Dawid Kownacki

Dawid Igor Kownacki (['david kɔvˈnat͡ski] ⓘ; born 14 March 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Poland national team. Besides Poland, he has played in Italy and Germany.[3]

Dawid Kownacki
Kownacki in 2014
Personal information
Full name Dawid Igor Kownacki[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997[1]
Place of birth Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 9
Youth career
GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski
2005–2013 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Lech Poznań II 8 (5)
2013–2017 Lech Poznań 94 (21)
2017–2020 Sampdoria 35 (6)
2019–2020 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 25 (4)
2020–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf 71 (21)
2021–2022 → Lech Poznań (loan) 14 (4)
2023– Werder Bremen 6 (0)
International career‡
2011 Poland U15 4 (7)
2012 Poland U16 2 (1)
2012–2014 Poland U17 10 (8)
2014–2016 Poland U19 4 (0)
2015–2019 Poland U21 23 (15)
2018– Poland 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2021

Early career
Kownacki in 2014
Kownacki during training with Lech Poznań

Having started out at local side GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kownacki joined Lech Poznań in 2005, coming through the youth ranks and making it to the first team in December 2013. He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal in February 2014 in a 5–1 loss at Pogoń Szczecin, becoming one of only five players aged under 17 to have registered in Poland's top flight. He won his first league title the following season – "At 16, people were calling me 'the new Lewandowski', and that was tough to handle, but I changed my attitude, grew up and am now much better at not taking to heart what people say. Of course, I still have big dreams".[4]

Club career

Sampdoria

On 11 July 2017, Kownacki signed a five-year contract with Italian side Sampdoria.[5]

In November, he scored a brace and assisted another goal in Sampdoria's 4–1 Coppa Italia win against Delfino Pescara in the fourth round.[6]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 31 January 2019, Kownacki joined to German Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan with an option to buy.[7]

On 30 June 2019, he rejoined Fortuna on another loan with an obligation to buy,[8] which was fulfilled in January 2020.

Loan to Lech

On 2 February 2022, Kownacki returned to his maiden club Lech Poznań on a straight loan until the end of the season.[9]

Werder Bremen

On 22 May 2023, Bundesliga club Werder Bremen announced the signing of Kownacki on a free transfer from Fortuna for the 2023–24 season.[10]

International career

Kownacki represented Poland at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, winning 46 caps and scoring 31 goals. He received his first call-up to the senior Poland squad for matches against Georgia and Greece in June 2015.[11]

He was named in Poland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[12] and was considered back-up to Robert Lewandowski.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 May 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lech Poznań II 2013–14 III liga 63———63
2014–15 III liga 11———11
2016–17 III liga 11———11
Total 85———85
Lech Poznań 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 132———132
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 3045231—387
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 24640511[lower-alpha 1]0347
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 27952—0[lower-alpha 1]03211
Total 9421144821011727
Sampdoria 2017–18 Serie A 22523——248
2018–19 Serie A 13131——162
Total 35654——4010
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2018–19 Bundesliga 10410—–114
2019–20 Bundesliga 20010——210
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 277———277
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 7011——81
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 321432——3516
Total 962563——10228
Lech Poznań (loan) 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 14431——175
Career total 247612812821028475
  1. Includes Polish Super Cup.

International
As of 1 June 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 201841
201920
202110
Total71
As of match played on 12 June 2018[15]
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kownacki goal.
List of international goals scored by Dawid Kownacki
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 June 2018Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland Lithuania3–04–0Friendly

Honours

Lech Poznań

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. "Dawid Kownacki". Ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. Dawid Kownacki: W Fortunie odzyskałem radość z gry w piłkę laczynaspilka.pl
  4. "Poland's Dawid Kownacki – 'the next Lewandowski'?". UEFA.com. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. "Kownacki è un calciatore della Sampdoria, arriva dal Lech Poznań" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. "Coppa: Kownacki seals Samp rout". Football Italia. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Samp, Kownacki al Fortuna Dusseldorf. C'è il controriscatto" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. "Kownacki joins Fortuna Dusseldorf on loan with obligation to buy" (Press release). Sampdoria. 30 June 2019.
  9. "Dawid Kownacki wraca do Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. "Nicht als Ersatz für Füllkrug oder Ducksch: Werder verpflichtet Kownacki". kicker (in German). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. "Poland June Call-Ups for Georgia and Greece Released". psnfutbol.com. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. Wilson, Sam (10 June 2018). "2018 World Cup team profiles: Poland boast potent frontline". Stuff. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  13. Bate, Adam (19 June 2018). "Dawid Kownacki has emerged as Poland back-up to Robert Lewandowski". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. "Dawid Kownacki". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  15. "Kownacki, Dawid". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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