Daniel Mikołajewski (footballer, born 2006)

Daniel Mikołajewski (born 24 January 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin, on loan from Parma.

Club career

Born in Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Mikołajewski first played at youth level for multiple Pomeranian teams and Lech Poznań, before joining Parma's academy in Italy in the summer of 2022, after a trial at AS Roma in the previous winter.

He joined the Primavera squad of the Parmesan club, while the first team played the Serie B, two years after being relegated from Serie A. He soon became a regular starter with the under-20 team, whilst also proving to be a prolific goalscorer in the other age groups.

In the beginning of the 2024–25 season, he was moved to Parma's senior squad, but remained on the bench in the first four games of the season.

On 6 September 2024, Mikołajewski returned to Poland to join Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin on a season-long loan.

International career

Mikołajewski is a youth international for Poland, playing with the under-16 and under-17, taking part in the 2023 European championship with the latter.

He was a standout with Poland under-18s in September 2023 during a friendly tournament in Croatia that his team eventually won, scoring 5 goals in 3 games, most notably a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Austria.

Mikołajewski started all three games played by the under-17s at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.