Arkadiusz Milik

Arkadiusz Milik
Milik with Marseille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Arkadiusz Krystian Milik[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Tychy, Poland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Juventus
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2010 Rozwój Katowice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Rozwój Katowice 10 (4)
2011–2013 Górnik Zabrze 38 (11)
2013–2015 Bayer Leverkusen 6 (0)
2013–2014FC Augsburg (loan) 18 (2)
2014–2015Ajax (loan) 21 (11)
2015–2016 Ajax 31 (21)
2016–2022 Napoli 93 (38)
2021–2022Marseille (loan) 38 (16)
2022–2023 Marseille 2 (0)
2022–2023Juventus (loan) 27 (7)
2023– Juventus 32 (4)
International career
2011 Poland U17 5 (1)
2011–2012 Poland U19 11 (3)
2012–2014 Poland U21 15 (3)
2012– Poland 73 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Arkadiusz Krystian Milik (pronounced [arˈkadjuʂ ˈmilik] ; born 28 February 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and the Poland national team.[2]

Milik began his career as a footballer in the Rozwój Katowice youth squad. In 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Górnik Zabrze, and in 2012 he transferred to Bayer Leverkusen and later played on loan for FC Augsburg and Ajax respectively. In 2015–16, he was purchased by Ajax on a four-year deal for a reported 2.8 million fee. While playing for Ajax, Milik became one of the top goalscorers in Eredivisie. On 1 August 2016, he joined Italian club Napoli for €35 million, effectively replacing Gonzalo Higuaín. On 21 January 2021, he joined French club Marseille on loan from Napoli.

At international level, Milik participated at UEFA Euro 2016 with Poland and reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament. He also took part at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where his team was eliminated in the group stage, and the 2022 World Cup, where his team advanced to the round of 16.

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Juventus Serie A squad". Serie A. Retrieved 28 July 2023.