Dariusz Stalmach
Country: Poland
Date of birth: 08/12/2005 (16 years old)
Place of birth: Poland
Height: 182cm
Youth career: Sparta Zabrze, Rozwój Katowice, Ruch Radzionków, Górnik Zabrze (since 2018)
Current club: Górnik Zabrze
Squad number: 22
Current national team: Poland U-18
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 500.000 €
Tournaments participated in: —
Contract until: 31.12.2023
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Mattéo Guendouzi
Strengths:
– pace
– passing
– vision
– athleticism
– work rate
– tackling
– bravery
Weaknesses:
– still has a big margin to improve his first touch
Style of play:
– box-to-box midfielder
– player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina, and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– versatile midfielder who can perform at all of midfield positions, linking up the team’s midfield and attack effectively/tactically astute and technically capable of playing in various tactical systems and roles
– player that always tries to find a vertical option in his game, so he is very capable of pushing his team forward to finishing positions
– perfect player for a high intensity and pressing team
– likes to play short passes
– likes to make sliding tackles
– his energy and anticipation sense enable him to cover a lot of ground, press opponents, and start attacks after winning back possession
– excellent pace, agility, and coordination for a player of his size
– able to make effective late runs into opposite penalty box lurking for a chance to exploit his shooting skills
– above-average playmaking skills and creativity
– extremely difficult to knock off the ball thanks to his strength, ability to shield the ball, and technique
– able to produce powerful and dangerous runs up field on the counter attack
– impacts the game at both the ends of the pitch
– aggressive and tenacious tackler with high percentage of duels won
– high work rate and winning mentality
Stalmach makes a great timing run into the penalty area and provides a good cross for his teammate.
Stalmach anticipates the play well, makes a good tackle, and starts a good counter-attack for his team.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 10 June 2022):
Ekstraklasa 2021/2022: 17 games/0 goals (Górnik Zabrze)
Description:
Dariusz Stalmach joined Górnik Zabrze youth academy from Ruch Radzionków in 2018. He made his first team debut for Górnik on 21 November 2021 in a league fixture against Legia Warszawa – at the age of 15 years, 11 months and 13 days, he became the youngest player in club’s history, breaking Joachim Hutka’s record set 45 years earlier. After impressing in the Polish top tier, he received his first-ever call-up to the Poland U-18 national team in May 2022.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
Country-scale star with top European club ambition.
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