Arkadiusz Milik
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Arkadiusz "Arek" Milik (born 28 February 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who competes for Italian club Napoli and the Poland national team as a striker. Milik began his career as a footballer in the Rozwój Katowice youth team.
In 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Górnik Zabrze, and in 2012, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen and later played on loan for FC Augsburg and Ajax respectively.
He was bought by Ajax in 2015-2016 for a reported €2.8 million fee.
Milik became one of the top goal scorers in Ecusie while playing for Ajax.
He joined Italian club Napoli for €35 million on August 1, effectively ending Gonzalo Higua's transfer. He appeared at UEFA Euro 2016 with Poland, where his country advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
He also attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where his team was disqualified in the group competition.
Early life
Milik's football skills were recognized and assisted in his growth, fostering a sense of urgency in his life. The talented youngster had made it to England and was invited to court with Tottenham Hotspur and Reading, but he ultimately decided to focus on his football in Poland when he was 16 years old.
Personal life
Milik first met Polish model Jessica Zióek in 2013.
Milik is featured on the Polish version of FIFA 16, alongside global cover star Lionel Messi.
Milik is a devoted Manchester United fan. Milik says he "dreams of playing for Manchester United," but insists he is "far from it."
Cristiano Ronaldo, Milik's childhood football hero, said in an interview during Euro 2016 that he followed Ronaldo closely and had been inspired by the Portuguese striker.
Club career
Milik started his career as a youth player for Rozwój Katowice and spent time in the reserve team from 2009 to 2010. In a 4–0 win over KS Krasiejów on October 23, the 16-year-old made his III liga debut when scoring two goals. In November, he appeared on trial at Górnik Zabrze, where he scored one goal in two appearances for the club's Moda Ekstraklasa team. Wojciech Król, his colleague, and Reading, Tottenham Hotspur and Legia Warszawa were on trial in winter. Milik ended the season with ten appearances and four goals for Rozwój Katowice.
Despite visits from other clubs, Milik signed a one-year deal with Górnik Zabrze on July 1, 2011, for a fee of 500,000 zlotys. Milik made his Ekstraklasa debut on July 31 in a 1–1 draw with lsk Wrocaw, and he was replaced in the 53rd minute by Daniel Gobiewski.
Bayer Leverkusen, a German Bundesliga team, reported to have signed Milik on a contract until summer 2018, owing to a reported transfer fee of €2.6 million. Milik failed to impress at Leverkusen, making only 6 appearances before being demoted to the Leverkusen reserve team.
FC Augsburg signed Milik on a one-year loan contract on August 30, 2013. The loan fee was estimated to be €150,000 and was made up of a base amount that decreased the number of games Milik played for Augsburg and increased if Augsburg maintained its Bundesliga status. He was capped in 18 games during his time in Augsburg, but only scored 2 goals. However, he scored an equalizer in the 88th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, helping Augsburg gain a vital point.
Milik would spend the 2014-2015 season on loan at reigning Dutch champions Ajax with a purchase option of €2.8 million.
Milik played in the first official Amsterdam derby to be contested since 1983 when Ajax took on JOS Watergraafsmeer in the KNVB Cup on September 24th. Milik received the man of the match award after scoring six out of the club's nine goals and assisting in two more in the Olympic Stadium. Ajax and Bayer Leverkusen signed an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen on a four-year contract for a reported €2.8 million price.
Ajax reported on June 26, 2015, that Milik will replace departing striker Kolbeinn Sigrsson as the club's number 9 for the 2015–16 season, down from kit number 19. Milik scored his first goal of the season in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Rapid Wien, giving the scoreline 1–2. Rapid was eventually defeated 2–3 and the two-legged tie 4–5 on aggregate, relegating Ajax to the UEFA Europa League play-off against Czech side Jablonec.
After newly installed captain Davy Klaassen gave him a cross, Milik headed-in for his first goal of the 2015–16 Eivisie season. After a brace from Anwar El Ghazi, Ajax won the game 3–0. Milik scored a penalty after Klaassen was fouled in the box in the first leg of the Europa League play-off qualifier against Jablonec; the goal was the winner in a 1–0 match. Milik also scored goals against Willem II, NEC, and Excelsior at the start of the season. Nearly a month later, he started scoring two more against Roda JC in a 6–0 victory, this time scoring two against Roda JC. Milik also scored league goals against Cambuur on November 11 and Heerenveen on December 5, the latter in which he also missed a penalty. Milik scored the 1–1 equalizer against Celtic in the Europa League group stage on November 26th, where Ajax went on to win 2–1 away in Glasgow. Ajax's last game before the winter break was played on December 20th, and he scored the opening goal against De Graafschap in an eventual 2–1 home victory at the Amsterdam Arena.
