Mateusz Żyro

Mateusz Żyro

Personal information
Full name	Mateusz Żyro
Date of birth	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Widzew Łódź
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2015	Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Legia Warsaw II	33	(0)
2017–2020	Legia Warsaw	3	(0)
2018	→ Wigry Suwałki (loan)	15	(0)
2018–2019	→ Miedź Legnica (loan)	6	(0)
2019–2020	→ Stal Mielec (loan)	29	(1)
2020–2022	Stal Mielec	52	(2)
2022–	Widzew Łódź	79	(3)
International career
2016	Poland U18	4	(0)
2016–2017	Poland U19	9	(0)
2018	Poland U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2024

Mateusz Żyro (born 28 October 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.^[1]

Career

Legia Warsaw

On 7 July 2017, Żyro made his professional debut in Polish Super Cup against Arka Gdynia. Żyro was loaned out to Wigry Suwałki from February 2018 to the end of the season, and later Miedź Legnica for the 2018–19 season. He was loaned out again for the 2019–20 season, this time to Stal Mielec.^[2]

Stal Mielec

On 5 August 2020, he moved to Stal Mielec on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.^[3]

Widzew Łódź

On 9 June 2022, Żyro joined the newly promoted side Widzew Łódź on a two-year deal with a one-year extension option.^[4]

Personal life

His older brother Michał, born in 1992, was also a professional footballer who earned four caps for the Poland national team in 2014.^[5]

Honours

Stal Mielec

• I liga: 2019–20^[6]

References

1. Mateusz Żyro at Soccerway
2. MATEUSZ ŻYRO WYPOŻYCZONY DO STALI MIELEC, legia.com, 2 July 2019
3. "Mateusz Żyro pozostaje w drużynie PGE FKS Stali Mielec!" (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 5 August 2020.
4. "Mateusz Żyro nowym piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 9 June 2022.
5. (pl) Polish language wikipedia
6. "Fortuna I liga: Stal Mielec najlepsza. Olimpia Grudziądz spadła". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.