Szymon Łyczko
Height: 178cm
Youth career: Grunwald Budziwój, Stal Rzeszów (since 2019)
Current club: Stal Rzeszów
Squad number: 46
Current national team: Poland U-18
Position: winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 350.000 €
Tournaments participated in: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (3/0)
Contract until: 31.12.2024
Player’s agent: NFM
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Joaquín
Strengths:
– pace 
– dribbling
– technique
– ball control
– bravery
– acceleration 
– flair
– work rate
– crossing
To improve:
– consistency of his output in the final third
– can be a little bit nonchalant and overconfident of his skills sometimes and lose the ball in dangerous areas
– efficiency in defensive duels/tackling
– aerial ability
Style of play:
– flamboyant winger
– can be an interesting option to play as an attacking wing-back in a modern 3-5-2/3-4-3 system
– very good agility, body balance, and coordination
– superb pace at all distances
– likes to vary his play by cutting inside, entering the penalty area, making quick combinations with his teammates, running to the by-line, or hitting early crosses
– vertical and unpredictable player, who loves to take on players
– able to make a difference at any time thanks to his dribbling and bravery on the ball
– great dribbler with a with a wide range of feints
– excellent footwork and ball control at top speed
– very positive on the ball and confident of his on-the-ball skills
– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his electric pace and movement
– gets fouled often
– even though his defensive skills are still very much improvable, he doesn’t hesitate to track back and shows good work rate against the ball
– able to pass, dribble and score with his weaker left foot very comfortably
Łyczko makes a surging run into the penalty area and scores with a good finish.
Łyczko dribbles past opponent with extreme ease and sends a dangerous cross into the penalty area.
Łyczko cuts inside from the right wing, dribbles past three opponents in a fantastic fashion, and scores.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Right winger in 4-2-3-1.
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League summary (as for 28 February 2024):
1 Liga 2023/2024 (ongoing): 18 games/4 goals (Stal Rzeszów)
Description:
Szymon Łyczko joined the Stal Rzeszów youth academy from Grunwald Budziwój in 2019. He is a member of an exciting generation of Polish players born in 2006 which includes, among others Karol Borys, Jan Faberski, Krzysztof Kolanko, Michał Gurgul, Filip Wolski, Dominik Szala, Daniel Mikołajewski, Patryk Olejnik, Igor Orlikowski, Filip Rejczyk, Marcel Reguła, Jakub Krzyżanowski, and Mateusz Skoczylas. Szymon made his professional debut for Stal on 24 July 2023 in a league fixture against Odra Opole in which he scored and provided an assist. He has been one of the biggest revelations in the Polish second tier this season. In November 2023, he represented his country at the World Cup U-17 in Indonesia.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
Country-scale star with a top European league ambition.
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