Mateusz Żyro (born 28 October 1998) is a Polish professional

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who plays as

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for

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

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...

Career

Legia Warsaw

On 7 July 2017, Żyro made his professional debut in

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

against Arka Gdynia. Żyro was loaned out to

Wigry Suwałki Wigry Suwałki is a Polish football club based in Suwałki, Podlaskie Voivodeship. In the 2025–26 season, they compete in group I of the III liga. They play their home games at the . Players Current squad Ou ...

from February 2018 to the end of the season, and later Miedź Legnica for the 2018–19 season. He was loaned out again for the 2019–20 season, this time to Stal Mielec.

Stal Mielec

On 5 August 2020, he moved to Stal Mielec on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.

Widzew Łódź

On 9 June 2022, Żyro joined the newly promoted side

on a two-year deal with a one-year extension option.

Personal life

His older brother Michał, born in 1992, was also a professional footballer who earned four caps for the Poland national team in 2014.

Honours

Stal Mielec *

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

: 2019–20

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* 1998 births Footballers from Warsaw Living people Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Legia Warsaw II players Legia Warsaw players Wigry Suwałki players Miedź Legnica players Stal Mielec players Widzew Łódź players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1990s-stub