Sebastian Szymański (born 10 May 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for French club Rennes and the Poland national team.
Club career Early career Szymański started training at the age of six at TOP 54 Biała Podlaska. In March 2013, he became a player of Legia Warsaw. In the 2015–16 season, he appeared in 12 matches and scored once for Legia's reserve team. He also played in one UEFA Youth League match and three matches of the Central Junior League, which Legia won after beating Pogoń Szczecin 5–4 on aggregate in a two-legged final, with Szymanski scoring twice in the second leg.
Legia Warsaw In July 2016, Szymański was promoted to the first team and debuted on the seventh day in a 1–4 loss to Lech Poznań in the Polish Super Cup final. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 20 August 2016 in a 1–3 loss to Arka Gdynia. In November 2016, he extended his contract with Legia until the end of June 2019. On 3 March 2017, in a 3–1 win over Zagłębie Lubin, he scored his first goal for Legia's first team. In the 2016–17 season, he won the Ekstraklasa title with the club, and was the youngest player to score a league goal that season. He also appeared in nine matches of the third-league reserves, scoring two goals, and five matches of the UEFA Youth League, in which he scored twice. In October 2017, he extended his contract with the club until 2022. In the 2017–18 campaign, he won the Polish Cup with Legia.
Dynamo Moscow
On 31 May 2019, Szymański signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow.
Szymański was voted by Dynamo fans as "player of the month" for October 2019. On 9 November 2019, he scored his first goal for Dynamo, the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over FC Rubin Kazan. It was the first Dynamo away victory against Rubin in 13 years.
On 2 June 2021, he signed a new contract with Dynamo for a five-year term. He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for July 2021, August 2021 and November 2021.
Feyenoord (loan) On 22 July 2022, Szymański joined Dutch club Feyenoord on a one-year loan with an option to buy for the club.
On 7 August 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut with Feyenoord against Vitesse and made two assists of 2–5 away win. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August 2022, scoring the fourth goal in the club's 4–0 win over FC Emmen.
Fenerbahçe
On 12 July 2023, Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Szymański on a four-year contract, for €9.75 million. On 26 July 2023, he scored his first goal in his debut in UEFA Conference League against Zimbru at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 5–0. On 13 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Gaziantep FK at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 2–1. He made his Turkish Cup debut on 7 February 2024, against Gaziantep FK at the Gaziantep Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 2–0. On 9 February 2025, against Alanyaspor, he scored 4000th goal of the team in Süper Lig history.
On 13 March 2025, he scored double in 2024–25 UEFA Europa League knockout phase against Glasgow Rangers at the Ibrox Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 2–0.
On 6 April 2025, he made his 100th appearance (and scored 20 goals in his first 100 matches) in all competitions for Fenerbahçe against Trabzonspor in a 4–1 Süper Lig home win.
Rennes On 22 January 2026, Szymański signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Rennes in French Ligue 1.
International career In May 2018, Szymański was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup, but did not make the final 23.
On 9 September 2019, Szymański debuted for the senior Polish squad by replacing Kamil Grosicki in the 70th minute during a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Austria. He started for the first time in the same qualification on 10 October against Latvia and assisted on one of the goals, resulting in a 3–0 victory for Poland that secured their final tournament spot. Szymański scored his first goal for his country on 19 November 2019 in the last qualifying group game against Slovenia. On 15 October 2024, he scored a goal in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLegia Warsaw II2015–16III liga, group A121———1212016–17III liga, group I92———922017–18III liga, group I22———22Total235———235Legia Warsaw2016–17Ekstraklasa1010000101112017–18Ekstraklasa2146351103382018–19Ekstraklasa342304010422Total6579391308611Dynamo Moscow2019–20Russian Premier League22110——2312020–21Russian Premier League2812010—3112021–22Russian Premier League27650——326Total7788010—868Feyenoord (loan)2022–23Eredivisie2992091—4010Fenerbahçe2023–24Süper Lig3710201630055132024–25Süper Lig35321163—5372025–26Süper Lig141209110262Total8614614171013422Rennes2025–26Ligue 116110——1712026–27Ligue 1410010—51Total2021010—222Career total300452646194039158
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland20195120205020211020229020231012024113202591202681Total587
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szymański goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Sebastian SzymańskiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 November 2019 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying2 12 October 2023 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying3 21 March 2024 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland 5–0 5–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying4 5 September 2024 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 1–0 3–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A5 15 October 2024 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland 3–3 3–3 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A6 12 October 2025 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification7 28 September 2026 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden 1–1 1–3 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B
Honours Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2016–17, 2017–18 Polish Cup: 2017–18
Feyenoord Eredivisie: 2022–23
Fenerbahçe Turkish Super Cup: 2025
Individual Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: April 2019 Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2022
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