Bartosz Kapustka
Polish footballer (born 1996)
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Bartosz Kapustka (born 23 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Poland national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bartosz Kapustka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarnów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 67 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Tarnovia Tarnów | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hutnik Kraków | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tarnovia Tarnów | ||
| 2012–2014 | Cracovia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Cracovia | 60 | (6) |
| 2016–2020 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → SC Freiburg II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2020– | Legia Warsaw | 123 | (18) |
| 2023– | Legia Warsaw II | 2 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Poland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Poland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Poland U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2015– | Poland | 21 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:21, 13 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:20, 17 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Cracovia
In October 2012, he started his career after being promoted to Cracovia first team squad.[3]
Leicester City
Kapustka was signed by Premier League club Leicester City for a reported £7.5m in August 2016, signing a five-year contract.[4] He cited manager Claudio Ranieri as his motivation for joining the club.[5] Ranieri admitted he was unsure when Kapustka "will be ready to play in the Premier League".[6] Having already played for the Leicester Under-23s, a loan move was not possible due to FIFA rules prohibiting a player from appearing for three clubs in one season.[7]
Kapustka finally made his senior debut for Leicester in a 2–1 FA Cup third-round win at Everton on 7 January 2017, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Marc Albrighton.[8] He made his full debut in a 3–1 FA Cup fourth-round replay win over Derby County on 8 February 2017,[9] playing in a central attacking role behind striker Ahmed Musa.[10] Kapustka made 47 touches and two interceptions before he was replaced by Riyad Mahrez in the 81st minute.[9]
SC Freiburg (loan)
On 14 July 2017, Kapustka joined Bundesliga club SC Freiburg on loan for 2017–18 season. The Breisgau-based side secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season for a transfer fee of €5 million.[11]
OH Leuven (loan)
On 31 August 2018, Kapustka joined Belgian First Division B club Oud-Heverlee Leuven on loan for 2018–19 season.[12]
Legia Warsaw
On 13 August 2020, Kapustka joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a two-year contract.
International career
On 7 September 2015, Kapustka made his debut appearance for the Poland national team in a match against Gibraltar, substituting Jakub Błaszczykowski. He scored his first goal for the national team on his debut.[13] In the buildup to the Euro 2016, Kapustka was involved in a brawl outside a night club, in which he sustained an injury. Following the incident, he made a phone call personally to Poland national team manager Adam Nawałka, to ask for his forgiveness and ask that he not be excluded from the squad for the upcoming tournament.[14] Kapustka was eventually selected for Poland's Euro 2016 campaign, and produced a standout performance in the team's opening match victory over Northern Ireland.[14]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cracovia | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 8 | |||
| Leicester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| SC Freiburg II (loan) | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13[f] | 2 | — | 41 | 12 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12[g] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| Total | 123 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 24 | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2023–24 | III liga, group I | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 275 | 38 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Appearance in the International Champions Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kapustka goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Gibraltar | 8–0 | 8–1 | Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 2 | 13 November 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Iceland | 2–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 4 September 2016 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 World Cup qualifying |
Honours
Legia Warsaw
Individual
- Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2015[22]
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Season: 2015–16[23]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: February 2021,[24] August 2024[25]