Michał Gurgul

Michał Gurgul
Gurgul in 2023 with Lech Poznań
Personal information
Full name Michał Gurgul[1]
Date of birth (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006
Place of birth Poznań, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2017 AP Reissa Jarocin
2017–2023 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Lech Poznań II 19 (0)
2023– Lech Poznań 77 (2)
International career‡
2019 Poland U14
2021–2022 Poland U16 7 (0)
2022–2023 Poland U17 13 (0)
2023 Poland U18 5 (0)
2024–2025 Poland U19 8 (1)
2025– Poland U21 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2023 Hungary
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:27, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:40, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Michał Gurgul (born 30 January 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.

Club career

Early career

At the age of 5, Gurgul joined the Jarocin branch of Akademia Piłkarska Reissa.[2] In 2017, he joined Lech Poznań'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.[3]

Senior level

Gurgul made his senior debut for Lech Poznań II on 28 February 2023 in a 2–0 league win against Radunia Stężyca.[4] 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 Ekstraklasa draw against Piast Gliwice.[5] Two days later, it was announced he had signed a new three-year deal with the club.[6]

On 30 April 2023, he was named in Lech's starting line-up for a league home game against Górnik Zabrze, which ended in a 0–1 loss.[7]

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 Raków Częstochowa, levelling the score from close range in the 6th minute.[8]

International career

Gurgul received his first call-up to the Poland U14s in 2019.[2] At the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, he appeared in all five games played by the under-17 team as they reached the semi-finals and secured a spot at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9] He was part of the squad for the tournament played in Indonesia,[10] 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 Croatia on 6 September 2023.[11]

After serving as captain of the Poland under-19s in 2024,[12] on 5 November he received his maiden senior team call-up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Scotland later that month,[13] appearing on the bench once against the latter.[14]

Gurgul made his debut with the under-21 team in its first match at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, playing the full length of a 1–2 loss to Georgia on 11 June 2025.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Polish Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lech Poznań II 2022–23[16] II liga 7000——70
2023–24[17] II liga 11000——110
2025–26[18] III liga, group II 10———10
Total 19000——190
Lech Poznań 2022–23[16] Ekstraklasa 3000000030
2023–24[17] Ekstraklasa 101001[a]0—111
2024–25[19] Ekstraklasa 30010——310
2025–26[18] Ekstraklasa 3111012[b]01[c]0451
2026–27[20] Ekstraklasa 30006[d]01[c]0100
Total 77220190201002
Career total 96220190201192
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Lech Poznań

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Sukcesy wychowanków Akademii – Michał Gurgul". akademiareissa.pl (in Polish). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lech mistrzem Polski juniorów starszych!" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ważne doświadczenie za Gurgulem i Tomczykiem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Debiut Gurgula w Ekstraklasie" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Michał Gurgul na dłużej w Lechu" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gurgul pierwszy raz w wyjściowej jedenastce" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Pierwszy gol Gurgula" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "ME U-17: Polska 3-5 Niemcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "U-17: Powołania na Mistrzostwa Świata U-17" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "U-18: Chorwacja 4-4 Polska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Trzech lechitów w seniorskiej reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Wieczorek, Bartosz (5 November 2024). "Kopalnia talentów Lecha Poznań. Michał Gurgul i Antoni Kozubal oczarowali Michała Probierza [SYLWETKA]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "LN: Składy na mecz Polska - Szkocja". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Trzech lechitów z występem na EURO" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Sezon 2025/26". 90minut. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Sezon 2026/27". 90minut. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Laudański, Radosław (24 May 2025). "Oto mistrzowie Polski! Dzięki tym piłkarzom Lech zdobył dziewiąty tytuł w historii". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  22. ↑ Dyśko, Maksymilian (16 May 2026). "Lech Poznań mistrzem Polski! Kolejorz odwrócił losy rywalizacji i pokonał Radomiaka Radom [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  23. ↑ Kazula, Jakub (16 July 2026). "STS Superpuchar Polski. Lech Poznań zwyciężył po raz siódmy w historii". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  24. ↑ "Młodzieżowiec Kwietnia PKO Banku Polskiego 2026: Michał Gurgul (Lech Poznań)" [PKO Bank Polski Young Player of the Month for April 2026: Michał Gurgul (Lech Poznań)] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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