Martin Kobylański (, ; born 8 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Waldhof Mannheim. Born in Germany, he has represented both his country of birth and Poland at youth level.

Early years

Kobylański was born in Berlin as the son of former Polish international Andrzej Kobylański. At the time of his birth, his father was playing for

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side Tennis Borussia Berlin. The majority of his youth however, he spent in nearby Cottbus where his father also had a three-year spell with local FC Energie.

Career

Professional debut in Cottbus

At the age of only 17, he made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 6 November 2011 as a 15th-minute substitute for

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in a 2–0 home loss to

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. At that time several

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clubs, including

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, showed interest in his services.

Werder Bremen

Kobylański signed for

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in summer 2012, and was a regular for the team throughout the following 2012–13 season. He made his debut for the first team in a friendly versus FC St. Pauli on 5 September 2013 and scored Werder's only goal in a shock 4–1 defeat. He had his debut in the

for Werder Bremen on 21 September 2013 in a game against Hamburger SV in which he started.

Union Berlin (loan)

In August 2014, Kobylański moved to his native city and signed for

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...

on a one-year loan. Werder Bremen also granted Union a purchase clause.

Preußen Münster

Kobylanski spent the second half of the 2016–17 season at

club

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, on loan from

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

, scoring five goals in 16 appearances while being deployed in different positions. He signed permanently for the club in June 2017, agreeing to a two-year contract.

Eintracht Braunschweig

On 30 May 2019,

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confirmed, that they had signed Kobylanski for the 2019–20 season on a three-year contract. On 14 May 2022, it was announced he would leave the team at the end of the season.

1860 Munich

On 19 May 2022, Kobylański signed for

side

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. On 22 June 2023, he left the club by mutual consent.

VSG Altglienicke

On 13 August 2023, Kobylański joined Regionalliga Nordost club

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Waldhof Mannheim

On 1 February 2024, he moved to 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobylanski, Martin 1994 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German people of Polish descent German men's footballers Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Ekstraklasa players III liga players FC Energie Cottbus players FC Energie Cottbus II players SV Werder Bremen II players SV Werder Bremen players 1. FC Union Berlin players Lechia Gdańsk players Lechia Gdańsk II players SC Preußen Münster players Eintracht Braunschweig players TSV 1860 Munich players VSG Altglienicke players SV Waldhof Mannheim players German expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland