Daniel Sikorski
Sikorski with FC Khimki in 2016
Personal information
Full name Daniel Sikorski
Date of birth (1987-11-02) 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
0000–2005 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

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]

Club career

Sikorski 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

Sikorski 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

Sikorski 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

As of match played on 15 May 2021.[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II2005–06Regionalliga Süd 111111
2006–07Regionalliga Süd 283283
2007–08Regionalliga Süd 28122812
2008–093. Liga 35103510
2009–103. Liga 337337
Total1353313533
Górnik Zabrze2010–11Ekstraklasa 26610276
Polonia Warsaw2011–12Ekstraklasa 15000150
Wisła Kraków2012–13Ekstraklasa 19140231
St. Gallen2014–15Swiss Super League 8122103
Ried2015–16Austrian Bundesliga 20324227
Khimki2016–17National League 10410114
Gaz Metan Mediaș2016–17Liga I 15400154
Pafos2017–18Cypriot First Division 28751338
Nea Salamis Famagusta2018–19Cypriot First Division 25020270
Guijuelo2019–20Segunda División B 12210132
Aris Limassol2020–21[8]Cypriot Second Division 3324003324
Career total3468518736492

    Honours

    Aris Limassol

    References

    1. "Nie jestem jedynym napastnikiem, który nie strzelił gola w sezonie". weszlo.com (in Polish). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
    2. "Letzter Feinschliff für Zürich". fcbayern.telekom.de. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
    3. "Sikorski kommt aus München" [Sikorski comes from Munich] (in German). reviersport.de. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
    4. "Sikorski podpisal z Polonia" (in Polish). sportowetempo.pl. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
    5. "Górnik pozyskał Piotra Gierczaka i Daniela Sikorskiego" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
    6. "Daniel Sikorski » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
    7. "D. SIKORSKI". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
    8. "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα".
    9. "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.
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