Maciej Zurawski
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maciej Żurawski | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1994 | Warta Poznań | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Warta Poznań | 59 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Lech Poznań | 56 | (19) |
| 1999–2005 | Wisła Kraków | 153 | (101) |
| 2005–2008 | Celtic | 55 | (22) |
| 2008–2009 | Larissa | 38 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Omonia Nicosia | 23 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Wisła Kraków | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 405 | (171) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2008 | Poland | 72 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Maciej Żurawski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmatɕɛj ʐuˈrafski]; born 12 September 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a retired Polish footballer who played as a striker.
Żurawski appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland, representing them at two World Cups and Euro 2008. He also scored 121 goals in the Polish Ekstraklasa (11th most in history) and was the top league goalscorer twice. He also played in Scotland, Greece and Cyprus.
He made his debut for Wisła Kraków in Ekstraklasa on 2 November 1999 in a match against ŁKS Łódź. On 4 March 2000 he scored his first goal for Wisla in the Ekstraklasa in a match against Odra Wodzisław. He won the Ekstraklasa championship in 2000–01 season with Wisła Kraków. In 2001–02 season, Żurawski scored 21 goals in 27 matches and was the Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer. In 2002–03 season Żurawski played very well in UEFA Cup, where he scored 10 goals in 10 matches, including 7 goals in matches against Parma F.C., FC Schalke 04 and S.S. Lazio. When Kamil Kosowski left Wisła Kraków, Żurawski has been chosen new Wisła Kraków captain. In 2003–04 season Żurawski scored 20 goals in 26 matches and led Wisła Kraków to achieve the Ekstraklasa title. He was the Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer in 2003–04 season. In 2004–05 he won his fourth Ekstraklasa title with Wisła Kraków. In this season he scored 24 goals in 25 matches for Wisła in Ekstraklasa.
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