Kamil Jan Jóźwiak (born 22 April 1998) 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. He began his professional career in his home country with

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' ...

, from whom he joined

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in 2020.

Club career

Jóźwiak debuted for Lech Poznań on 28 February 2016 in 0–2 loss against

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. He was loaned to

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in 2017 Jóźwiak signed for Derby County on 16 September 2020. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against

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on 16 December 2020. On 11 March 2022, Jóźwiak signed a three-year deal with

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side

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for an undisclosed transfer fee From Derby County. On 1 February 2024, he moved back to Europe and joined

side

on an eighteen-month deal.

International career

On 19 November 2019, Jóźwiak debuted for the Polish senior squad during a

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match against

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, replacing

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in the 86th minute. He later started every game in the

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, recording a goal and an assist over six matches. Jóźwiak was named in the final 23-man Polish squad for the rescheduled

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, playing all three matches as a starter until Poland exited the group stage. However, he registered an assist to

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's second-half goal in a 1–1 draw with Spain.

Career statistics

Club

¹ Includes

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and

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International

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

Honours

Lech Poznań *

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Lech Poznań II * III liga, gr. II: 2018–19 Individual *

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Young Player of the Month: February 2020

References

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* * * 1998 births Living people People from Międzyrzecz Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Lech Poznań II players Lech Poznań players GKS Katowice players Derby County F.C. players Charlotte FC players Granada CF footballers III liga players I liga players Ekstraklasa players English Football League players Major League Soccer players La Liga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Designated Players (MLS) {{Poland-footy-bio-stub