Szymon Szymański (basketball)

Szymon Szymański (born 4 January 1996) is a Polish professional basketball player playing as a centre or power forward for Resovia.

Szymon Szymański
Resovia
PositionsCentre
Power forward
LeagueI liga
Personal information
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 30)
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Career history
Resovia
2011–2012AZS II Politechnika Warszawska
2013–2015SMS PZKosz Władysławowo
2015–2016Muszkieterowie Nowa Sól
2016–2017Rosa II Radom
2017–2018Rosa Radom
2018–2020Sokół Łańcut
2020–2021GTK Gliwice
2021GTK AZS II Gliwice
2021–2022KKK MOSiR Krosno
2023–Resovia

Career

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A youth graduate of Resovia[1], his professional career started with Rosa Radom, initially with the reserve team.[2] He was a standout player for the reserves in the I liga winning against much stronger opponents,[3], and was praised in particular for his double-double in a match against Astoria Bydgoszcz.[4] Considered one of the top prospects in the second tier,[5] he graduated to Rosa's PLK team, where he debuted in the European Champions League in 2017.

He was loaned on 21 December 2018 by Rosa Radom to Sokół Łańcut.[6]

He joined GTK Gliwice on 10 June 2020.[7]

On 3 December 2021 he joined KKK MOSiR Krosno[8] as a permanent signing.[9] His contract was extended for the following season in June 2022 during a squad rebuild,[10] however this was annulled a month later by the club due to an injury.[11]

On his 27th birthday, in 2023 he joined Resovia, the same club his father Artur Szymański played for in the 80s.[12]

References

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  1. Tomasz Ryzner (12 December 2017), Szymon Szymański abecadła koszykarskiego uczył się w Resovii, teraz gra w ekstraklasowej Rosie Radom (in Polish), Dziennik Łódźki
  2. Piotr Dobrowolski (10 November 2020), EBL. Zawodnicy GTK bezradni wobec celnych rzutów strzelca HydroTrucku. "Zegzuła podciął nam skrzydła" (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
  3. Piotr Dobrowolski (7 December 2016), Szymon Szymański: Chodzi o wolę walki (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
  4. Piotr Dobrowolski (16 November 2016), Filip Zegzuła: Szymon Szymański zagrał super zawody z Astorią (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
  5. Jakub Artych (1 February 2017), Szukamy młodych talentów w I lidze. Kto ma przed sobą świetlaną przyszłość? (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WPWP
  6. "Szymon Szymański wypożyczony do Sokoła Łańcut", ekstraklasa.rosasport.pl (in Polish), retrieved 8 March 2019
  7. "Szymon Szymański wraca do PLK – zagra w Gliwicach", polskikosz.pl (in Polish), Polski Kosz, retrieved 14 July 2020
  8. "Oszukać przeznaczenie. GTK z wizytą we Włocławku", gtk.gliwice.pl (in Polish), GTK Gliwice, retrieved 7 December 2021
  9. Michał Czajka (28 November 2021), Suzuki 1 Liga Mężczyzn. Nowy gracz w Mieście Szkła Krosno, Nowiny 24
  10. Dawid Siemieniecki (19 November 2022), Karuzela kręci się w najlepsze. W Suzuki I lidze transfer goni transfer (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
  11. Tomasz Ryzner (30 August 2022), Miasto Szkła rozwiązało kontrakt z podkoszowym. Powodem kontuzja. W środę sparing ze Stolaro Resovią (in Polish), Nowiny 24
  12. Tomasz Ryzner (5 January 2023), OPTeam Stolaro Resovia pozyskała Szymona Szymańskiego. Wzmocnienie strefy podkoszowej (in Polish), Nowiny 24
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