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_(Sebastian_Walukiewicz).jpg) Walukiewicz with Sassuolo in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Kłodawa 13 | |||
| MKP Gorzów Wielkopolski | |||
| 2013–2017 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pogoń Szczecin | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Cagliari | 40 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Empoli (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Empoli | 29 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Torino | 29 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2026– | Sassuolo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Poland U15 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Poland U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Poland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Poland U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Poland | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:10, 6 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sebastian Wiktor Walukiewicz (born 5 April 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Poland national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Pogoń Szczecin
[edit]In 2017, Walukiewicz joined Pogoń Szczecin from Legia Warsaw II. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 7 April 2018 against his former club, Legia Warsaw, playing 8 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat.[citation needed]
Cagliari
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On 8 January 2019, Walukewicz joined Cagliari Calcio on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He returned to Pogoń Szczecin on loan until the end of the season.[3]
Empoli
[edit]On 1 September 2022, he moved to Serie A club Empoli on loan until the end of the season with an option and a conditional obligation to buy.[4] Walukiewicz made 11 league appearances in the 2022–23 season before joining the Tuscan side on a permanent basis on 14 June 2023.[5]
Torino
[edit]On the summer transfer deadline day in 2024, Walukiewicz moved to fellow Serie A club Torino on a three-year contract, for a reported fee of €5 million.[6]
Sassuolo
[edit]On 25 July 2025, Walukiewicz joined Sassuolo on loan with an option to buy.[7] On 17 June 2026, Sassuolo activated Walukiewicz's buyout clause to sign him permanently from Torino.[8]
International career
[edit]On 7 October 2020, Walukiewicz debuted for the Polish senior squad in the friendly match against Finland.[9] Four days later, he made his competitive debut, playing a full game in the Nations League 0–0 home draw against Italy.[10]
Walukiewicz was named in the 29-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024 on 29 May 2024. During a friendly match against Ukraine on 7 June 2024 prior to said tournament, he scored his first international goal which Poland won 3–1.[11] Later that day, Walukiewicz was selected in the final squad.[12] He made no appearances as Poland left the tournament after the group stage.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2016–17 | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2017–18 | III liga, gr. II | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Cagliari | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Empoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Empoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Torino | 2024–25 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2025–25 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Sassuolo | 2026–27 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 188 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2025[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Poland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walukiewicz goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2024 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Ukraine | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Sebastian Walukiewicz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ↑ "Official: Cagliari sign Polish starlet". Football Italiadate=15 January 2019. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ "Sebastian Walukiewicz è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Sebastian Walukiewicz è dell'Empoli" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Sebastian Walukiewicz piłkarzem Torino FC". eurosport.tvn24.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Sebastian Walukiewicz, benvenuto in neroverde!" [Sebastian Walukiewicz, welcome to the black and green!] (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ↑ "Sebastian Walukiewicz wykupiony przez Sassuolo z Torino za pięć milionów euro". flashscore.pl (in Polish). 17 June 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ Jankowski, Mariusz (7 October 2020). "Sebastian Walukiewicz: jeśli trener uzna, że mogę zagrać w Lidze Narodów, to jestem gotów". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ↑ "Liga Narodów: Przyszły lider defensywy kadry? Tak z Włochami zagrał Sebastian Walukiewicz". TVP Sport (in Polish). 13 October 2020.
- ↑ Laskowski, Jacek; Żewłakow, Marcin (7 June 2024). "Polska 1–0 Ukraina: Gol Sebastiana Walukiewicza!". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ↑ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024.
- ↑ "(Nie)oczywiste liczby UEFA EURO 2024". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ Sebastian Walukiewicz at Soccerway
- ↑ "Sebastian Walukiewicz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Plebiscyt Tygodnika "Piłka Nożna" - Fabiański najlepszym zawodnikiem 2018 roku" (in Polish). 3 February 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sebastian Walukiewicz at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Polish men's footballers
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- Poland men's under-21 international footballers
- Poland men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Legia Warsaw II players
- Legia Warsaw players
- Pogoń Szczecin players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Empoli FC players
- Torino FC players
- US Sassuolo Calcio players
- III liga players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Serie A players
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen