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Krzysztof Piątek (; born 1 July 1995) is a Polish professional
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who plays as a striker for
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club Al Duhail and the Poland national team. Piątek began his professional career with
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club
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. Over the course of four seasons, he scored 15 goals in 72 appearances for the team, before joining Cracovia in 2016, for whom he scored 32 goals across two seasons. In 2018, Piątek signed for
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in Italy's
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. After 19 goals in 21 competitive games in his first half-season, he transferred to
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in January 2019, before signing for
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a year later. He then went on loans to Serie A clubs
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and
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for the subsequent seasons. At the start of the 2023–24 season, he joined İstanbul Başakşehir where, over two seasons, he became the second highest top scorer for the club. In 2025, he moved to Qatari side Al-Duhail SC.


Club career


Early career

Piątek began his career with local side Niemczanka Niemcza and Dziewiątka Dzierżoniów (2006–2011). He then moved to Lechia Dzierżoniów of
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in 2011.


Zagłębie Lubin

Piątek signed for
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in 2013 and initially played in junior and reserve teams of the club. After the arrival of Piotr Stokowiec as the new coach, however, he was quickly promoted to the first team on 14 May 2014 and then made his
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debut on 18 May 2014 in a match against Cracovia. Over the course of the next season, he became a regular starter for Zagłębie, who played in
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, the second tier of Polish football. He scored his first senior career goal on 12 September 2014 in a 1–0 win to
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and his first brace on 31 October 2014 at
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. After earning promotion with the club, Piątek scored his first league goal on 14 August 2015 in a 2–1 win against
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and helped the team finish third in the
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season, earning a medal and qualifying for European competitions for the first time in club's history since the championship winning team of 2006–07. He played a total number of 85 matches for Zagłębie and scored 18 times, including appearances in the
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and
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qualifying stages.


Cracovia

In 2016, Piątek joined fellow Polish side Cracovia and over the course of the next two seasons, he scored 32 league goals in 65 appearances for the club. That tally included a haul of 21 goals during his second season which saw him end the
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campaign as the third top goalscorer in Poland.


Genoa

On 8 June 2018, Piątek signed a four-year contract with Italian club
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for a reported fee of
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4 million. He scored four goals, including a hat-trick in the opening 19 minutes, on debut in a 4–0
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win over
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. He made his
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debut on 26 August, scoring in the opening six minutes of the match in a 2–1 win over
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. The following week, he scored his first brace of the season in a 5–3 loss to
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, which was followed by another strike in a 4–1 loss to
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, thus becoming the first player since
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in 1999 to score five goals in his first four Serie A appearances. During his following match, a 2–0 victory over
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, he scored his 10th goal across all competitions and in the process became the first player across Europe's major leagues to reach the milestone for the season. On 30 September, Piątek scored a brace inside three minutes in a 2–1 win over
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to make it 8 goals in six matches, the best start to a season by a debutant since
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in the 1949–50 campaign. In his very next match, he became the first player since
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in the 1994–95 season to score in each of his first seven Serie A appearances when he netted in a 3–1 defeat to
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.


AC Milan

On 23 January 2019,
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announced the signing of Piątek on a contract lasting until 30 June 2023, for a reported fee of €35 million. He was signed as a replacement for
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, who joined Chelsea, and he was assigned the number 19 shirt, previously worn by
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. Piątek made his debut for Milan on 26 January, in a goalless home draw against
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, as a 71st-minute substitute for Patrick Cutrone. Three days later against the same opponents also at
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, he scored both goals in a 2–0 win in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, and was given a standing ovation when he made way for Cutrone. On 3 February, Piątek scored his first league goal
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to
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, which ended 1–1. He then scored three goals in the next two consecutive matches: one against
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and two against
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, becoming the first Milan player to score in his first three starts in the league since
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in 2013. Ahead of the
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season, Piątek switched to the number 9 shirt. He scored four league goals in the first half of the season before leaving the club.


Hertha BSC

In January 2020,
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announced the signing of Piątek for a reported fee of €27 million, on a long-term contract. He was given the number 7 jersey. He made his debut for the club on 31 January by coming off the bench in a goalless draw against
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. He scored his first goal for Hertha on 4 February in a 3-2 defeat to Schalke in
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. Piątek scored his first Bundesliga goal on 28 February by converting a penalty in a 3-3 draw against
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. On 27 May, he converted another penalty, this time in a 2-2 draw against
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. Piątek scored his first goal in the 2020-21 Bundesliga season on 7 November, in a 3-0 win over
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. On 4 December Piątek scored a brace within 3 minutes to give Hertha a 3-1 win over
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. On 12 May, during a 2-1 win over Schalke 04, he sustained a fractured ankle, an injury that ruled him out until September. On 25 September, Piątek returned from injury as he came off the bench in a 6-0 loss to RB Leipzig. One week later, he scored in a 2-1 loss to
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. That was his final goal for the club.


