Mariusz Fornalczyk

Mariusz Fornalczyk (born 15 January 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.

Mariusz Fornalczyk

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Bytom, Poland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Widzew Łódź
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2018	Polonia Bytom
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Polonia Bytom	32	(3)
2020–2024	Pogoń Szczecin	50	(3)
2020–2023	Pogoń Szczecin II	18	(6)
2023	→ Bruk-Bet Termalica (loan)	14	(0)
2024–2025	Korona Kielce	41	(4)
2025–	Widzew Łódź	1	(0)
International career
2020	Poland U17	3	(1)
2021	Poland U19	5	(0)
2023	Poland U20	5	(0)
2022–2025	Poland U21	17	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 July 2025

Career

At the age of 15, Fornalczyk debuted for Polish fifth division side Polonia Bytom.^[2]

In 2020, he signed for Pogoń Szczecin in the Polish top flight.

On 23 February 2023, Fornalczyk was loaned until the end of the season to I liga side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.^[3]

On 8 January 2024, Fornalczyk moved to fellow Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce, signing a contract until mid-2026.^[4]

On 12 June 2025, Fornalczyk signed a five-year deal with another top-flight club Widzew Łódź, after Widzew activated his €1.5 million release clause.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Polish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Polonia Bytom	2017–18	IV liga Silesia II	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2018–19	IV liga Silesia I	17	1	—		—		1[a]	0	18	1
	2019–20	III liga, gr. III	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	Total		31	3	—		—		1	0	32	3
Pogoń Szczecin	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	18	1	1	0	—		—		19	1
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	11	0	1	0	4[b]	0	—		16	0
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	15	2	2	0	3[b]	1	—		0	0
	Total		50	3	6	0	7	1	—		63	4
Pogoń Szczecin II	2020–21	III liga, gr. II	9	4	—		—		—		9	4
	2021–22	III liga, gr. II	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2022–23	III liga, gr. II	4	2	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		18	6	0	0	—		—		18	6
Bruk-Bet Termalica (loan)	2022–23	I liga	13	0	—		—		1[c]	0	14	0
Korona Kielce	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	30	3	4	0	—		—		34	3
	Total		41	3	5	0	—		—		46	3
Widzew Łódź	2025–26	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			153	15	11	0	7	1	2	0	173	16

1. Appearance in IV liga Silesia promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs

Honours

Polonia Bytom

• IV liga Silesia: 2017–18 (group II),^[8][9] 2018–19 (group I)^[10][11]
• Polish Cup (Bytom regionals): 2018–19^[12][13]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: March 2025^[14]