Bartłomiej Barański
Polish footballer (born 2006)
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Bartłomiej Paweł Barański (born 9 October 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I liga club Odra Opole, on loan from Lech Poznań.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bartłomiej Paweł Barański[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Katowice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Odra Opole (on loan from Lech Poznań) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2020 | GKS Katowice | ||
| 2020–2022 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Ruch Chorzów | 23 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Odra Wodzisław (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2025– | Lech Poznań | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ruch Chorzów (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2025 | Lech Poznań II | 11 | (2) |
| 2026 | → GKS Tychy (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Odra Opole (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Poland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Poland U20 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:35, 25 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:37, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Katowice, Barański started his youth career with his hometown club GKS at the age of four.[3] In the summer of 2020, Barański moved to the youth setup of Lech Poznań, joining their under-15 team.[4]
Ruch Chorzów
On 19 June 2022, Barański returned to Silesia, joining I liga club Ruch Chorzów on a two-year deal with an option for a further year.[5] He made his professional debut on 26 July 2022 in a 2–0 Polish Cup win over Znicz Pruszków. In doing so, at the age of 15 years and 290 days, he became the second youngest player to ever appear for Ruch in a competitive match.[6]
On 22 February 2023, he was sent on loan to fourth tier side Odra Wodzisław Śląski for the remainder of the season.[7]
Barański made his top-tier debut on 24 September 2023, coming on in the 90th minute of a 3–5 loss to Raków Częstochowa.[8] On 13 May 2024, he scored his first league goal for Ruch in a 2–0 away victory over Radomiak Radom.[9]
Following Ruch's relegation, Barański became a regular member of the first-team squad in the 2024–25 season. After scoring three goals in five league games at the end of 2024, he was named I liga's Player of the Month for November and December.[10]
Lech Poznań
On 13 January 2025, with six months remaining on his contract, Barański was transferred to Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań for an estimated initial fee of PLN 100,000 (€23,314), signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[11]
Following his transfer to Lech, he was immediately loaned back to Ruch for the rest of the season.[12] He made one senior team appearance for Lech during the 2025–26 season before joining GKS Tychy on a six-month loan on 22 December 2025.[13] On 24 June 2026, Barański was sent on another loan, joining second-tier side Odra Opole for the 2026–27 season.[14]
International career
Barański began his international career with the Poland under-19 team, making two appearances in friendly defeats to Portugal and Czech Republic in November 2024.[15] On 9 September, he made his first appearance at the under-20 level, scoring Poland's sole goal in the 82nd minute of a 1–2 loss to Portugal.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2022–23[17] | I liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[19] | I liga | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 8 | ||||
| Odra Wodzisław (loan) | 2022–23[17] | III liga, gr. III | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2025–26[20] | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2025–26[20] | III liga, gr. III | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| GKS Tychy (loan) | 2025–26[20] | I liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Odra Opole (loan) | 2026–27[21] | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 15 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Odra Wodzisław Śląski
- Polish Cup (Rybnik regionals): 2022–23[22]
Individual
- I liga Player of the Month: November & December 2024[10]