Loan to Fiorentina

On 8 January 2022, Piątek returned to Italy and joined
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on loan. On 13 January, he made his debut for the club by coming off the bench in a 5-2 win over
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in Coppa Italia round of 16. On 10 February Piątek scored a brace in a 3-2 win over Atalanta Bergamo in Coppa Italia quarter final. Four days later, he scored his first league goal for Fiorentina in a 2-1 win over
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. On 20 February, Piątek scored the only goal in a win over Atalanta. Piątek finished that Serie A season with 14 appearances and 3 goals for Fiorentina, helping the club to qualify for the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.


Loan to Salernitana

On 1 September 2022, Piątek joined
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on loan with an option to buy.


İstanbul Başakşehir

On 18 July 2023, Piątek signed for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir on a three-year contract. Piątek scored his first hat-trick for İstanbul Başakşehir on 28 January 2024 against
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during an away match, coming from 0–2 behind, Başakşehir eventually won the match 3–2. He ended the season with another hat-trick, in a 6–2 win over
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on 26 May 2024. In the 2023–24 season, he scored 17 goals in 34
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appearances, making him the club's best goalscorer in the league and joint fifth overall. On 12 December 2024, he netted a goal and provided an assist in a Conference League group stage match, which concluded in Başakşehir's 3–1 victory over FC Heidenheim.


Al-Duhail

On 3 June 2025, he joined
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club Al-Duhail on a permanent deal for a reported transfer fee of €10 million. With the move, Piątek's cumulative transfer figure grew to €76.5 million, making him the most expensive Polish player of all time, ahead of
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at €58 million and
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at €54 million.


International career

Despite having not debuted for the Polish senior squad, Piątek was included in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the
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, but was one of 12 players cut from the final team. Piątek's international debut came on 11 September 2018, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw with the
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in
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and making way for
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after 61 minutes. Exactly one month later, he made his competitive debut in a
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match against
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and scored the opening goal in a 3–2 defeat. Regarded as an important player for the national team and ready to play alongside
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and
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in an attacking trio, Piątek was forced to miss the postponed
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due to ankle injury in May 2021 that required surgery and months of rehabilitation. On 10 November 2022, Piątek was included in Poland's
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squad, making two group stage appearances as a substitute. On 7 June 2024, he was named in the final 26-man squad for
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. On 21 June, in Poland's second game of the tournament, he levelled the score in the 30th minute of a 1–3 loss to
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.


Style of play

Piątek has been described as a "classic" "number 9" striker most efficient inside the opponent's penalty area, courtesy of his excellent positioning, accurate finishing, height, physical strength, and tenacity in aerial or physical challenges with opponents. His team play outside the penalty area and playmaking abilities have been cited as areas in need of improvement, however. During his time in Genoa, Piątek played in a 3–5–2 formation as a main striker, usually on the left, most often supported by Christian Kouamé, a pacey forward with excellent dribbling and passing skills. In Milan, he became a lone striker in a 4–3–3 formation, supported by wingers on either side of the pitch. Piątek has named
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and
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as his two favourite strikers who he wishes to emulate. He has also cited
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and
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as his childhood inspirations.


Personal life

He is married to Paulina Procyk. The wedding took place on 1 June 2019 in Castle of the Order of St. John in Łagów (
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). He is called by fans as "Il Pistolero" (the Gunslinger) due to his habit of
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.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''As of match played 21 June 2024. Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Piątek goal.''


Honours

Zagłębie Lublin *
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: 2014–15 Individual *
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Player of the Month: April 2018


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at the İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piatek, Krzysztof 1995 births Living people People from Dzierżoniów Footballers from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football forwards KS Cracovia players Zagłębie Lubin players Genoa CFC players AC Milan players Hertha BSC players ACF Fiorentina players US Salernitana 1919 players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Al-Duhail SC players III liga players I liga players Ekstraklasa players Serie A players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2024 players Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Polish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar 21st-century Polish sportsmen