Mateusz Józef Skoczylas (born 20 September 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia. He is a Poland youth international.
Early life From Rzeszów, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, the middle child of three boys, Skoczylas and his brothers joined the Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów football academy when he was six years-old. He stayed there for seven years and, after a short spell with Stal Rzeszów, as a 14-year-old he joined the academy at Zagłębie Lubin for the 2019–20 season.
Club career Skoczylas made his debut in the Polish II liga for Zagłębie Lubin II prior to his move in August 2023 to Italian Serie A club AC Milan, immediately joining the under-19 roster. The transfer fee paid by AC Milan was reported to be around €1 million.
In January 2024, he was found to be selling tickets for AC Milan games, which are given directly to players and their families, on Facebook groups.
On 1 July 2025, Skoczylas was promoted to the AC Milan's reserve team Milan Futuro, ahead of the 2025–26 season. However a couple months later, on 8 September 2025, he returned to his native Poland, and joined Ekstraklasa club Cracovia permanently.
International career He featured for Poland U17 side at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary, scoring three goals as his side reached the semi-final. He was subsequently selected for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Indonesia.
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