# Patryk Szysz

Patryk Szysz (born 1 April 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.

## Career
### Górnik Łęczna

Szysz started his adventure with football in Górnik Łęczna's youth teams. He made his debut in senior football on 21 June 2014 for the club's reserve team. As a 16-year-old, he played 10 minutes in a league match between Stal Poniatowa and Górnik Łęczna II. His breakthrough season turned out to be the 2015–16 campaign, when Szysz began to play an increasingly important role in the team. A year later, he was loaned to fourth-tier club Motor Lublin. There, the 18-year-old striker appeared in 24 games and scored four goals, including a double in the clash with Cosmos Nowotaniec on 10 March 2017. After returning from loan, he was promoted to the first team squad of Górnik Łęczna and quickly became an important player.

### Zagłębie Lubin

On 10 January 2019, Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin confirmed that Szysz had joined the club.

### İstanbul Başakşehir

On 23 May 2022, Szysz moved to Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir on a three-year deal.
On 21 July 2022, he scored his first goal for İstanbul against Maccabi Netanya in the first leg of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign in the second qualifying round. His Süper Lig debut came on 8 August 2022 as a starter against Kasımpaşa, with Szysz scoring his first goal to make it 2–0 for Başakşehir, the match ended 4–0 for the home side.
On 4 May 2023, he suffered injuries to his ACL, meniscus and patellar tendon in a Turkish Cup match against Ankaragücü. After missing the entire 2023–24 season, he returned to play on 30 November 2024, entering the pitch in the second half of a 4–1 win over Göztepe.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 23 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Motor Lublin (loan) | 2016–17 | III liga, gr. IV | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2017–18 | I liga | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 10 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2018–19 | II liga | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 11 |
| Górnik Łęczna | Total | Total | 54 | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 21 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 8 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 12 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Total | Total | 100 | 23 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 108 | 25 |
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2018–19 | III liga, gr. III | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2019–20 | III liga, gr. III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin II | Total | Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 6 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Total | Total | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 211 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 58 |
* ↑ Includes Polish Cup, Turkish Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

## Honours

Motor Lublin
* Polish Cup (Lublin subdistrict regionals): 2016–17