Jakub Kamiński (born 5 June 2002) is a Polish professional

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who plays for

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club VfL Wolfsburg and the Poland national team as a left winger.

Club career

Lech Poznań

As a junior, he started his career in Szombierki Bytom, before joining

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

's academy in 2015. Climbing through the ranks with junior squads and the

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, he was first included in the first team roster in early 2019 by

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. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 20 September 2019 in a 1–1 home draw against Jagiellonia Białystok, in the starting line-up. His first league goal came in a 3–3 away draw against

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on 6 June 2020. On 16 September 2020, he scored his first goal in European competitions against

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in a 0–3 Europa League qualifying round away win. Following a successful 2021–22 campaign, which saw Lech win the championship on the club's 100th anniversary, he was voted Ekstraklasa's Young Player of the Season.

Wolfsburg

On 10 January 2022, Kamiński signed a five-year contract with

club VfL Wolfsburg, effective from 1 July 2022.

International career

He made his debut for the

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on 5 September 2021 in a

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against

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, a 7–1 away victory. He started and played the whole match.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Lech Poznań * Ekstraklasa: 2021–22

Individual

*Ekstraklasa Best Player: 2021 *Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Season: 2021–22 *Ekstraklasa Player of the Month:

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*Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month:

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References

External links

* * Polish footballers 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Ruda Śląska Poland youth international footballers Poland under-21 international footballers Poland international footballers Association football wingers Lech Poznań II players Lech Poznań players VfL Wolfsburg players Ekstraklasa players II liga players III liga players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Poland-footy-forward-stub