Mateusz Skoczylas
Personal information
Full name Mateusz Józef Skoczylas
Date of birth (2006-09-20) 20 September 2006
Place of birth Rzeszów, Poland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan U19
Number 14
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)
2022–2023 Poland U17 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023

Mateusz Józef Skoczylas (born 20 September 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian club AC Milan U19. He is a Poland youth international.[1]

Early life

From Rzeszów, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship,[2] the middle child of three boys, Skoczylas and his brothers joined the Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów football academy when he was six years-old.[3] 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.[4][5]

Career

Skoczylas 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.[6] The transfer fee paid by AC Milan was reported to be around €1 million.[7]

International career

He 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.[8] He was subsequently selected for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Indonesia.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "M.Skoczylas". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mateusz Skoczylas. From Grunwald Budziwój to AC Milan". Podkarpacielive.pl. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "MATEUSZ SKOCZYLAS IN AC MILAN!". Spgrunwald.pl. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "From Lubin to Milan. Mateusz Skoczylas joins AC Milan". Radiowroclaw. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Wieczorek, Bartosz (7 August 2023). "Wielki polski talent odchodzi z Ekstraklasy. Mateusz Skoczylas nowym piłkarzem AC Milan!". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Chalimoniuk, Ernest (7 August 2023). "Polski talent przechodzi do europejskiej potęgi. Umowa podpisa". Goal.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Young, Peter (July 30, 2023). "Milan agree deal for teenage midfielder Skoczylas – report". Football-Italia.net. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Sugiri, Drajat (4 November 2023). "Wonderkid AC Milan Pimpin Polandia di Piala Dunia U17, Penyuka Bunga & Pribadi yang Misterius". Tribunnews.
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