Faroe Islands |
2-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 2. |
10 February 2002 |
Limassol, Cyprus |
Faroe Islands |
2-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 3. |
18 May 2002 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Estonia |
1-0 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 4. |
21 August 2002 |
Szczecin, Poland |
Belgium |
1-1 |
Draw |
Friendly |
| 5. |
16 November 2003 |
Płock, Poland |
Serbia and Montenegro |
4-3 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 6. |
18 August 2004 |
Poznań, Poland |
Denmark |
1-5 |
Loss |
Friendly |
| 7. |
4 September 2004 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
3-0 |
Win |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| 8. |
8 September 2004 |
Chorzów, Poland |
England |
1-2 |
Loss |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| 9. |
13 October 2004 |
Cardiff, Wales |
Wales |
3-2 |
Win |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| 10. |
9 February 2005 |
Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland |
Belarus |
1-3 |
Loss |
Friendly |
| 11. |
30 March 2005 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
Win |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| 12. |
29 May 2005 |
Szczecin, Poland |
Albania |
1-0 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 13. |
4 June 2005 |
Baku, Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijan |
3-0 |
Win |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| 14. |
3 September 2005 |
Chorzów, Poland |
Austria |
3-2 |
Win |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| 15. |
7 September 2005 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Wales |
1-0 |
Win |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| 16. |
28 March 2007 |
Kielce, Poland |
Armenia |
1-0 |
Win |
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A |
| 17. |
27 May 2008 |
Reutlingen, Germany |
Albania |
1-0 |
Win |
Friendly |
Statistics
- (correct as of 1 March 2010)
| Club |
Season |
League |
Domestic League |
Domestic Cups |
European Cups |
Other 9 |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Warta Poznań |
1994-1995 |
Ekstraklasa |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
– |
21 |
0 |
| 1995-1996 |
I Liga |
22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
– |
– |
22 |
1 |
| 1996-1997 |
II Liga |
|
|
2 |
0 |
– |
– |
2 |
0 |
| 1997-1998 |
I Liga |
16 |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
16 |
4 |
| Lech Poznań |
1997-1998 |
Ekstraklasa |
17 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
– |
– |
18 |
2 |
| 1998-1999 |
Ekstraklasa |
30 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
– |
– |
31 |
11 |
| 1999-2000 |
Ekstraklasa |
9 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
– |
14 |
8 |
| Wisła Kraków |
1999-2000 |
Ekstraklasa |
20 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
– |
– |
27 |
8 |
| 2000-2001 |
Ekstraklasa |
27 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
– |
40 |
11 |
| 2001-2002 |
Ekstraklasa |
27 |
21 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
– |
43 |
32 |
| 2002-2003 |
Ekstraklasa |
28 |
22 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
– |
45 |
38 |
| 2003-2004 |
Ekstraklasa |
26 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
– |
35 |
25 |
| 2004-2005 |
Ekstraklasa |
25 |
24 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
– |
41 |
33 |
| Celtic |
2005-2006 |
SPL |
24 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
– |
30 |
20 |
| 2006-2007 |
SPL |
26 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
– |
34 |
10 |
| 2007-2008 |
SPL |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
– |
8 |
0 |
| Larissa |
2007-2008 |
Super League |
11 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
– |
– |
12 |
6 |
| 2008-2009 |
Super League |
27 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
– |
4 |
0 |
33 |
9 |
| Omonia |
2009-2010 |
A Katigoria |
18 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
– |
25 |
10 |
| Total |
Warta Poznań |
59 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
61 |
5 |
| Total |
Lech Poznań |
56 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
- |
- |
63 |
21 |
| Total |
Wisła Kraków |
153 |
101 |
41 |
24 |
37 |
22 |
- |
- |
231 |
147 |
| Total |
Celtic |
55 |
22 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
- |
- |
72 |
30 |
| Total |
Larissa |
38 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
- |
- |
4 |
0 |
45 |
15 |
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