Piotr Świerczewski

Polish footballer

Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski (; born 8 April 1972) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his 20 year professional career, he played for clubs such as Lech Poznań, GKS Katowice, AS Saint Étienne (France), SC Bastia (France), Gamba Osaka (Japan), Olympique de Marseille (France), Birmingham City F. C. (England), Polonia Warsaw and ŁKS Łódź. His older brother Marek is also a former footballer.

In 1993, Świerczewski signed for French side Saint Étienne after trialing for 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany.

Świerczewski played for the Poland national team, winning 70 caps and scoring a goal. He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal, and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Świerczewski is married to Lidia and now works for the Polish bus company Stalko. His older brother Marek is also a former footballer and Poland international. In 1993, he shared the cover of FIFA International Soccer with David Platt, in the first game in this videogame series. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 3 November 1998.

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionSeasonClubLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsGKS Katowice1988–89Ekstraklasa101989–901511990–912801991–923021992–93271Total1014Saint Étienne1993–94Division 13111994–95301Total612Bastia1995–96Division 13511996–973341997–983121998–99201Total1198Gamba Osaka1999J. League Division 1122Bastia1999–00Division 13012000–01323Total624Marseille2001–02Division 12512002–03Ligue 1110Total361Birmingham City2002–03Premier League10Lech Poznań2003–04Ekstraklasa1902004–051212005–06273Total584Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski2006–07Ekstraklasa261Korona Kielce2007–08Ekstraklasa90Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski2007–08Ekstraklasa111Polonia Warsaw2008–09Ekstraklasa30ŁKS Łódź2008–09Ekstraklasa82Zagłębie Lubin2009–10Ekstraklasa130ŁKS Łódź2009–10First LeagueCareer total52029