Michał Krzysztof Skóraś (born 15 February 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for Belgian Pro League club Gent and the Poland national team.[3]

Michał Skóraś
Skóraś lining up for Lech Poznań in 2022
Personal information
Full name Michał Krzysztof Skóraś[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Gent
Number 8
Youth career
–2014 MOSiR Jastrzębie-Zdrój
2015–2017 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Lech Poznań II 22 (4)
2018–2023 Lech Poznań 92 (13)
2018–2019Bruk-Bet Termalica (loan) 27 (1)
2019Raków Częstochowa (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2025 Club Brugge 62 (2)
2025– Gent 31 (2)
International career
2015–2016 Poland U16 7 (2)
2016–2017 Poland U17 10 (2)
2017–2018 Poland U18 5 (1)
2018 Poland U19 6 (2)
2019 Poland U20 10 (0)
2020–2022 Poland U21 10 (4)
2022– Poland 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:50, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Club career

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On 20 March 2021, Skóraś scored his first goal for Lech Poznań against Jagiellonia Białystok.[4]

In the 2022–23 season, Skóraś represented Lech Poznań in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, reaching the quarter-finals.[5] The same year on 26 April, he signed a four-year contract with the Belgian Club Brugge, valid from July 2023,[6] for a transfer fee reported to be €6 million.[7]

On 6 September 2025, Skóras joined fellow Belgian side Gent on a three-year contract for a reported fee of €3 million.[8] Skóraś scored in his first game for Gent on 14 September 2025 during an away match against Royal Antwerp.

International career

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Having made over 40 appearances for the Poland youth national teams, Skóraś earned his first cap for the senior squad on 22 September 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute of a 2–0 UEFA Nations League defeat to the Netherlands.[9] In November 2022, he was named in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10] He made his only appearance during the tournament in a 2–0 group stage loss to Argentina on 30 November, playing the entirety of the second half.[11]

On 7 June 2024, Skóraś was selected in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 May 2026[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lech Poznań II 2017–18[15] III liga, group II 140140
2019–20[16] II liga 5151
2020–21[17] II liga 1212
2021–22[18] II liga 210021
Total 22400224
Bruk-Bet Termalica (loan) 2018–19[19] I liga 27110281
Raków Częstochowa (loan) 2019–20[16] Ekstraklasa 15120171
Lech Poznań 2019–20[16] Ekstraklasa 500050
2020–21[17] Ekstraklasa 262309[b]1383
2021–22[18] Ekstraklasa 29260352
2022–23[20] Ekstraklasa 3290020[c]71[d]05316
Total 9213902981013121
Club Brugge 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 2824015[e]2474
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 320425[f]000412
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 20000020
Total 6228220200906
Gent 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 31230342
Career total 2492323249101032235
  1. Includes Polish Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eighteen appearances and seven goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 26 March 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland
202220
202340
202430
202540
202610
Total140

Honours

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Lech Poznań

Club Brugge

Individual

References

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  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Michał Skóraś". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. "Błysk na MŚ U-20 wszystko zmienił". Weszlo (in Polish). 3 September 2019.
  4. "Debiutancki gol Skórasia dla Lecha w lidze". Lech Poznań (in Polish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. "Lech Poznań wygrał z Fiorentiną 3:2 w rewanżu, ale odpadł w ćwierćfinale piłkarskiej Ligi Konferencji". Polish Press Agency (in Polish). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. "Michał Skóraś od lipca w Club Brugge KV". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. Franosz, Daniel (5 September 2025). "Michał Skóraś trafi do nowego klubu. Wyjawiono kwotę transferu" [Michał Skóraś will join a new club. The transfer fee has been revealed]. kanalsportowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. Galiński, Tomasz (6 September 2025). "3 miliony euro. Reprezentant Polski zmienił klub w Belgii" [€3 million. The Polish international has changed clubs in Belgium.]. sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. "Skóraś z debiutem w reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. Wieczorek, Bartosz (10 November 2022). "Mundial 2022. Michał Skóraś powołany na wielką imprezę. "To spełnienie marzeń"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  11. Jarmusz, Mateusz (1 December 2022). "Katar 2022. Michał Skóraś spełnił marzenia. Od piłkarza niechcianego w Lechu Poznań do gry na mundialu". poznan.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  12. "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  13. Michał Skóraś at Soccerway
  14. 1 2 Michał Skóraś at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  15. "Sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  19. "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  20. "Sezon 2022/23" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  21. "Michał Skóraś". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  22. "From 19 points behind to Belgian Champions: Club Brugge grab 19th title after draw with Cercle Brugge". onefootball.com. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  23. Fordon, Jakub (5 May 2025). "Michał Skóraś z trofeum. Jego klub najlepszy w finale". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  24. "Młodzieżowiec Kwietnia 2022: Michał Skóraś (Lech Poznań)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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