Bartosz Kapustka (born 23 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Polish national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bartosz Kapustka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarnów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 67 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Tarnovia Tarnów | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hutnik Kraków | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tarnovia Tarnów | ||
| 2012–2014 | Cracovia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Cracovia | 60 | (6) |
| 2016–2020 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → SC Freiburg II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2020– | Legia Warsaw | 97 | (14) |
| 2023– | Legia Warsaw II | 2 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Poland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Poland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2015– | Poland | 15 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 9 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:59, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCracovia
editIn October 2012, he started his career after being promoted to Cracovia first team squad.[3]
Leicester City
editKapustka was signed by Premier League club Leicester City for a reported £7.5m in August 2016, signing a five-year contract.[4] He cited manager Claudio Ranieri as his motivation for joining the club.[5] Ranieri admitted he was unsure when Kapustka "will be ready to play in the Premier League".[6] Having already played for the Leicester Under-23s, a loan move was not possible due to FIFA rules prohibiting a player from appearing for three clubs in one season.[7]
Kapustka finally made his senior debut for Leicester in a 2–1 FA Cup third-round win at Everton on 7 January 2017, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Marc Albrighton.[8] He made his full debut in a 3–1 FA Cup fourth-round replay win over Derby County on 8 February 2017,[9] playing in a central attacking role behind striker Ahmed Musa.[10] Kapustka made 47 touches and two interceptions before he was replaced by Riyad Mahrez in the 81st minute.[9]
SC Freiburg (loan)
editOn 14 July 2017, Kapustka joined Bundesliga club SC Freiburg on loan for 2017–18 season. The Breisgau-based side secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season for a transfer fee of €5 million.[11]
OH Leuven (loan)
editOn 31 August 2018, Kapustka joined Belgian First Division B club Oud-Heverlee Leuven on loan for 2018–19 season.[12]
Legia Warsaw
editOn 13 August 2020, Kapustka joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a two-year contract.
International career
editOn 7 September 2015, Kapustka made his debut appearance for the Poland national team in a match against Gibraltar, substituting Jakub Błaszczykowski. He scored his first goal for the national team on his debut.[13] In the buildup to the Euro 2016, Kapustka was involved in a brawl outside a night club, in which he sustained an injury. Following the incident, he made a phone call personally to Poland national team manager Adam Nawałka, to ask for his forgiveness and ask that he not be excluded from the squad for the upcoming tournament.[14] Kapustka was eventually selected for Poland's Euro 2016 campaign, and produced a standout performance in the team's opening match victory over Northern Ireland.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cracovia | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 8 | |||
| Leicester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| SC Freiburg II (loan) | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | — | 12 | 5 | ||
| Total | 86 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 13 | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2023–24 | III liga, group I | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 203 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearance in the International Champions Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
edit- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kapustka goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Gibraltar |
8–0 | 8–1 | Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 2 | 13 November 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Iceland |
2–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 4 September 2016 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 World Cup qualifying |
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
Individual
- Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2015[19]
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Season: 2015–16[20]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: February 2021,[21] August 2024[22]
References
edit- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Bartosz Kapustka" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Bartek Kapustka włączony do kadry pierwszej drużyny! (in Polish), KS Cracovia, 9 October 2012, retrieved 13 August 2020
- ^ Bartosz Kapustka: Leicester City sign Poland winger, BBC Sport, 3 August 2016, retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ Bartosz Kapustka explains why he wants move to Leicester, Sky Sports, 31 July 2016, retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ Leicester City recruitment under fire as Claudio Ranieri admits £7.5m signing is not ready for Premier League, The Telegraph, 28 November 2016, retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ "Ben Arfa 'could retire from football'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ Everton 1-2 Leicester City, BBC Sport, 7 January 2017, retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ a b "Leicester City 3-1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Dan Coombs. "Leicester City fans react on Twitter to Bartosz Kapustka's performance". HITC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Kapustka kommt: Freiburg findet Grifo-Ersatz". kicker Online (in German). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "OHL leent Kapustka van Leicester City" [OHL loans Kapustka from Leicester City]. ohl.be (in Dutch). 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Koźmiński, Piotr (8 September 2015). "Lewandowski's Poland in for 'fierce fight'". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ a b Wheatley, Chris (12 June 2016). "A new star is born: Poland teenager Kapustka lights up Northern Ireland win". Goal. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Bartosz Kapustka". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Bartosz Kapustka at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Legia Warszawa oddaje dwóch piłkarzy. Pierwsze zmiany w składzie". Sport (in Polish). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Poznaliśmy laureatów plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2015/16". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Piłkarz Lutego 2021: Bartosz Kapustka" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2024: Bartosz Kapustka (Legia Warszawa)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
External links
edit- Bartosz Kapustka at Soccerway
- Bartosz Kapustka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Bartosz Kapustka at Soccerbase