Łukasz Skorupski (born 5 May 1991) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Poland national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Skorupski started his professional career with

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

. In February 2011, he was loaned to

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. He returned to Górnik half year later.

Roma

On 14 July 2013, Skorupski joined the

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club

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, signing a four-year contract. Skorupski made his debut for Roma in the 1–0

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victory over Sampdoria on 9 January 2014. Skorupski's league debut came against

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, a 0–1 loss in the penultimate game of the season, he also played against

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the following, a defeat by the same scoreline. On 30 September 2014, Skorupski made his European debut in the 1–1 Champions League draw against

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Bologna

On 22 June 2018, Roma confirmed they had sold Skorupski to Bologna for a reported fee of around €9 million.

International career

Skorupski was a part of Poland under-20 and under-21 squad. He made his senior national team debut against

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played in Aksu in an international friendly match on 14 December 2012. In May 2018, Skorupski was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man

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for the

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. However, he did not make the final 23. On 3 June 2021, he was selected in Poland's final 25-man squad for

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as a third-choice goalkeeper behind Wojciech Szczęsny and

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. On 10 November 2022, Skorupski was included in the squad for the

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as back-up for Szczęsny, and on 7 June 2024, he made the final roster for

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in a similar role. On 25 June 2024, Skorupski made his first international tournament appearance after being named in the starting line-up for Poland's final group stage game against

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. After stopping seven attempts on goal and conceding once from a penalty kick, he was named

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by UEFA.

Personal life

On 14 June 2017, Skorupski married Italian Matilde Rossi. On 1 June 2018, his son Leonardo was born. Skorupski's brother, Michał, is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bologna *

: 2024–25

References

External links

Łukasz Skorupski
at the Bologna F.C. 1909's official website * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skorupski, Lukasz 1991 births Living people Footballers from Zabrze Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ekstraklasa players I liga players Serie A players Górnik Zabrze players Ruch Radzionków players AS Roma players Empoli FC players Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Bologna FC 1909 players UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2024 players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Polish sportsmen