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Nicola Zalewski
Zalewski with Roma in 2023
Personal information
Full nameNicola Zalewski[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23)[1]
Place of birthTivoli, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Atalanta
Number59
Youth career
2011–2021Roma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025Roma84(2)
2025→ Inter Milan (loan)11(1)
2025Inter Milan0(0)
2025–Atalanta13(1)
International career‡
2017–2018Poland U165(0)
2018–2019Poland U179(2)
2019Poland U197(0)
2019Poland U201(0)
2021–2023Poland U216(1)
2021–Poland33(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:45, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:22, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Nicola Zalewski (born 23 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or wide midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Italy, he plays for the Poland national team.[2]

Club career

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Roma

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Zalewski (left) playing for Roma against Red Bull Salzburg in 2023 during a UEFA Europa League match.

Zalewski made his professional debut for Roma on 6 May 2021 in the Europa League semi-final against Manchester United, replacing Pedro at the 76th minute and being instrumental to the winning goal, an own goal by Alex Telles, seven minutes later.[3][4] He made his Serie A debut three days later, on 9 May, during a home game against Crotone.[5] On 29 December, Roma announced his contract had been extended until 2025.[6]

On 28 February 2022, he first played as a starter for Roma in their 1–0 win against Spezia.[7] On 12 March 2023, he scored the first goal in his senior career in a 3–4 loss against Sassuolo Calcio.[8][9] On 3 June 2023, he scored a goal in a 2–1 victory over Spezia.[10] On 12 December 2024, he played the full 90 minutes and registered an assist in a Europa League group stage match against Braga, which concluded in Roma's 3–0 victory.[11]

Inter Milan

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On 1 February 2025, Zalewski joined fellow Serie A team Inter Milan on loan, with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season. The initial loan was reported to be a fee of €600,000, with the buy option at €6.5m.[12] The following day, Zalewski made his debut for the club in the Milan derby, coming on as a substitute for Federico Dimarco in the 76th minute. He later assisted Stefan de Vrij’s equaliser in stoppage time.[13] Zalewski scored his first goal for Inter in an away match against Torino on 11 May 2025 which Inter won 2–0. Zalewski's goal was the opening goal of that match.

On 23 June 2025, Inter officially exercised their option to buy, making the transfer permanent.[14]

Atalanta

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On 18 August 2025, Zalewski signed a four-year contract with Serie A club Atalanta, joining the team for a reported transfer fee of €17 million.[15][16]

On 14 September 2025, Zalewski scored his first goal in Atalanta colours, with a right footed shot from outside the box in the 70th minute. He also assisted teammate Giorgio Scalvini earlier in the match. However, just one week later against Torino, Zalewski was forced off by an injury in the 10th minute, being replaced by Raoul Bellanova.

International career

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Zalewski was born in Italy but has never applied for italian citizenship, having an unlimited right to live and work in Italy in virtue of his EU citizenship. He was first selected by the youth selections of the Poland national team after being discovered by Zbigniew Boniek, head of the Polish Football Association and former Roma player.[17] He made his debut for the senior team on 5 September 2021, in the World Cup Qualifier against San Marino where he came on in 66th minute and assisted Adam Buksa in the 94th minute who made it 7–1 for Poland.[18]

On 7 June 2024, Zalewski was called up for UEFA Euro 2024.[19] Three days later, he scored his first goal for Poland in a friendly against Turkey, dribbling down from the wing past two defenders and hitting a strike inside the box in the 90th minute to set the final score to 2–1.[20]

On 5 September 2024, Zalewski scored a last-gasp penalty against Scotland in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League to win the game 3–2 in Poland's favour. The following month, he also scored in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the same competition.[21]

Personal life

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Zalewski was born in Tivoli to Polish parents and grew up in Poli.[17] He has a sister, Jessica, born in 1992.[22] His father, Krzysztof Zalewski, died of cancer on 24 September 2021.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

