Daniel Sikorski

Daniel Sikorski

Sikorski with FC Khimki in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Sikorski
Date of birth	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Aris Limassol (sporting director)
Youth career
	SV Waidhofen
0000–2005	SKN St. Pölten
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Bayern Munich II	135	(33)
2010–2011	Górnik Zabrze	26	(6)
2011–2012	Polonia Warsaw	15	(0)
2012–2013	Wisła Kraków	19	(1)
2013–2015	St. Gallen	8	(1)
2015–2016	SV Ried	20	(3)
2016	FC Khimki	10	(4)
2017	Gaz Metan Mediaș	15	(4)
2017–2018	Pafos	28	(7)
2018–2019	Nea Salamina	25	(0)
2019–2020	Guijuelo	12	(2)
2020–2023	Aris Limassol	68	(30)
International career
2005–2006	Austria U19	7	(2)
2007	Austria U20	1	(0)
2008	Austria U21	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Sikorski (born 2 November 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker, who currently serves as the sporting director of Aris Limassol. Besides Austria, he has played in Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Romania, Cyprus, and Spain. ^[1]

Club career

Sikorski was born in Warsaw, Poland. After spending his youth career at SV Waidhofen and SKN St. Pölten in Austria, he joined the reserve team of Bayern Munich in 2005. In August 2007, Sikorski trained with the Bayern Munich first-team squad. ^[2] 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 club Górnik Zabrze. ^[3] After a successful season in Zabrze, on 8 June 2011 he was signed by his hometown club Polonia Warsaw, where he received a four-year contract. ^[4] 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, Austria. His father Witold was also a professional footballer, who spent playing eight years for Legia Warsaw and for numerous other clubs in Poland, Sweden and Austria. ^[5] Sikorski holds both Austrian and Polish citizenship.

Career statistics

As of match played on 15 May 2021. ^{[6] [7]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2005–06	Regionalliga Süd	11	1	—		11	1
	2006–07	Regionalliga Süd	28	3	—		28	3
	2007–08	Regionalliga Süd	28	12	—		28	12
	2008–09	3. Liga	35	10	—		35	10
	2009–10	3. Liga	33	7	—		33	7
	Total		135	33	—		135	33
Górnik Zabrze	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	26	6	1	0	27	6
Polonia Warsaw	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	15	0	0	0	15	0
Wisła Kraków	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	19	1	4	0	23	1
St. Gallen	2014–15	Swiss Super League	8	1	2	2	10	3
Ried	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	20	3	2	4	22	7
Khimki	2016–17	National League	10	4	1	0	11	4
Gaz Metan Mediaș	2016–17	Liga I	15	4	0	0	15	4
Pafos	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	28	7	5	1	33	8
Nea Salamis Famagusta	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	25	0	2	0	27	0
Guijuelo	2019–20	Segunda División B	12	2	1	0	13	2
Aris Limassol	2020–21 [8]	Cypriot Second Division	33	24	0	0	33	24
Career total			346	85	18	7	364	92

Honours

Aris Limassol

• Cypriot First Division: 2022–23 ^[9]

References

1. "Nie jestem jedynym napastnikiem, który nie strzelił gola w sezonie". weszlo.com (in Polish). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "Letzter Feinschliff für Zürich". fcbayern.telekom.de. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
3. "Sikorski kommt aus München" [Sikorski comes from Munich] (in German). reviersport.de. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
4. "Sikorski podpisal z Polonia" (in Polish). sportowetempo.pl. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
5. "Górnik pozyskał Piotra Gierczaka i Daniela Sikorskiego" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
6. "Daniel Sikorski » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
7. "D. SIKORSKI". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
8. "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα".
9. "Mariusz Stępiński i Karol Struski mistrzami Cypru. Aris Limassol wygrał ligę po raz pierwszy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

External links

• Daniel Sikorski at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Daniel Sikorski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)