Kacper Urbański (born 7 September 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie A club Bologna and the Poland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 2004 | ||
| 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 | 23 | (0) |
| 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 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Lechia Gdańsk edit
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 edit
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]
International career edit
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.[10]
On 7 June 2024, Urbański debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly win against Ukraine at the Stadion Narodowy.[11] 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.[11] Later that day, Urbański was selected in the final 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[12]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 24 May 2024
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
International edit
- As of match played 10 June 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Bologna Primavera
- Campionato Nazionale Under-17: 2021–22
References edit
- ^ "2019/20 IV Liga, Gr. pomorska". lechia.net (in Polish).
- ^ "2019/20 Ekstraklasa". lechia.net (in Polish).
- ^ "Historyczny występ w Ekstraklasie. Piłkarz Lechii najmłodszym debiutantem w lidze od 50 lat!". polsatsport.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "15-latek w podstawowym składzie Lechii. "Trema go nie zjadła"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Urbanski al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Esordio in rossoblù per Amey e Urbanski" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Prolungamento del contratto per Urbanski" (in Italian). Bologna. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Skład reprezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa Europy na Malcie". Polish Football Association. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b Różycki, Mateusz (7 June 2024). "Polski debiutant kompletnie zaskoczony. "Przecież nie będziemy rozmawiać po włosku"". Onet.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Michał Probierz ogłosił kadrę na Euro 2024" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "K. Urbański". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2024.