[edit]
As of match played 28 December 2025[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma2020–21Serie A10001[a]0—20
2021–22Serie A160107[b]0—240
2022–23Serie A3322012[a]0—472
2023–24Serie A220209[a]0—330
2024–25Serie A120104[a]0—170
Total84260330—1232
Inter Milan (loan)2024–25Serie A111202[c]02[d]0171
Atalanta2025–26Serie A131102[c]0—161
Career total108490370201564
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

[edit]
As of match played 17 November 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland202110
202280
202350
2024133
202560
Total333

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zalewski goal.[25]

List of international goals scored by Nicola Zalewski
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 June 2024Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland18 Turkey2–12–1Friendly
25 September 2024Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland22 Scotland3–23–22024–25 UEFA Nations League A
315 October 2024Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland25 Croatia2–33–32024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

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Roma

Inter Milan

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Nicola Zalewski at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Cronaca Roma - Manchester Utd". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Roma 3-2 Manchester United (agg: 5-8): Red Devils ease into final". UEFA.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Roma-Crotone, problemi fisici per Darboe: Bove esordisce in prima squadra". Il Romanista (in Italian). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Bove, Darboe e Zalewski rinnovano il proprio contratto con la Roma". www.asroma.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Serie A, Spezia-Roma 0-1: giallorossi passano su rigore al 99'". Sportmediaset.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ Andy Mattioli (14 March 2023). "Nicola Zalewski celebrates scoring first goal with Roma". romapress.net. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. ^ Piotr Mika (12 March 2023). "Nicola Zalewski nareszcie to zrobił! Pierwszy gol w barwach Romy, upragnione przełamanie [WIDEO]". sport.se.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  10. ^ Bartosz Wieczorek (4 June 2023). "Nicola Zalewski z drugim golem w Serie A. Reprezentant Polski zdobył bramkę w meczu ze Spezią". sport.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  11. ^ "AS Roma 3-0 Braga (Dec 12, 2024)". espn.con. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Nicola Zalewski joins Inter" (Press release). Inter Milan. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Inter leave it late in 1-1 derby draw with Milan". ESPN. 2 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Nicola Zalewski joins Inter on a permanent basis" (Press release). Inter Milan. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Nicola Zalewski is a new Atalanta player!" (Press release). Atalanta BC. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Zalewski ufficiale all'Atalanta, 17 milioni all'Inter" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Roma, chi è Nicola Zalewski: polacco di Tivoli tifoso giallorosso" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  18. ^ "San Marino-Poland".
  19. ^ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Polska – Turcja 2:1. Nicola Zalewski daje zwycięstwo w końcówce meczu! [GOL]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  21. ^ Lund, Tommy (15 October 2024). "Poland fight back to snatch 3–3 draw with Croatia". Reuters. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Chi è Zalewski: alle origini del talento della Roma". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Tragedia reprezentanta Polski, zmarł jego ojciec. "Kilka dni temu był najszczęśliwszym człowiekiem na ziemi"" [The tragedy of the Polish representative, his father died. "A few days ago he was the happiest man on earth"]. Meczyki.pl (in Polish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  24. ^ "N. Zalewski". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  25. ^ a b Nicola Zalewski at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  26. ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  27. ^ "PSG-Inter Milan : les Parisiens remportent brillamment la Ligue des champions". lemonde.fr. lemonde.fr. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  28. ^ "Robert Lewandowski piłkarzem 2022 roku! Wyniki plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Zalewski wins prestigious Golden Boy Award for being Europe's brightest under-21 football talent". The First News. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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    Nicola Zalewski
    Zalewski with Roma in 2023
    Personal information
    Full nameNicola Zalewski[1]
    Date of birth (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23)[1]
    Place of birthTivoli, Italy
    Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
    Position(s)
    Team information
    Current team
    		Atalanta
    Number59
    Youth career
    2011–2021Roma
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    2021–2025Roma84(2)
    2025→ Inter Milan (loan)11(1)
    2025Inter Milan0(0)
    2025–Atalanta13(1)
    International career‡
    2017–2018Poland U165(0)
    2018–2019Poland U179(2)
    2019Poland U197(0)
    2019Poland U201(0)
    2021–2023Poland U216(1)
    2021–Poland33(3)
    * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:45, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
    ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:22, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

    Nicola Zalewski (born 23 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or wide midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Italy, he plays for the Poland national team.[2]

    Club career

    Roma

    Zalewski (left) playing for Roma against Red Bull Salzburg in 2023 during a UEFA Europa League match.

