Mariusz Paweł Stępiński (; born 12 May 1995) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a striker for Cypriot club Omonia.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Sieradz Sieradz (,) is a city on the Warta river in central Poland with 40,891 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of the Sieradz County, situated in the Łódź Voivodeship. Sieradz is a capital of the historical Sieradz Land. Sieradz is one of the olde ...

, Poland, Stępiński started his career playing for youth sides Piast Błaszki and Pogoń-Ekolog Zduńska Wola. In 2011, he signed for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...

, going on to make 33 appearances and scoring five goals over two seasons.

1. FC Nürnberg

On 5 June 2013, Stępiński signed for German

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club 1. FC Nürnberg on a three-year contract.

Nantes

In 2016, Stępinski signed for

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

in the French

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Chievo

On 31 August 2017, he was loaned to Italian side

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Hellas Verona

On 2 September 2019, he signed for

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. The deal is a loan from

with obligation to buy at the end of the loan.

Lecce

In October 2020, he signed for Lecce with an option to buy.

Aris Limassol

On 6 August 2021, he was loaned to Cypriot side

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...

with an option to buy at the end of the season. He made his debut on 22 August 2021, where he played for 65 minutes. On 31 August 2022, Stępiński returned to Aris on a permanent basis. He helped the team win their first ever domestic championship.

Omonia

In the 2024 January transfer window, Stępinski moved to Omonia for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Stępiński represented

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at various youth levels. He made his first senior appearance on 2 February 2013 in an international friendly against

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. Poland won 4–1, with Stępiński being subbed on in the 84th minute. He also played at the

2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship The 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eleventh edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship under its current age grouping. Slovenia hosted the tournament between 4 and 16 May. An appeal by the Hungarian Football Feder ...

. He was selected as part of the senior squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Aris Limassol *

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

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Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...

: 2023 Poland U21 * Four Nations Tournament: 2014–15

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stepinski, Mariusz 1995 births Living people People from Sieradz Footballers from Łódź Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ekstraklasa players III liga players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Serie B players Widzew Łódź players 1. FC Nürnberg players Wisła Kraków players Ruch Chorzów players FC Nantes players AC ChievoVerona players Hellas Verona FC players US Lecce players Aris Limassol FC players AC Omonia players Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in France Polish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Polish sportsmen