Patryk Konrad Szysz (born 1 April 1998) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Górnik Łęczna

Szysz started his adventure with football in

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's youth teams. He made his debut in senior football on 21 June 2014 for the club's reserve team. As a 16-year-old, he played 10 minutes in a league match between Stal Poniatowa and Górnik Łęczna II. His breakthrough season turned out to be the 2015–16 campaign, when Szysz began to play an increasingly important role in the team. A year later, he was loaned to fourth-tier club

Motor Lublin Motor Lublin () is a Polish professional football club based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950. Their nickname ''The Yellow, White and Blues'' reflects their official colours. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of Polish ...

. There, the 18-year-old striker appeared in 24 games and scored four goals, including a double in the clash with Cosmos Nowotaniec on 10 March 2017. After returning from loan, he was promoted to the first team squad of

and quickly became an important player.

Zagłębie Lubin

On 10 January 2019,

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club

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

confirmed that Szysz had joined the club.

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 23 May 2022, Szysz moved to

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side

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on a three-year deal. On 21 July 2022, he scored his first goal for İstanbul against

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in the first leg of the

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campaign in the second qualifying round. His

debut came on 8 August 2022 as a starter against Kasımpaşa, with Szysz scoring his first goal to make it 2–0 for Başakşehir, the match ended 4–0 for the home side. On 4 May 2023, he suffered injuries to his ACL, meniscus and patellar tendon in a

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match against Ankaragücü. After missing the entire 2023–24 season, he returned to play on 30 November 2024, entering the pitch in the second half of a 4–1 win over Göztepe. On 30 May 2025, it was announced Szysz's contract would not be extended beyond June 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Motor Lublin *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

(Lublin subdistrict regionals): 2016–17

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Szysz, Patryk 1998 births Living people Footballers from Lublin Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers GKS Górnik Łęczna players Motor Lublin players Zagłębie Lubin players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Süper Lig players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 21st-century Polish sportsmen