Michał Gurgul

Michał Gurgul (born 30 January 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.

Club career Early career At the age of 5, Gurgul joined the Jarocin branch of Akademia Piłkarska Reissa. In 2017, he joined Lech Poznań's youth system.

With Gurgul as a regular in the starting line-up, Lech's U19 team won the 2022–23 Central Junior League title.

Senior level Gurgul made his senior debut for Lech Poznań II on 28 February 2023 in a 2–0 league win against Radunia Stężyca. Less than two weeks later, on 12 March 2023, he made his first appearance for the senior team as a substitute in a 1–1 Ekstraklasa draw against Piast Gliwice. Two days later, it was announced he had signed a new three-year deal with the club.

On 30 April 2023, he was named in Lech's starting line-up for a league home game against Górnik Zabrze, which ended in a 0–1 loss.

In September 2023, following international break, he replaced Elias Andersson as the first-choice left-back in the team's line-up and started in every Ekstraklasa game played by Lech that month. On 28 September, Gurgul scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win against defending champions Raków Częstochowa, levelling the score from close range in the 6th minute.

International career Gurgul received his first call-up to the Poland U14s in 2019. He was part of the squad for the tournament played in Indonesia, and appeared in all three games played by the Polish U17s.

He then made his debut for the under-18s as a substitute in a friendly against Croatia on 6 September 2023.

After serving as captain of the Poland under-19s in 2024, on 5 November he received his maiden senior team call-up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Scotland later that month, appearing on the bench once against the latter.

Gurgul made his debut with the under-21 team in its first match at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, playing the full length of a 1–2 loss to Georgia on 11 June 2025.

Career statistics

Honours Lech Poznań Ekstraklasa: 2024–25, 2025–26 Polish Super Cup: 2026

Individual Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: April 2026