Steven Skrzybski

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Steven Skrzybski
2025-04-15 Steven Skrzybski.jpg
Skrzybski with Holstein Kiel in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Holstein Kiel
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2000 SG Stern Kaulsdorf
2001–2010 Union Berlin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 Union Berlin II 31 (17)
2010–2018 Union Berlin 136 (29)
2018–2021 Schalke 04 25 (3)
2019 Schalke 04 II 4 (2)
2020Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 11 (1)
2021– Holstein Kiel 96 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025

Steven Skrzybski (born 18 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.

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Career

Early years

Born in the capital Berlin, Skrzybski began playing at youth level from a very young age. He started at just eight years old with local team SG Stern Kaulsdorf before quickly being spotted as a potential star by professional club Union Berlin.

Union Berlin

Skrzybski played 143 official games for Union from 2010 to 2018. Having risen through the various youth ranks at the club, he broke into the reserve team and was also considered to be first team quality. After mostly playing with the reserves for a few years the striker began life at full professional level and made a name for himself in the 2016–17 season, when he played in 32 matches and scored 9 times. He scored 14 goals in the 2017–18 season.

Schalke 04

On 29 May 2018, Schalke announced that Skrzybski signed for the club on a three-year deal. [1] On 24 November 2018, he scored his first two goals for Schalke against 1. FC Nürnberg in a 5–2 victory. [2]

On 3 January 2020, Skrzybski was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf for the rest of the 2019–20 season. [3]

Holstein Kiel

On 5 July 2021, Skrzybski signed for Holstein Kiel. [4]

Personal life

Skrzybski is of distant Polish descent. [5]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEurope [a] Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Union Berlin 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 400040
2011–12 2. Bundesliga700070
2012–13 2. Bundesliga11100111
2013–14 2. Bundesliga11110121
2014–15 2. Bundesliga23210242
2015–16 2. Bundesliga21310223
2016–17 2. Bundesliga30821329
2017–18 2. Bundesliga2914203114
Total136297114330
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga 1230040163
2019–20 Bundesliga001111
2020–21 Bundesliga13020150
Total2533140324
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga11110121
Holstein Kiel 2021–22 2. Bundesliga24420264
2022–23 2. Bundesliga3415003415
2023–24 2. Bundesliga2610202810
2024–25 Bundesliga12310133
Total96325010132
Career total268651624028867
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. "Steven Skrzybski signs three year deal at Schalke". Schalke04.de.
  2. "Five-star Schalke turn on the style in crushing win over Nuremberg". Bundesliga.com.
  3. "Fortuna leiht Steven Skrzybski aus". Fortuna Düsseldorf (in German). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. "Die KSV verpflichtet Steven Skrzybski". Holstein Kiel (in German). 5 July 2021.
  5. "Steven Skrzybski über seinen Ex-Trainer Tim Bendzko, Tore gegen den BVB und eigene Schwächen". Lokalkompass.
  6. "Steven Skrzybski » Club matches". WorldFootball.net.