Michał Gurgul (born 30 January 2006) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a defender 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

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

Club career

Early career

At the age of 5, Gurgul joined the

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branch of Akademia Piłkarska Reissa. In 2017, he joined

's youth system. With Gurgul as a regular in the starting line-up, Lech's U19 team won the 2022–23 Central Junior League title.

Senior level

Gurgul made his senior debut for

Lech Poznań II Lech Poznań II () is the reserve team and the senior academy team of Lech Poznań, a Polish professional football club based in Poznań. The team and its facilities are based in Wronki. They currently play in group II of the fourth tier of the ...

on 28 February 2023 in a 2–0

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win against

Radunia Stężyca Radunia Stężyca is a Polish football club based in Stężyca, Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of the 2025–26 season, they compete in the Gdańsk II group of the regional league, after suffering relegation from the IV liga Pomerania in 2025. The ...

. Less than two weeks later, on 12 March 2023, he made his first appearance for the senior team as a substitute in a 1–1

draw against

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

. Two days later, it was announced he had signed a new three-year deal with the club. On 30 April 2023, he was named in Lech's starting line-up for a league home game against

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, which ended in a 0–1 loss. In September 2023, following international break, he replaced Elias Andersson as the first-choice left-back in the team's line-up and started in every Ekstraklasa game played by Lech that month. On 28 September, Gurgul scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win against defending champions

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, levelling the score from close range in the 6th minute.

International career

Gurgul received his first call-up to the Poland U14s in 2019. At the

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, he appeared in all five games played by the under-17 team as they reached the semi-finals and secured a spot at the

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. He was part of the squad for the tournament played in Indonesia, and appeared in all three games played by the Polish U17s. He then made his debut for the under-18s as a substitute in a friendly against

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on 6 September 2023. After serving as captain of the Poland under-19s in 2024, on 5 November he received his maiden senior team call-up for the

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matches against

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and

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later that month, appearing on the bench once against the latter. Gurgul made his debut with the under-21 team in its first match at the

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, playing the full length of a 1–2 loss to

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on 11 June 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Lech Poznań *

: 2024–25

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gurgul, Michal 2006 births Living people Footballers from Poznań Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Lech Poznań II players Lech Poznań players Ekstraklasa players II liga players 21st-century Polish sportsmen