Piotr Zielinski

Piotr Sebastian Zielinski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi] (listen); born 20 May 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Napoli and the Poland national team. During his senior career he has also played for Udinese and Empoli.

Zielinski was selected to represent Poland at UEFA Euro 2016 in France, as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the pan-European UEFA Euro 2020. He has two brothers who are also professional footballers – Pawel and Tomasz Zielinski.

Club Career

Early career

Zielinski started his career at his local club, Orzel Zabkowice Slaskie, where he was coached by his father. At the age of 14, he joined Zaglebie Lubin, even though he was wanted by Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool and also had trials at Feyenoord and Hereenveen. He rose through the ranks and started training with the first team at the age of 15, under Franciszek Smuda.

At 17 he moved abroad to join Udinese Calcio after they scouted him on international youth tournament.

Udinese

He made his debut in Serie A on 2 November 2012 when he replaced Antonio Di Natale in 91st minute of a match against Cagliari.

Empoli (loan)

In 2014, he joined Empoli on loan.

Napoli

On 4 August 2016, after months of transfer speculation, Zielinski moved from Udinese to Napoli for a reported €16 million. He scored his first goal with Partenopei's shirt on 3 December, in a 3–0 home win against Inter Milan; he ended his first season with six goals. On 31 August 2020 he signed new contract with Napoli until 2024.

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