Mateusz Józef Skoczylas (born 20 September 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the under-19 team of Serie A club AC Milan. He is a Poland youth international.[2]
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| Full name | Mateusz Józef Skoczylas[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 September 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rzeszów, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AC Milan U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Stal Rzeszów | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Zagłębie Lubin II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Poland U14 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Poland U16 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Poland U17 | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Poland U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editFrom Rzeszów, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship,[3] the middle child of three boys, Skoczylas and his brothers joined the Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów football academy when he was six years-old.[4] He stayed there for seven years and, after a short spell with Stal Rzeszów, as a 14-year-old he joined the academy at KGHM Zagłębie Lubin for the 2019–20 season.[5][6]
Career
editSkoczylas made his debut in the Polish II liga for Zagłębie Lubin II prior to his move in August 2023 to Serie A club AC Milan, immediately joining the under-19 roster.[7] The transfer fee paid by AC Milan was reported to be around €1 million.[8]
International career
editHe featured for Poland U17 side at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary, scoring three goals as his side reached the semi-final.[9] He was subsequently selected for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Indonesia.[10]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "M.Skoczylas". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Mateusz Skoczylas. From Grunwald Budziwój to AC Milan". Podkarpacielive.pl. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Chlebicki, Przemysław (19 May 2023). "Mateusz Skoczylas is an important player of the U17 team. What were his football beginnings like?". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "MATEUSZ SKOCZYLAS IN AC MILAN!". Spgrunwald.pl. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "From Lubin to Milan. Mateusz Skoczylas joins AC Milan". Radiowroclaw. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (7 August 2023). "Wielki polski talent odchodzi z Ekstraklasy. Mateusz Skoczylas nowym piłkarzem AC Milan!". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Chalimoniuk, Ernest (7 August 2023). "Polski talent przechodzi do europejskiej potęgi. Umowa podpisa". Goal.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Young, Peter (30 July 2023). "Milan agree deal for teenage midfielder Skoczylas – report". Football-Italia.net. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Sugiri, Drajat (4 November 2023). "Wonderkid AC Milan Pimpin Polandia di Piala Dunia U17, Penyuka Bunga & Pribadi yang Misterius". Tribunnews.