The Poland Euro 2024 squad is steadily taking shape, as the Eagles return for a fifth straight European Championship finals.
They won't have far to travel – the tournament is being held just across the border in Germany – but they do face a tough-looking group alongside France, the Netherlands and Austria.
Perhaps the most fortunate of the 24 countries to qualify for Euro 2024, Poland only finished third in their qualifying group – but their 2022/23 Nations League performance granted them a shot at the play-offs, where they thrashed rank outsiders Estonia before beating Wales on penalties to secure their spot at the finals.
This will be Poland's seventh consecutive major tournament appearance in all – they also featured at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups – and, as with every side, FourFourTwo will bring you all the latest as we report live from the European Championship.
Poland’s squad
Poland Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the play-offs
GK: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus)
GK: Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna)
GK: Marcin Bulka (Nice)
DF: Jan Bednarek (Southampton)
DF: Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli)
DF: Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal)
DF: Matty Cash (Aston Villa)
DF: Tymoteusz Puchacz (Kaiserlsuatern)
DF: Bartosz Salamon (Lech Poznan)
DF: Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona)
DF: Pawel Bochniewicz (Heerenveen)
DF: Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli)
MF: Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin)
MF: Piotr Zielenski (Napoli)
MF: Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens)
MF: Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce)
MF: Jakub Moder (Brighton)
MF: Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens)
MF: Nicola Zalewksi (Roma)
MF: Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United)
MF: Jakub Piotrowksi (Ludogorets Razgrad)
MF: Taras Romanczuk (Jagiellonia Bialystok)
MF: Dominik Marczuk (Jagiellonia Bialystok)
FW: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
FW: Karol Swiderksi (Verona)
FW: Krzysztof (Istanbul Basaksehir)
FW: Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor)
Poland Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
October 15 2023: Poland 1–1 Moldova,Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
November 17 2023: Poland 1–1 Czech Republic,Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
March 21 2024: Play-off semi-final: Poland v Estonia, Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
March 26 2024: Wales OR Finland v Poland, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales OR Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland. This will be a friendly if Poland lose to Estonia in the semi-finals or a qualification play-off final if Poland beat Estonia.
Poland Euro 2024 qualifying top scorers
3 goals Robert Lewandowski
2 goals Karol Swiderski
1 goal Adam Buksa, Arkadiusz Milik, Jakub Piotrowski, Damian Szymanski, Sebastian Szymanski
Poland Euro 2024 qualifying yellow cards
2 yellow cards Grzegorz Krychowiak
1 yellow card Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszynski, Pawel Bochniewicz, Matty Cash, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Jakub Kaminski, Tomasz Kedziora, Karol Linetty, Arkadiusz Milik, Jakub Piotrowski, Bartosz Salamon, Bartosz Slisz, Damian Szymanski, Mateus Wieteska, Pavel Wszolek
Poland Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
Poland manager: Michal Probierz
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Former long-standing Portugal gaffer Fernando Santos – who led his country to Euro 2016 glory – was appointed as Poland manager last January but was dismissed just eight months into the job following their shock defeat to Moldova and disappointing draw with Albania.
Michal Probierz was duly promoted from the under-21 setup as his replacement having previously carved out a reputation as a cup specialist at club level in Poland. Probierz led Jagiellonia Bialystok to their first ever major domestic trophy by winning the Polish Cup in 2010, subsequently adding the Polish Super Cup later that year; and then repeated the feat with MKS Cracovia ten years later – their first silverware since 1948.
Poland’s star player
Robert Lewandowski
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Poland’s greatest ever player, Robert Lewandowski’s list of honours is far too long to even begin listing here. Suffice to say he is behind only Gerd Muller in Bayern Munich’s list of all-time goalscorers, a genuine worldwide superstar, and one of the finest strikers of the 21st century.
The Barcelona striker spoke after the 2022 World Cup about his doubts as to whether he would continue in international football. To his country’s delight, though, Lewandowski has continued on – but at 35 years old, this may well be his last opportunity to play for his country at a major tournament.
FAQs
How many players are Poland allowed to take to Euro 2024?
UEFA confirmed in February that each competing nation will be able to name a final squad of 23 players in their Euro 2024 squads, including a mandatory three goalkeepers.
After a couple of tournaments featuring 26-player teams, UEFA have now reverted from the expanded squad.
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to 2021's European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fixture congestion, the expanded squads returned for the World Cup. Without those same issues, 23-player squads have made a return.
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Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
