Daniel Sikorski (born 2 November 1987) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a striker, who currently serves as the

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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 ...

. Besides Austria, he has played in Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Romania, Cyprus, and Spain.

Club career

Sikorski was born in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

, Poland. After spending his youth career at SV Waidhofen and SKN St. Pölten in Austria, he joined the

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of Bayern Munich in 2005. In August 2007, Sikorski trained with the Bayern Munich first-team squad. On 12 March 2010, Sikorski announced that he would leave Bayern Munich at the end of the 2009–10 season. On 23 June 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Polish

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

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

. After a successful season in

Zabrze Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: , full form: , , ) is an industrial city put under direct government rule in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 m ...

, on 8 June 2011 he was signed by his hometown club

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...

, where he received a four-year contract. After one season, Sikorski moved to Wisła Kraków.

International career

Sikorski played for Austria U-19, U-20 and U-21 national teams. He represented the country at the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Personal life

Sikorski was born in Poland, but shortly afterwards he moved with his parents to

Waidhofen an der Thaya Waidhofen an der Thaya (; Czech language, Czech: ''Český Bejdov'') is an Austrian town located on the German Thaya river in the Waidhofen an der Thaya (district), district of the same name in Lower Austria. It is the northernmost of the capitals ...

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. His father Witold was also a professional footballer, who spent playing eight years for

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

and for numerous other clubs in Poland, Sweden and Austria. Sikorski holds both Austrian and Polish citizenship.

Career statistics

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 ...

: 2022–23

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sikorski, Daniel Living people 1987 births Footballers from Warsaw Men's association football forwards Austrian men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Polish men's footballers Polish emigrants to Austria FC Bayern Munich II players Górnik Zabrze players Polonia Warsaw players Wisła Kraków players FC St. Gallen players SV Ried players FC Khimki players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players Pafos FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players CD Guijuelo footballers Aris Limassol FC players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players Ekstraklasa players Swiss Super League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Russian First League players Liga I players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Segunda División B players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Austria men's youth international footballers 21st-century Austrian sportsmen Austria men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Polish sportsmen