Bartłomiej Drągowski (; born 19 August 1997) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Panathinaikos, and the Poland national team. He began his career with Polish side

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...

where he made over 60 appearances before joining

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in 2016.

Early and personal life

Dragowski was born on 19 August 1997 in Białystok, Poland. He is in relationship with Agnieszka Abram.

Club career

Jagiellonia Białystok

An academy graduate of the former club himself, Drągowski made his

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debut at the age of 16 in a 4–4 draw with

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on 27 May 2014. Following his performance during the match, he was named the division's Best Goalkeeper, Discovery of the Season and voted third-best player overall. He ultimately made 69 appearances for the club across all competitions, including in which were appearances in the league,

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and

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Fiorentina

On 4 July 2016, he signed a five-year contract with

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side

. His debut and only league appearance for the season, came on the final day of the campaign, when he started in a 2–2 draw with

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Loan to Empoli

On 22 January 2019, Drągowski joined to

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on loan until 30 June 2019. He made the headlines after keeping a clean sheet and having made 17 saves in the Serie A match against

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on 15 April, a new league record. In total, he faced 47 shots, of which 18 were on target.

Spezia and loan to Panathinaikos

On 10 August 2022, Drągowski joined

club

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on a three-year contract. On 19 January 2024, Drągowski went on loan to Greek side Panathinaikos until the end of the season, with an option to buy.

International career

In June 2017, Drągowski was one of 23 players named in the U21 squad by Marcin Dorna for the

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, where Poland were the hosts. In October 2020, Drągowski received his call-up to the Polish senior squad for

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along with three friendly matches against

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, and

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. He debuted against the first opponent the same year on 7 October. Drągowski was named in the final Polish 26-man squad for the

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, but missed the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Kamil Grabara.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Panathinaikos *

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: 2023–24 Individual *

Goalkeeper of the Season: 2014–15 *

Discovery of the Season: 2014–15

References

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