Mateusz Skoczylas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateusz Józef Skoczylas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Rzeszów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milan Futuro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów | ||
| 2017–2019 | Stal Rzeszów | ||
| 2019–2023 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2023– | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Zagłębie Lubin II | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Milan Futuro | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Poland U14 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Poland U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Poland U17 | 19 | (3) |
| 2024– | Poland U18 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Mateusz Józef Skoczylas (born 20 September 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie D club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan. He is a Poland youth international.[2]
Early life
From Rzeszów, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship,[3] the middle child of three boys, Skoczylas and his brothers joined the Grunwald Budziwój Rzeszów football academy when he was six years-old.[4] He stayed there for seven years and, after a short spell with Stal Rzeszów, as a 14-year-old he joined the academy at Zagłębie Lubin for the 2019–20 season.[5][6]
Club career
Skoczylas made his debut in the Polish II liga for Zagłębie Lubin II prior to his move in August 2023 to Serie A club AC Milan, immediately joining the under-19 roster.[7] The transfer fee paid by AC Milan was reported to be around €1 million.[8]
In January 2024, he was found to be selling tickets for AC Milan games, which are given directly to players and their families, on Facebook groups.[9]
On 1 July 2025, Skoczylas was promoted to the AC Milan's reserve team Milan Futuro, ahead of the 2025–26 season.
International career
He featured for Poland U17 side at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary, scoring three goals as his side reached the semi-final.[10] He was subsequently selected for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Indonesia.[11]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "M.Skoczylas". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Mateusz Skoczylas. From Grunwald Budziwój to AC Milan". Podkarpacielive.pl. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Chlebicki, Przemysław (19 May 2023). "Mateusz Skoczylas is an important player of the U17 team. What were his football beginnings like?". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "MATEUSZ SKOCZYLAS IN AC MILAN!". Spgrunwald.pl. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "From Lubin to Milan. Mateusz Skoczylas joins AC Milan". Radiowroclaw. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (7 August 2023). "Wielki polski talent odchodzi z Ekstraklasy. Mateusz Skoczylas nowym piłkarzem AC Milan!". Sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Chalimoniuk, Ernest (7 August 2023). "Polski talent przechodzi do europejskiej potęgi. Umowa podpisa". Goal.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Białek, Jakub (30 January 2024). "Bilety na Milan? Mateusz Skoczylas ogarnie!". weszlo.com (in Polish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Young, Peter (30 July 2023). "Milan agree deal for teenage midfielder Skoczylas – report". Football-Italia.net. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Sugiri, Drajat (4 November 2023). "Wonderkid AC Milan Pimpin Polandia di Piala Dunia U17, Penyuka Bunga & Pribadi yang Misterius". Tribunnews.