Kacper Kozłowski (footballer)

Kacper Szymon Kozłowski (born 16 October 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Vitesse, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Poland national team.

Kacper Kozłowski
Kacper Kozłowski with Vitesse in 2022
Kacper Kozłowski with Vitesse in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kacper Szymon Kozłowski[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003
Place of birth Koszalin, Poland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitesse
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 17
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) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Vitesse (loan) 29 (2)
2023– → Vitesse (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Poland U15 8 (5)
2018–2019 Poland U17 17 (6)
2020 Poland U19 1 (0)
2021– Poland U21 10 (2)
2021– Poland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:15, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:03, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career
Kozłowski receiving a bronze medal in 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season during his time at Pogoń Szczecin.

Kozłowski started his career with Pogoń Szczecin. In 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.[3][4]

In August 2022, Kozłowski joined Vitesse in the Netherlands on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]

On 18 July 2023, he rejoined Vitesse on another season-long loan spell.[6]

International career

In 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.[7]

Kozłowski was named in the provisional squad for Poland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign, but he was not included in the final 26-man squad.

Personal life

On 10 January 2020, Kozłowski suffered a traffic accident that almost ended his football career.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pogoń Szczecin II 2018–19[9] III liga 101————101
2019–20[10] III liga 102————102
2020–21[11] III liga 52————52
Total 255————255
Pogoń Szczecin 2018–19[9] Ekstraklasa 1000———10
2019–20[10] Ekstraklasa 3000———30
2020–21[11] Ekstraklasa 20100———201
2021–22[12] Ekstraklasa 16310—2[lower-alpha 1]0—193
Total 40410—20—434
Union SG (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 9000———90
Vitesse (loan) 2022–23[13] Eredivisie 29210———302
2023–24[14] Eredivisie 8000———80
Total 37210000000382
Career total 111112000200011511
  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: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. "Kacper Kozłowski zawodnikiem Brighton". 90 minut. 5 January 2022.
  4. "Kacper Kozlowski: Poland midfielder signs for Brighton but teenager goes straight out on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. "VITESSE HEET MET KACPER KOZLOWSKI JONGSTE EK-SPELER OOIT WELKOM" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. "Vitesse en Kacper Kozlowski geven geslaagd seizoen vervolg" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 18 July 2023.
  7. "Poland duo make history against Spain to take Euro 2020 Group E to an exciting final day". Squawka. 19 June 2021.
  8. Barker, Gabby (22 June 2021). "A traffic accident almost removed the youngest from the European Championship". Sports Finding. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  10. "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  11. "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  13. "Games played by Kacper Kozłowski in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. "Games played by Kacper Kozłowski in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  15. "Młodzieżowiec Grudnia PKO Banku Polskiego 2020: Kacper Kozłowski" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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