Tomasz Zahorski (; born 22 November 1984) is a former Polish footballer.
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Club career
Born in Barczewo
Barczewo (until 1946 ''Wartembork''; german: Wartenburg in Ostpreußen) is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is situated 20 km northeast of Olsztyn, in the historic region of Warmia. As of December 2021, the ...
, Zahorski began his career playing for local club Pisa Barczewo, from where he moved to OKS 1945 Olsztyn
Stomil Olsztyn is a Polish Association football, football club based in Olsztyn. It was founded on 15 July 1945 as OKS Warmiak. The brightest era of this club was the 1990s when it played in the Polish First League. Between 2004 and 2012 the tea ...
. Later, he played for Tecza Biskupiec and again for Pisa. In the 2004–05 season, he moved to OKS 1945 Olsztyn, where he played for until autumn 2005. In the spring of the 2005–06 season, he began playing in the Orange Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 cl ...
for Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. There he made his debut on in the Ekstraklasa on 4 March against Wisła Kraków
Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...
, in which Groclin lost 2–1, while Zahorski scored in the 85th minute. In the 2006–2007 spring season, he was loaned to Górnik Łęczna Gornik may refer to one of the following.
* Gornik, Pleven Province, a village in Chechen Republic
* April Gornik, an American painter
*Górnik (means "Miner" in Polish) is a common name of Polish sports teams:
**Górnik Konin
**Górnik Łęczna
*** ...
. From there, he moved to Górnik Zabrze. Since joining, he has played for them in over 60 matches, where he has scored 16 goals. In the Polish Cup, he has played in 7 matches scoring 9 goals. Whilst he has played 8 times in the League Cup scoring four goals.
Górnik Zabrze
On 14 June 2007 Zahorski signed a contract with Górnik Zabrze. The club spent 800,000 zloty on acquiring him. He was called up to the Poland National Football Team by Leo Beenhakker
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. After earning a few caps for the international team, Zahorski began to score more goals regularly in the Orange Ekstraklasa. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he scored 10 goals. During the Silesian Derby on 2 March 2008 Zahorski scored a goal. After four and a half years, Zahorski left Zabrze, to move to German 2. Bundesliga
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club MSV Duisburg
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Achievements
2006/07 - Polish Cup ( Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski)
2006/07 - Polish League Cup ( Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski)
Poland Goals
References
External links
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National team stats on pzpn.pl
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
People from Olsztyn County
Polish footballers
Polish expatriate footballers
Poland international footballers
Ekstraklasa players
OKS Stomil Olsztyn players
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players
Górnik Łęczna players
Górnik Zabrze players
MSV Duisburg players
Jagiellonia Białystok players
San Antonio Scorpions players
Charlotte Independence players
GKS Katowice players
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Bundesliga players
North American Soccer League players
USL Championship players
UEFA Euro 2008 players
Association football forwards