Łukasz Skorupski (born 5 May 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Bologna and the Poland national football team.

Łukasz Skorupski
Skorupski training for Roma in 2014
Personal information
Full name Łukasz Skorupski[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Zabrze, Poland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bologna
Number 1
Youth career
1998–2003 Pogoń Zabrze
2003–2008 Górnik Zabrze
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Górnik Zabrze 56 (0)
2010–2011Ruch Radzionków (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2018 Roma 6 (0)
2015–2017Empoli (loan) 66 (0)
2018– Bologna 215 (0)
International career
2011 Poland U20 3 (0)
2011–2012 Poland U21 5 (0)
2012– Poland 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:41, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Zabrze, Skorupski started his professional career with Górnik Zabrze. In February 2011, he was loaned to Ruch Radzionków.[3] He returned to Górnik half year later.[4]

Roma

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On 14 July 2013, Skorupski joined the Serie A club A.S. Roma, signing a four-year contract.[5] Skorupski made his debut for Roma in the 1–0 Coppa Italia victory over Sampdoria on 9 January 2014.[6] Skorupski's league debut came against Juventus, a 0–1 loss in the penultimate game of the season, he also played against Genoa the following, a defeat by the same scoreline.

On 30 September 2014, Skorupski made his European debut in the 1–1 Champions League draw against Manchester City.[7]

Bologna

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On 22 June 2018, Roma confirmed they had sold Skorupski to Bologna for a reported fee of around €9 million.[8]

International career

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Skorupski was a part of Poland under-20 [9] and under-21 squad. He made his senior national team debut against Macedonia played in Aksu in an international friendly match on 14 December 2012.[10] In May 2018, Skorupski was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11] However, he did not make the final 23.[12]

On 3 June 2021, he was selected in Poland's final 25-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 as a third-choice goalkeeper behind Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański.[13] On 10 November 2022, Skorupski was included in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as back-up for Szczęsny,[14] and on 7 June 2024, he made the final roster for UEFA Euro 2024 in a similar role.[15] On 25 June 2024, Skorupski made his first international tournament appearance after being named in the starting line-up for Poland's final group stage game against France. After stopping seven attempts on goal and conceding once from a penalty kick, he was named man of the match by UEFA.[16]

Personal life

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On 14 June 2017, Skorupski married Italian Matilde Rossi.[17] On 1 June 2018, his son Leonardo was born.[18] Skorupski's brother, Michał, is also a footballer.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ruch Radzionków (loan) 2010–11 I liga 14 0 14 0
Górnik Zabrze 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 27 0 0 0 27 0
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 29 0 1 0 30 0
Total 56 0 1 0 57 0
Roma 2013–14 Serie A 2 0 1 0 3 0
2014–15 Serie A 3 0 2 0 6[b] 0 11 0
2017–18 Serie A 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 4 0 6 0 16 0
Empoli (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 31 0 1 0 32 0
2016–17 Serie A 35 0 0 0 35 0
Total 66 0 1 0 67 0
Bologna 2018–19 Serie A 38 0 1 0 39 0
2019–20 Serie A 37 0 1 0 38 0
2020–21 Serie A 28 0 0 0 28 0
2021–22 Serie A 36 0 1 0 37 0
2022–23 Serie A 37 0 2 0 39 0
2023–24 Serie A 32 0 2 0 34 0
2024–25 Serie A 7 0 0 0 4[c] 0 11 0
Total 215 0 7 0 4 0 226 0
Career total 357 0 13 0 10 0 380 0
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2012 1 0
2018 2 0
2020 1 0
2021 1 0
2022 3 0
2023 1 0
2024 5 0
Total 14 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Łukasz Skorupski". Bologna FC 1909. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ Czterech nowych piłkarzy w Ruchu Radzionków 25 February 2011, 90minut.pl
  4. ^ Łukasz Skorupski i Kamil Szymura wracają do Górnika 8 June 2011, 90minut.pl
  5. ^ Official: Roma Complete Mehdi Benatia & Lukasz Skorupski Signings 14 July 2013. Anthony Wright. ASRoma.co.uk
  6. ^ "Roma vs. Sampdoria – 9 January 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Lukasz Skorupski: Earns Draw in UCL Debut". Rotowire. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Skorupski al Bologna". Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 22 June 2018.
  9. ^ "U-20: Dodatkowe powołanie dla Łukasza Skorupskiego". 90minut (in Polish). 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Gol Milika, Debiut Skorupskiego!" [Milik's goal, Skorupski's debut!]. gornikzabrze.pl (in Polish). 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Poland announce preliminary 2018 World Cup squad". Sports Mole. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ^ Labellarte, Giuseppe. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". Goal.com.
  13. ^ "Polska: Kadra na Euro 2020". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Mundial 2022. Czesław Michniewicz ogłosił skład kadry Polski". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  16. ^ Kamieniecki, Piotr (25 June 2024). "Łukasz Skorupski następcą Wojciecha Szczęsnego? Świetny mecz bramkarza reprezentacji Polski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Łukasz Skorupski wziął ślub z włoską seksbombą. Nie można od niej oderwać wzroku!". WP SportoweFakty (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 25 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Łukasz Skorupski: zrobię wszystko, by jeszcze pojechać na mundial" (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 5 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Michał Skorupski" (in Polish).
  20. ^ a b "Łukasz Skorupski". 90minut.
  21. ^ "Łukasz Skorupski". Soccerway.
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