Jakub Świerczok


Jakub Świerczok is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.

Club career

Born in Tychy, Świerczok began his career at Polonia Bytom. After scoring 12 goals in 18 matches in the I liga, he joined Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a three-and-a-half-year contract in January 2012.
On 16 June 2017, Świerczok signed a contract with Zagłębie Lubin. He was a member of Zagłębie's squad for half season, scoring 17 goals in 25 games in all competition.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 19 January 2018, Świerczok completed a move to Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for €1 million on a long-term contract. He made his debut for the team on 15 February 2018 in a Europa League Round of 32 match against Italian grand Milan. At the end of the week he completed his First League debut against Botev Plovdiv. His debut goal came on 23 March 2018 in a league match against Etar. On 6 April 2018, coming as a substitute, he helped his team to take the title derby against CSKA Sofia by scoring 2 goals for the 3–2 win.

International career

Świerczok's first experience of international football came in 2011 with Poland U20. In 2012, he made three appearances for the Poland U21.
On 3 November 2017, Świerczok was called up to the Poland senior team for the first time, for their friendlies with Uruguay and Mexico. He made his debut on 10 November against Uruguay, replacing Kamil Wilczek for the final 23 minutes.

Personal life

In March 2020, Świerczok and his girlfriend helped out a 73-year old woman who had fainted near her home in Razgrad, by moving her away from the road and calling the medical emergency services.

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Club

Ludogorets