    Zalewski made his professional debut for Roma on 6 May 2021 in the Europa League semi-final against Manchester United, replacing Pedro at the 76th minute and being instrumental to the winning goal, an own goal by Alex Telles, seven minutes later.[3][4] He made his Serie A debut three days later, on 9 May, during a home game against Crotone.[5] On 29 December, Roma announced his contract had been extended until 2025.[6]

    On 28 February 2022, he first played as a starter for Roma in their 1–0 win against Spezia.[7] On 12 March 2023, he scored the first goal in his senior career in a 3–4 loss against Sassuolo Calcio.[8][9] On 3 June 2023, he scored a goal in a 2–1 victory over Spezia.[10] On 12 December 2024, he played the full 90 minutes and registered an assist in a Europa League group stage match against Braga, which concluded in Roma's 3–0 victory.[11]

    Inter Milan

    On 1 February 2025, Zalewski joined fellow Serie A team Inter Milan on loan, with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season. The initial loan was reported to be a fee of €600,000, with the buy option at €6.5m.[12] The following day, Zalewski made his debut for the club in the Milan derby, coming on as a substitute for Federico Dimarco in the 76th minute. He later assisted Stefan de Vrij’s equaliser in stoppage time.[13] Zalewski scored his first goal for Inter in an away match against Torino on 11 May 2025 which Inter won 2–0. Zalewski's goal was the opening goal of that match.

    On 23 June 2025, Inter officially exercised their option to buy, making the transfer permanent.[14]

    Atalanta

    On 18 August 2025, Zalewski signed a four-year contract with Serie A club Atalanta, joining the team for a reported transfer fee of €17 million.[15][16]

    On 14 September 2025, Zalewski scored his first goal in Atalanta colours, with a right footed shot from outside the box in the 70th minute. He also assisted teammate Giorgio Scalvini earlier in the match. However, just one week later against Torino, Zalewski was forced off by an injury in the 10th minute, being replaced by Raoul Bellanova.

    International career

    Zalewski was born in Italy but has never applied for italian citizenship, having an unlimited right to live and work in Italy in virtue of his EU citizenship. He was first selected by the youth selections of the Poland national team after being discovered by Zbigniew Boniek, head of the Polish Football Association and former Roma player.[17] He made his debut for the senior team on 5 September 2021, in the World Cup Qualifier against San Marino where he came on in 66th minute and assisted Adam Buksa in the 94th minute who made it 7–1 for Poland.[18]

    On 7 June 2024, Zalewski was called up for UEFA Euro 2024.[19] Three days later, he scored his first goal for Poland in a friendly against Turkey, dribbling down from the wing past two defenders and hitting a strike inside the box in the 90th minute to set the final score to 2–1.[20]

    On 5 September 2024, Zalewski scored a last-gasp penalty against Scotland in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League to win the game 3–2 in Poland's favour. The following month, he also scored in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the same competition.[21]

    Personal life

    Zalewski was born in Tivoli to Polish parents and grew up in Poli.[17] He has a sister, Jessica, born in 1992.[22] His father, Krzysztof Zalewski, died of cancer on 24 September 2021.[23]

    Career statistics

    Club

    As of match played 28 December 2025[24]
    Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
    ClubSeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaEuropeOtherTotal
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Roma2020–21Serie A10001[a]0—20
    2021–22Serie A160107[b]0—240
    2022–23Serie A3322012[a]0—472
    2023–24Serie A220209[a]0—330
    2024–25Serie A120104[a]0—170
    Total84260330—1232
    Inter Milan (loan)2024–25Serie A111202[c]02[d]0171
    Atalanta2025–26Serie A131102[c]0—161
    Career total108490370201564
    1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
    2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
    3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
    4. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

