Kacper Kozłowski (footballer)
 Kacper Kozłowski with Vitesse in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kacper Szymon Kozłowski | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Koszalin, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Vitesse (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) |
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| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bałtyk Koszalin | |||
| 2016–2018 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 25 | (5) |
| 2019–2022 | Pogoń Szczecin | 40 | (4) |
| 2022– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Union SG (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vitesse (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2023– | → Vitesse (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Poland U15 | 8 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U17 | 17 | (6) |
| 2020 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Poland U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2021– | Poland | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 31 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:48, 22 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Kacper Szymon Kozłowski (born 16 October 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Vitesse, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Poland national team.
Club career
Kozłowski started his career with Pogoń Szczecin. In January 2022, he transferred to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion where he was immediately loaned to Brighton's sister club Union SG of Belgian First Division A for the rest of the season.
In August 2022, Kozłowski joined Vitesse in the Netherlands on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.
On 18 July 2023, he rejoined Vitesse on another season-long loan spell.
International career
In June 2021, Kozłowski featured for Poland at UEFA Euro 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Spain, to become the youngest player of any nationality to play at a European Championship, aged 17 years and 246 days, breaking the previous record of Jude Bellingham, who himself had broken the same record only six days prior.
Kozłowski was named in the provisional squad for Poland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign, but he was not included in the final 26-man squad.
Personal life
On 10 January 2020, Kozłowski suffered a traffic accident that almost ended his football career.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2018–19 | III liga | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | III liga | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 2020–21 | III liga | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 4 | ||||
| Union SG (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of 21 November 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Poland | |||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: December 2020