Damian Kądzior (born 16 June 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.
_(2)_(cropped).jpg) Damian Kądzior with Poland in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damian Kądzior[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Białystok, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Motor Lublin (loan) | 46 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | → Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → Wigry Suwałki (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Wigry Suwałki | 33 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Górnik Zabrze | 37 | (9) |
| 2018–2020 | Dinamo Zagreb | 58 | (16) |
| 2020–2021 | Eibar | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2021– | Piast Gliwice | 79 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Poland | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Kądzior was born in Białystok, Poland, where he joined the Jagiellonia Białystok youth academy.[2]
Jagiellonia Białystok
Kądzior started playing for the Jagiellonia senior team in 2012, and made 3 appearances[3] before being loaned out.
Loan to Motor Lublin
Kądzior joined Motor Lublin on loan on a two-year loan. During his time at Lublin, he scored 8 goals in total for the club.[3]
Loan to Dolcan Ząbki
In January 2015, Kądzior joined Dolcan Ząbki, where he made a total of 33 appearances, scoring 8 goals.[3]
Loan Wigry Suwałki
On 29 February 2016, Kądzior joined Wigry Suwałki on loan until the end of the season. He scored 4 goals in 14 appearances for the club.[3]
Wigry Suwałki
On 1 July, he joined the club on a free transfer. During his time at the club, he scored a total of 20 goals in 53 appearances.[3]
Górnik Zabrze
On 4 July 2017, he joined Górnik Zabrze.[4] He made his debut on 15 July, in a 3–1 win over Legia, playing a total of 62 minutes.[5] He scored his first goal on 10 September, in a 2–1 in over Termalica.[6] On 20 October, he scored twice during a 3–3 draw with Korona Kielce.[7] His last appearance for the club was in a 2–0 win over Wisła Kraków.[8][9]
Dinamo Zagreb
In the early days of June, several Croatian newspaper websites, such as 24sata, had reported that Kądzior was close to a move to champions Dinamo Zagreb.[10][11] On 18 June, the club officially announced that Kądzior, along with several others players, had joined the club, for a reported fee of around €500,000 and the club announced that he would wear the jersey number 92.[12][13]
Eibar
On 29 August 2020, Kądzior agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side SD Eibar.[14]
Loan to Alanyaspor
On 19 January 2021, Kądzior moved to Alanyaspor, on a loan until the end of the season.[15]
Piast Gliwice
Kądzior signed for Piast Gliwice ahead the 2021–22 Ekstraklasa season.
International career
In May 2018, Kądzior was named in the Poland national team's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, hosted in Russia.[16] However, he did not make the final 23-man squad.[17] He made his debut for his country on 11 September 2018 in a friendly against Ireland.[18] His first goal for Poland came on 10 June, against Israel during the UEFA 2020 Qualifiers.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2012–13[19] | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[20] | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Motor Lublin (loan) | 2012–13[19] | II liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[21] | II liga | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 8 | ||||
| Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 2014–15[20] | I liga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16[22] | I liga | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||||
| Wigry Suwałki (loan) | 2015–16[22] | I liga | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| Wigry Suwałki | 2016–17[23] | I liga | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 16 | ||
| Total | 47 | 18 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 53 | 20 | ||||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2017–18[24] | Ekstraklasa | 37 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 12 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2018–19[3] | Prva HNL | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 0 | – | 40 | 8 | |
| 2019–20[3] | Prva HNL | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 38 | 13 | |
| Total | 58 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 21 | ||
| Eibar | 2020–21[3] | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Piast Gliwice | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Total | 79 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 89 | 13 | ||||
| Career total | 324 | 70 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 376 | 12 | ||
1 Three appearances in UEFA Champions League and five appearances in UEFA Europa League.
2 All appearances in UEFA Europa League.
3 One appearance in 2019 Croatian Football Super Cup.
International
- As of match played 14 October 2020[25]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
International goal
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kądzior goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2019 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Israel | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Dinamo Zagreb
Individual
- I liga Player of the Year: 2016[26]
- Dinamo Zagreb Player of the Year: 2020[27]
References
External links
- Damian Kądzior at Soccerway
- Damian Kądzior at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Damian Kądzior at National-Football-Teams.com
