Arkadiusz Milik
Milik with Napoli in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Arkadiusz Milik | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Tychy, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Napoli | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rozwój Katowice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Rozwój Katowice | 10 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Górnik Zabrze | 38 | (11) |
| 2012–2015 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Ajax (loan) | 21 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Ajax | 31 | (21) |
| 2016– | Napoli | 14 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Poland U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Poland U19 | 7 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Poland U21 | 9 | (10) |
| 2012– | Poland | 33 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2016 |
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Arkadiusz "Arek" Milik ([arˈkadjuʂ ˈmilik]; born 28 February 1994) is a Polish footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Napoli and the Poland national team. He participated in the UEFA Euro 2016, where his nation reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament.
Milik began his career as a footballer in the Rozwój Katowice youth squad. In 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Górnik Zabrze, and in 2012 he transferred to Bayer Leverkusen and later played on loan for FC Augsburg and Ajax respectively. In 2015–16, he was purchased by Ajax on a four-year deal for a reported €2.8 million fee. While playing for Ajax, Milik became one of the top goalscorers in Eredivisie. On 1 August 2016, he joined Italian club Napoli for €35 million, effectively replacing Gonzalo Higuaín.
Milik's father left when he was very young. Sławomir "Moki" Mogilan, a football coach, recognized Milik's footballing talent and helped develop his abilities, fostering a greater professionalism in his outlook. When he was 16 years old, reports of the talented youngster had reached England and he was invited to trial with Tottenham Hotspur and Reading, but ultimately decided to focus on his football in Poland.
Milik began his career as a youth player for Rozwój Katowice and played in the reserve team during the 2009–10 season. On 23 October 2010, the 16-year-old made his III liga debut when he scored two goals in a 4–0 victory over KS Krasiejów. In November, he went on trial at Górnik Zabrze, where he scored one goal in two appearances for the club's Młoda Ekstraklasa team. In winter, he and his teammate Wojciech Król were on trial with Reading, Tottenham Hotspur and Legia Warszawa. Milik ended the season with ten appearances and four goals for Rozwój Katowice.
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