Kamil Paweł Grosicki (; born 8 June 1988) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Poland national team. A full international for Poland with over eighty caps since 2008, he represented the country at

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and

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, as well as the

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and

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Club career

Grosicki began his career at

. In 2007, he joined

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, although after a few months, he requested a loan move due to personal problems. On 13 February 2008, it was announced that he would go on loan to Swiss side

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until 31 December 2008. He played in eight matches and scored two goals during the second half of the 2007–08 Ekstraklasa. At the start of the following season, he was dropped to the under-21 team by the club's new manager. He left the club a few months later.

Jagiellonia Białystok

In February 2009,

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took Grosicki on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season, with the club also securing the right to buy him for 500,000 złoty. Grosicki signed a three-year contract with Jagiellonia which began in June 2009.

Sivasspor

Grosicki's second stint abroad was with

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side

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, where he was transferred to in January 2011 for approximately €900,000 on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Rennes

On 24 January 2014, Grosicki transferred to French side

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. He scored the first goal of their surprise 2–0 win over

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on 27 March, which put Rennes into the semi-finals of the

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. In the semi-final on 15 April, he scored again in a 3–2 win over

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. Grosicki played 52 minutes of

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before being substituted for Paul-Georges Ntep as Rennes went on to lose 2–0 to

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. During his time with Rennes, Grosicki made 85 appearances and scored 13 goals.

Hull City

On 31 January 2017, Grosicki signed a three-and-a-half year contract with

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club

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. He made his debut in Hull City's 2–0 victory over

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on 4 February 2017. Grosicki won PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month for April. Grosicki scored his first goal for the club on 12 August 2017, when he netted the second goal in a 4–1 home win against

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West Bromwich Albion

On 31 January 2020, Grosicki signed an 18-month contract with

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for an undisclosed fee. The fee was reported as in the region of £1 million, with add-ons based on promotion to the

. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 home win against his former club,

on 5 July 2020. On 27 May 2021, it was announced that Grosicki would leave West Bromwich Albion following the conclusion of his contract.

International career

Grosicki appeared for the Poland under-21 side. On 2 February 2008, he made his senior debut for

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in a friendly against

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. Grosicki was selected in the country's squad as it co-hosted

. His sole appearance in the tournament came on 16 June in the second group match in

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, replacing

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for the final 34 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to the

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. On his 24th cap on 7 September 2014, Grosicki scored his first two goals for Poland in a 7–0 win away to

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at the start of

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. Representing Poland at

, he was a key player for his national team, providing two assists in the competition for

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's goal against

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in the round of 16 and

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's goal against

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in the quarter-finals. After the match against

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in March 2021, he ceased to be appointed by the coach

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and ultimately did not find himself in the wide squad for

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. He returned to the national team in March 2022, when

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called him up for matches against:

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(friendly match) and

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(play-offs to the World Cup). Grosicki only played in the match against this first opponent.

Personal life

Kamil has two sisters; Kornelia, who is also a professional footballer, and Oliwia. He is married to Dominika.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grosicki goal.''

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

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: 2007–08 Jagiellonia Białystok * Polish Cup: 2009–10 *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

: 2010 Individual * PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month: April 2017

References

External links

*
Kamil Grosicki's national team stats
on the website of the

Polish Football Association The Polish Football Association ( pl, Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej; PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the Ekstraklasa), the Polish Cup and the Polish national footb ...

Sivasspor was Kamil Grosicki Transfer
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