Milik was out of form and received a lot of flak in Ajax's first three Eligivisie matches, having gone scoreless in the first three Ejax matches. In a 2–2 away draw, he ended his poor run of form by scoring against Roda JC on January 31, 2016. He scored a brace against Excelsior on February 21, and Ajax's next home game, on February 28, he scored two more goals against AZ. Milik scored against Willem II in Tilburg's eventual 0–4 away victory.
Milik signed with Napoli on August 1st, 2016, but the club's €35 million transfer was confirmed by the club the following afternoon. In a 4–2 home victory over Milan in Serie A, he made his club debut on August 27th, scoring his first two goals for Napoli. In September, he scored braces against Dynamo Kyiv and Bologna, but Milik strained his anterior cruciate ligament in a Polish international fixture against Denmark against Denmark on October 8th and was expected to miss the remainder of the season. However, as of Tuesday, he returned to action and was fielded again against Real Madrid in the Champions League match against Real Madrid.
Milik sustained his second anterior cruciate ligament injury in under 12 months in September (in his other knee) and was expected to be out for at least four months; in January 2018, he underwent medical examinations and was cleared to resume training.
Milik scored the winning spot kick in a 4–2 penalty shoot-out victory over Juventus in the 2020 Coppa Italia Final on June 17th, following a 0–0 draw after regulation time.
Milik was dropped from the official Serie A and UEFA Europa League squads in the 2020-2021 season after having decided not to extend his deal and at the same time rejecting a number of transfer options.
Milik joined Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille on January 2121 on an 18-month loan contract with an obligation to buy. In a 3–1 loss to Monaco on January 23, he made his debut in a 3–1 loss. He scored his 10th goal for Marseille in his 17th appearance in a 4–1 victory over Lorient on October 17, making him the club's most effective goalscorer since Sonny Anderson in the 1993–94 season. In a 4–1 victory over Cannet Rocheville on December 19, he scored a hat-trick, assisting his team to advance to the round of 16 in the Coupe de France. After a penalty shootout (5:4), Marseille defeated Montpellier HSC in a 1:1 draw, assisting Marseille in reaching the Coupe de France's quarrels on January 31. In a 5:2 victory over Angers SCO on February 4, he scored a hat-trick. In a Europa Conference League match against Qaraba FK, he scored two goals for Marseille on Friday. Didier Drogba, who scored 11 goals during the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, made him the second Marseille player in the 21st century to score at least six goals in UEFA competitions.
Juventus announced the signing of Milik on loan from Marseille on August 26, 2022, 2022-23 season.
International career
In a 4–1 victory over England Schools U18 on April 13, 2011, Milik scored a goal for Poland's under-17 team. He was called up to the under-19 team on July 15, 2011.
Milik made his Polish senior team debut against South Africa on October 12, 2012. In the 4–1 friendly victory over Macedonia on December 14, he scored his first goal for the national team.
During qualifying for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Milik scored nine times for Poland under 21s, including back-to-back hat-tricks against Malta and Greece in November 2013.
Milik scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory over world champions Germany in a 2016 UEFA Euro qualifying match against Milik on October 11, 2014. This was Poland's first victory over Germany, who had not lost in 19 competitive games and 33 in previous qualifiers. Milik enjoyed a fruitful strike partnership with Robert Lewandowski in qualifying for the European Championships, a 2-1 victory over Scotland, and a 4–0 loss of the same opposition at the National Stadium in Warsaw, with additional goals coming from a 2–2 draw.
Milik scored for Poland in the first game of Euro 2016, defeating Northern Ireland 1–0. He also scored in his country's penalty shootout loss to eventual champions Portugal in the quarter-finals.
Milik participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In their first match against Senegal, his nation was defeated 2–1 in their first match against Senegal, who then lost 3–0 in their second group match against Colombia. In their last group match, Poland defeated Japan 1–0, but they were disqualified in the first round.