    International

    As of match played 17 November 2025[25]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Poland202110
    202280
    202350
    2024133
    202560
    Total333

    Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zalewski goal.[25]

    List of international goals scored by Nicola Zalewski
    No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    110 June 2024Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland18 Turkey2–12–1Friendly
    25 September 2024Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland22 Scotland3–23–22024–25 UEFA Nations League A
    315 October 2024Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland25 Croatia2–33–32024–25 UEFA Nations League A

    Honours

    Roma

    Inter Milan

    Individual

    References

    1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
    2. ^ Nicola Zalewski at Soccerway
    3. ^ "Cronaca Roma - Manchester Utd". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
    4. ^ "Roma 3-2 Manchester United (agg: 5-8): Red Devils ease into final". UEFA.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
    5. ^ "Roma-Crotone, problemi fisici per Darboe: Bove esordisce in prima squadra". Il Romanista (in Italian). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
    6. ^ "Bove, Darboe e Zalewski rinnovano il proprio contratto con la Roma". www.asroma.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
    7. ^ "Serie A, Spezia-Roma 0-1: giallorossi passano su rigore al 99'". Sportmediaset.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
    8. ^ Andy Mattioli (14 March 2023). "Nicola Zalewski celebrates scoring first goal with Roma". romapress.net. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
    9. ^ Piotr Mika (12 March 2023). "Nicola Zalewski nareszcie to zrobił! Pierwszy gol w barwach Romy, upragnione przełamanie [WIDEO]". sport.se.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
    10. ^ Bartosz Wieczorek (4 June 2023). "Nicola Zalewski z drugim golem w Serie A. Reprezentant Polski zdobył bramkę w meczu ze Spezią". sport.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
    11. ^ "AS Roma 3-0 Braga (Dec 12, 2024)". espn.con. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
    12. ^ "Nicola Zalewski joins Inter" (Press release). Inter Milan. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
    13. ^ "Inter leave it late in 1-1 derby draw with Milan". ESPN. 2 February 2025.
    14. ^ "Nicola Zalewski joins Inter on a permanent basis" (Press release). Inter Milan. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
    15. ^ "Nicola Zalewski is a new Atalanta player!" (Press release). Atalanta BC. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
    16. ^ "Zalewski ufficiale all'Atalanta, 17 milioni all'Inter" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
    17. ^ a b "Roma, chi è Nicola Zalewski: polacco di Tivoli tifoso giallorosso" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
    18. ^ "San Marino-Poland".
    19. ^ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
    20. ^ "Polska – Turcja 2:1. Nicola Zalewski daje zwycięstwo w końcówce meczu! [GOL]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
    21. ^ Lund, Tommy (15 October 2024). "Poland fight back to snatch 3–3 draw with Croatia". Reuters. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
    22. ^ "Chi è Zalewski: alle origini del talento della Roma". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    23. ^ "Tragedia reprezentanta Polski, zmarł jego ojciec. "Kilka dni temu był najszczęśliwszym człowiekiem na ziemi"" [The tragedy of the Polish representative, his father died. "A few days ago he was the happiest man on earth"]. Meczyki.pl (in Polish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
    24. ^ "N. Zalewski". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
    25. ^ a b Nicola Zalewski at National-Football-Teams.com
    26. ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
    27. ^ "PSG-Inter Milan : les Parisiens remportent brillamment la Ligue des champions". lemonde.fr. lemonde.fr. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
    28. ^ "Robert Lewandowski piłkarzem 2022 roku! Wyniki plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
    29. ^ "Zalewski wins prestigious Golden Boy Award for being Europe's brightest under-21 football talent". The First News. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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    • Nicola Zalewski at the AS Roma website
    • Nicola Zalewski – UEFA competition record (archive) 
    • Nicola Zalewski at National-Football-Teams.com
    • Nicola Zalewski at Soccerway
    • Nicola Zalewski at WorldFootball.net
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