Kacper Urbański
Polish footballer (born 2004)
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Kacper Urbański (born 7 September 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze and the Poland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | AP Lechia Gdańsk | ||
| 2016–2019 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Lechia Gdańsk II | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Lechia Gdańsk | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Bologna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Bologna | 30 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Monza (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Legia Warsaw | 21 | (0) |
| 2026– | Górnik Zabrze | 10 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Poland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Poland U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Poland U19 | 18 | (3) |
| 2023 | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Poland U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Poland | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:17, 11 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:16, 6 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
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.[2] Urbański made his first senior appearance for Lechia Gdańsk the following month coming on as a substitute against Raków Częstochowa,[3] becoming the second youngest player to have ever played in the Ekstraklasa.[4] After the winter break, Urbański made his first start for the club against Piast Gliwice in the 1–0 win, becoming the youngest ever player to have started a match in the Ekstraklasa.[5]
Bologna
On 1 February 2021, Urbański joined Serie A side Bologna.[6] On 13 May 2021, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league defeat against Genoa:[7][8] in the occasion, he became the youngest Polish player in Serie A history.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
On 22 September 2024, he scored his first goal for Bologna in a 2–1 victory against Monza.[11]
Loan to Monza
On 25 January 2025, Urbański joined Monza on loan until the end of the season.[1]
Legia Warsaw
On 2 September 2025, Urbański signed for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw for an initial fee of €700,000.[12]
Górnik Zabrze
On 27 June 2026, Urbański moved to another Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze on a free transfer from Legia.[13]
International career
In June 2023, Urbański was included in the Polish under-19 squad that took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta.[14]
On 7 June 2024, Urbański debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly win against Ukraine at the Stadion Narodowy.[15] He came on as a substitute to the injured Arkadiusz Milik 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.[15] Later that day, Urbański was selected in the final 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lechia Gdańsk II | 2019–20 | IV liga Pomerania | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | IV liga Pomerania | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Bologna (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bologna | 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| Monza (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2026–27 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Career total | 79 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 8 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
International
- As of match played 5 October 2026[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
Bologna Primavera
- Campionato Nazionale Under-17: 2021–22
Individual
