Kacper Kozłowski (footballer)

Kacper Szymon Kozłowski (born 16 October 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Union SG, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League, and the Poland national team.

Kacper Kozłowski
Personal information
Full name Kacper Szymon Kozłowski[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003
Place of birth Koszalin, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Union SG (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 64
Youth career
Bałtyk Koszalin
2016–2018 Pogoń Szczecin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Pogoń Szczecin II 25 (5)
2019–2022 Pogoń Szczecin 40 (4)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2022– → Union SG (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Poland U15 8 (5)
2018–2019 Poland U17 17 (6)
2020 Poland U19 1 (0)
2021– Poland U21 4 (2)
2021– Poland 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:42, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Kozłowski started his career with Pogoń Szczecin. On 5 January 2022, he transferred to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion where he was immediately loaned to Brighton's sister club Union SG of Belgian First Division A for the rest of the season.[2][3]

International career

On 19 June 2021, Kozłowski featured for Poland at UEFA Euro 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Spain, to become the youngest player of any nationality to play at a European Championship, aged 17 years and 246 days, breaking the previous record of Jude Bellingham, who himself had broken the same record only six days prior.[4]

Personal life

On 10 January 2020, he suffered a traffic accident that almost ended his football career.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pogoń Szczecin II 2018–19[6] III liga 101———101
2019–20[7] III liga 102———102
2020–21[8] III liga 52———52
Total 255———255
Pogoń Szczecin 2018–19[6] Ekstraklasa 1000——10
2019–20[7] Ekstraklasa 3000——30
2020–21[8] Ekstraklasa 20100——201
2021–22[9] Ekstraklasa 163102[lower-alpha 1]0—193
Total 4041020—434
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League —————
Union SG (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 8000——80
Career total 7391020—769
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of 21 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland
202160
Total60

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. "Kacper Kozłowski zawodnikiem Brighton". 90 minut. 5 January 2022.
  3. "Kacper Kozlowski: Poland midfielder signs for Brighton but teenager goes straight out on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. "Poland duo make history against Spain to take Euro 2020 Group E to an exciting final day". Squawka. 19 June 2021.
  5. Barker, Gabby (22 June 2021). "A traffic accident almost removed the youngest from the European Championship". Sports Finding. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  10. "Młodzieżowiec Grudnia PKO Banku Polskiego 2020: Kacper Kozłowski" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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