Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz (born 5 April 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Torino and the Poland national team.[2]
 Walukiewicz with Cagliari during the 2021–22 Coppa Italia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torino | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MKP Gorzów Wielkopolski | |||
| Legia Warsaw | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pogoń Szczecin | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Cagliari | 40 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Empoli (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Empoli | 29 | (0) |
| 2024– | Torino | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Poland U15 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Poland U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Poland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Poland U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Poland | 9 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editPogoń Szczecin
editIn 2017, Walukiewicz joined Pogoń Szczecin from Legia Warsaw II. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 7 April 2018 against his former club, Legia Warsaw, playing 8 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat.[citation needed]
Cagliari
editOn 8 January 2019, Walukewicz joined Cagliari Calcio on a 4,5-year contract. He returned to Pogoń Szczecin on loan until the end of the season.[3]
Empoli
editOn 1 September 2022, he moved to Serie A club Empoli on loan until the end of the season with an option and a conditional obligation to buy.[4] Walukiewicz made 11 league appearances in the 2022–23 season before joining the Tuscan side on a permanent basis on 14 June 2023.[5]
Torino
editOn the summer transfer deadline day in 2024, Walukiewicz moved to fellow Serie A club Torino on a three-year contract, for a reported fee of €5 million.[6]
International career
editOn 7 October 2020, Walukiewicz debuted for the Polish senior squad in the friendly match against Finland.[7] Four days later, he made his competitive debut, playing a full game in the Nations League 0–0 home draw against Italy.[8]
Walukiewicz was named in the 29-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024 on 29 May 2024. During a friendly match against Ukraine on 7 June 2024 prior to said tournament, he scored his first international goal which Poland won 3–1.[9] Later that day, Walukiewicz was selected in the final squad.[10] He made no appearances as Poland left the tournament after the group stage.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 October 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2016–17 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2017–18 | III liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Cagliari | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Empoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Empoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Torino | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 135 | 1 | ||||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Poland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walukiewicz goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2024 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ Sebastian Walukiewicz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ "Official: Cagliari sign Polish starlet". Football Italiadate=15 January 2019. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Sebastian Walukiewicz è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Walukiewicz è dell'Empoli" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Sebastian Walukiewicz piłkarzem Torino FC". eurosport.tvn24.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Jankowski, Mariusz (7 October 2020). "Sebastian Walukiewicz: jeśli trener uzna, że mogę zagrać w Lidze Narodów, to jestem gotów". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ^ "Liga Narodów: Przyszły lider defensywy kadry? Tak z Włochami zagrał Sebastian Walukiewicz". TVP Sport (in Polish). 13 October 2020.
- ^ Laskowski, Jacek; Żewłakow, Marcin (7 June 2024). "Polska 1–0 Ukraina: Gol Sebastiana Walukiewicza!". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ^ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "(Nie)oczywiste liczby UEFA EURO 2024". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Sebastian Walukiewicz at Soccerway
- ^ "Plebiscyt Tygodnika "Piłka Nożna" - Fabiański najlepszym zawodnikiem 2018 roku" (in Polish). 3 February 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
edit- Sebastian Walukiewicz at Soccerway
