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Kacper Urbański
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Gdańsk, Poland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 82
Youth career
2013–2016 AP Lechia Gdańsk
2016–2019 Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Lechia Gdańsk II 6 (1)
2019–2021 Lechia Gdańsk 4 (0)
2021 → Bologna (loan) 1 (0)
2021– Bologna 28 (1)
International career‡
2019 Poland U16 3 (0)
2022 Poland U18 5 (1)
2021–2023 Poland U19 18 (3)
2023– Poland U20 1 (0)
2024– Poland U21 1 (0)
2024– Poland 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Kacper Urbański (born 7 September 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Poland national team.

Club career

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Lechia Gdańsk

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Born in Gdańsk, Urbański started playing football for a local footballing academy, AP Lechia Gdańsk. He joined the Lechia Gdańsk academy in 2016, playing at various youth levels with the club. He played for the Lechia Gdańsk II team for the first time on 14 November 2019 playing in the 8–0 win over Jantar Ustka.[1] Urbański made his first senior appearance for Lechia Gdańsk the following month coming on as a substitute against Raków Częstochowa,[2] becoming the second youngest player to have ever played in the Ekstraklasa.[3] After the winter break, Urbański made his first start for the club against Piast Gliwice in the 1–0 win, becoming the youngest ever player to have started a match in the Ekstraklasa.[4]

Bologna

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On 1 February 2021, Urbański joined Serie A side Bologna.[5] On 13 May 2021, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league defeat against Genoa:[6][7] in the occasion, he became the youngest Polish player in Serie A history.[7]

In July 2023, Urbański confirmed that he didn't renew his contract with the club, which had expired at the end of the previous month.[8] A few weeks later, on 27 July, Bologna announced Urbański had signed a new deal valid until the end of June 2025, with an option for another year.[9]

On 22 September 2024, he scored his first goal for Bologna in a 2–1 victory against AC Monza.[10]

International career

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In June 2023, Urbański was included in the Polish under-19 squad that took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta.[11]

On 7 June 2024, Urbański debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly win against Ukraine at the Stadion Narodowy.[12] He came on as a substitute to the injured Arkadiusz Milik in the fifth minute and provided an assist on a goal by Piotr Zieliński, before coming off as a substitute himself in the 61st minute, as Poland won the game 3–1.[12] Later that day, Urbański was selected in the final 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lechia Gdańsk II 2019–20 IV liga Pomerania 5 1 — — — 5 1
2020–21 IV liga Pomerania 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 6 1 — — — 6 1
Lechia Gdańsk 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Total 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Bologna (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Bologna 2021–22 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2022–23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2023–24 Serie A 22 0 3 0 — — 25 0
2024–25 Serie A 5 1 0 0 3[b] 0 — 8 1
Total 28 1 3 0 3 0 — 35 1
Career total 39 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 46 2
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2024 9 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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Bologna Primavera

  • Campionato Nazionale Under-17: 2021–22

References

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  1. ^ "2019/20 IV Liga, Gr. pomorska". lechia.net (in Polish).
  2. ^ "2019/20 Ekstraklasa". lechia.net (in Polish).
  3. ^ "Historyczny występ w Ekstraklasie. Piłkarz Lechii najmłodszym debiutantem w lidze od 50 lat!". polsatsport.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ "15-latek w podstawowym składzie Lechii. "Trema go nie zjadła"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Urbanski al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Esordio in rossoblù per Amey e Urbanski" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b Diego Costa (12 May 2021). "Bologna-Genoa 0-2: liguri salvi, per Amey esordio record". repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ De Magistris, Raimondo (7 July 2023). "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Urbanski: "Bologna? Il contratto è scaduto e speravo di avere più spazio..."". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Prolungamento del contratto per Urbanski" (in Italian). Bologna. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ^ Ernest Chalimoniuk. "Kacper Urbański dał prowadzenie Bolonii. Pierwszy gol w Serie A [WIDEO]". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Skład reprezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa Europy na Malcie". Polish Football Association. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b Różycki, Mateusz (7 June 2024). "Polski debiutant kompletnie zaskoczony. "Przecież nie będziemy rozmawiać po włosku"". Onet.pl (in Polish).
  13. ^ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  14. ^ "K. Urbański". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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