Kacper Urbański (born 7 September 2004) is a Polish professional

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who plays as an

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for club

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, on loan from

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, and the Poland national team.

Club career

Lechia Gdańsk

Born in Gdańsk, Urbański started playing football for a local footballing academy, AP Lechia Gdańsk. He joined the Lechia Gdańsk academy in 2016, playing at various youth levels with the club. He played for the Lechia Gdańsk II team for the first time on 14 November 2019 playing in the 8–0 win over Jantar Ustka. Urbański made his first senior appearance for

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

the following month coming on as a substitute against

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of natio ...

, becoming the second youngest player to have ever played in the

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. After the winter break, Urbański made his first start for the club against

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

in the 1–0 win, becoming the youngest ever player to have started a match in the Ekstraklasa.

Bologna

On 1 February 2021, Urbański joined

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side

. On 13 May 2021, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0

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defeat against

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: in the occasion, he became the youngest Polish player in Serie A history. In July 2023, Urbański confirmed that he didn't renew his contract with the club, which had expired at the end of the previous month. A few weeks later, on 27 July, Bologna announced Urbański had signed a new deal valid until the end of June 2025, with an option for another year. On 22 September 2024, he scored his first goal for Bologna in a 2–1 victory against

Loan to Monza

On 25 January 2025, Urbański joined

on loan until the end of the season.

International career

In June 2023, Urbański was included in the Polish under-19 squad that took part in the

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. On 7 June 2024, Urbański debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly win against

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at the

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. He came on as a substitute to the injured

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in the fifth minute and provided an assist on a goal by Piotr Zieliński, before coming off as a substitute himself in the 61st minute, as Poland won the game 3–1. Later that day, Urbański was selected in the final 26-man squad for

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bologna Primavera *Campionato Nazionale Under-17: 2021–22 Individual * Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2024

References

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