# Michał Żyro

Michał Żyro (Polish pronunciation:; born 20 September 1992) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former professional player who played as a forward. Following retirement, he joined Canal+'s Ekstraklasa coverage team.
Żyro has played for Legia Warsaw, Korona Kielce, Pogoń Szczecin, Stal Mielec, Piast Gliwice, Jagiellonia Białystok and Wisła Kraków in Poland, as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic in England.

## Club career

Żyro spent five years playing in KS Piaseczno as a youth team player before joining the youth academy at Legia Warsaw at the age of 13. When he was 17, Żyro was promoted to the senior team and ultimately the first team squad. He spent six years in the senior team scoring 13 goals in 96 matches.
On 24 December, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee. He joined the club officially when the transfer window re-opened on 2 January.
He made his debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9 January 2016 in an FA Cup tie against West Ham United. On 12 January 2016, he scored his first goals for the club on his home and league debut, scoring twice in a 3–2 win against Fulham. Żyro scored his third goal for Wolves in a 1–3 loss against Cardiff City, shortly afterwards, he suffered a calf injury, putting him out of the game for up to six weeks. On 6 April, shortly after returning from injury, Żyro was on the receiving end of a reckless challenge from Milton Keynes Dons defender Antony Kay, causing multiple ligament damage and a fracture in his knee, ruling him out for up to 16 months. He finally made his return to competitive football almost 17 months later, on 23 August 2017 as a substitute in a 2–0 away win against Southampton in the EFL Cup.
On 22 January 2018 he joined Charlton Athletic on loan. On 31 August 2018 he joined Pogoń Szczecin on loan.
Żyro joined Korona Kielce on 28 June 2019 on a one-year contract.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Legia Warsaw | 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Legia Warsaw | Total | Total | 96 | 13 | 18 | 9 | — | — | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 27 |
| Legia Warsaw II | 2013–14 | III liga, gr. A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw II | 2015–16 | III liga, gr. A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw II | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2015–16 | Championship | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Total | Total | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Pogoń Szczecin II (loan) | 2018–19 | III liga, gr. II | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Korona Kielce | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Korona Kielce II | 2019–20 | III liga, gr. IV | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 |
| Stal Mielec (loan) | 2019–20 | I liga | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 |
| Piast Gliwice | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 |
| Piast Gliwice | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Piast Gliwice | Total | Total | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Jagiellonia II | 2021–22 | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wisła Kraków | 2022–23 | I liga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Wisła Kraków | 2023–24 | I liga | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Wisła Kraków | Total | Total | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 243 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 323 | 58 |
* ↑ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance in Polish Super Cup
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in EFL League One play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs

## Personal life

His younger brother Mateusz (born in 1998) is also a professional football player.

## Honours

Legia Warsaw
* Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Polish Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
Stal Mielec
* I liga: 2019–20
Wisła Kraków
* Polish Cup: 2023–24
Individual
* Polish Cup top scorer: 2011–12
* I liga Player of the Month: July 2022