Bartosz Kapustka (born 23 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bartosz Kapustka[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Tarnów, Poland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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) | 20 | (3) |
2020– | Legia Warsaw | 70 | (6) |
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) |
2015–2016 | Poland | 14 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 2 April 2024 (UTC) |
In October 2012, he started his career after being promoted to KS Cracovia first team squad.[2]
Kapustka was signed by Premier League club Leicester City for a reported £7.5m in August 2016, signing a five-year contract.[3] He cited manager Claudio Ranieri as his motivation for joining the club.[4] Ranieri admitted he was unsure when Kapustka "will be ready to play in the Premier League".[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] He made his full debut in a 3–1 FA Cup fourth-round replay win over Derby County on 8 February 2017,[8] playing in a central attacking role behind striker Ahmed Musa.[9] Kapustka made 47 touches and two interceptions before he was replaced by Riyad Mahrez in the 81st minute.[8]
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.[10]
On 31 August 2018, Kapustka joined Belgian First Division B club Oud-Heverlee Leuven on loan for 2018–19 season.[11]
On 13 August 2020, Kapustka joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a two-year contract.
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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 8 | |||
Leicester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 63 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 6 | ||
Legia Warsaw II | 2023–24 | III liga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
Career total | 155 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 20 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
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