Daniel Sikorski (born 2 November 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker, who currently serves as the sporting director of Aris Limassol. Besides Austria, he has played in Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Romania, Cyprus, and Spain.[1]
 Sikorski with FC Khimki in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Sikorski | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris Limassol (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Waidhofen | |||
| –2005 | SKN St. Pölten | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | Bayern Munich II | 135 | (33) |
| 2010–2011 | Górnik Zabrze | 26 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Polonia Warsaw | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Wisła Kraków | 19 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | St. Gallen | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | SV Ried | 20 | (3) |
| 2016 | FC Khimki | 10 | (4) |
| 2017 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 15 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Pafos | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Nea Salamina | 25 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Guijuelo | 12 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Aris Limassol | 68 | (30) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Austria U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2007 | Austria U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Austria U21 | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSikorski was born in Warsaw, Poland. After spending his youth career at SV Waidhofen and SKN St. Pölten in Austria, he joined the reserve team of Bayern Munich in 2005. In August 2007, Sikorski trained with the Bayern Munich first-team squad.[2] On 12 March 2010, Sikorski announced that he will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the 2009–10 season.
On 23 June 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.[3] After a successful season in Zabrze, on 8 June 2011 he was signed by his hometown club Polonia Warsaw, where he received a four-year contract.[4] After one season, Sikorski moved to Wisła Kraków.
International career
editSikorski played for Austria U-19, U-20 and U-21 national teams. He represented the country at the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
Personal life
editSikorski was born in Poland, but shortly afterwards he moved with his parents to Waidhofen an der Thaya, Austria. His father Witold was also a professional footballer, who spent playing eight years for Legia Warsaw and for numerous other clubs in Poland, Sweden and Austria.[5] Sikorski holds both Austrian and Polish citizenship.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2005–06 | Regionalliga Süd | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 28 | 3 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 28 | 12 | — | 28 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 35 | 10 | — | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 33 | 7 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 135 | 33 | — | 135 | 33 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Wisła Kraków | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Ried | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 7 |
| Khimki | 2016–17 | National League | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2016–17 | Liga I | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Pafos | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 8 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Guijuelo | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Aris Limassol | 2020–21[8] | Cypriot Second Division | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 |
| Career total | 346 | 85 | 18 | 7 | 364 | 92 | ||
Honours
editAris Limassol
References
edit- ^ "Nie jestem jedynym napastnikiem, który nie strzelił gola w sezonie". weszlo.com (in Polish). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Letzter Feinschliff für Zürich". fcbayern.telekom.de. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Sikorski kommt aus München" [Sikorski comes from Munich] (in German). reviersport.de. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Sikorski podpisal z Polonia" (in Polish). sportowetempo.pl. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Górnik pozyskał Piotra Gierczaka i Daniela Sikorskiego" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Daniel Sikorski » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "D. SIKORSKI". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα".
- ^ "Mariusz Stępiński i Karol Struski mistrzami Cypru. Aris Limassol wygrał ligę po raz pierwszy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
External links
edit- Daniel Sikorski at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Daniel Sikorski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)