Damian Dąbrowski (born 27 August 1992) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for and

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club

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Club career

Damian Dąbrowski played in his youth years for Amico Lubin and

. In 2008 Dąbrowski played for the second Zagłębie team and entered the first team in 2010. He played for

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and Cracovia, on loan from Zagłębie. From 2013 until 2019, Dąbrowski was a Cracovia player where he earned more than 170 caps. From 2019 to 2023, Dąbrowski played for

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and had a spell as the club's

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. On 16 June 2023, he returned to Zagłębie Lubin on a three-year contract.

International career

Dąbrowski got his first call up to the senior

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side for

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qualifiers against

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and

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in October 2016. On 14 November 2016, Dąbrowski got his first steps on the field against

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in Wroclaw. Dąbrowski went through several Polish junior teams before being invited to the Polish national team’s international match against Armenia in late 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Cracovia II * IV liga Lesser Poland West: 2019–20

References

Notes

* * 1992 births Living people People from Kamienna Góra Footballers from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Zagłębie Lubin players KS Cracovia players Pogoń Szczecin players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players IV liga players 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub