Dawid Kownacki
Dawid Igor Kownacki ( ⓘ; born 14 March 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
Besides Poland, he has played in Italy and Germany.
.jpg) Kownacki in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dawid Igor Kownacki | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski | |||
| 2005–2013 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Lech Poznań II | 8 | (5) |
| 2013–2017 | Lech Poznań | 94 | (21) |
| 2017–2020 | Sampdoria | 35 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 71 | (21) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2023– | Werder Bremen | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Poland U15 | 4 | (7) |
| 2012 | Poland U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Poland U17 | 10 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | Poland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Poland U21 | 23 | (15) |
| 2018– | Poland | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2021 | |||
Early career
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Having started out at local side GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kownacki joined Lech Poznań in 2005, coming through the youth ranks and making it to the first team in December 2013. He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal in February 2014 in a 5–1 loss at Pogoń Szczecin, becoming one of only five players aged under 17 to have registered in Poland's top flight. He won his first league title the following season – "At 16, people were calling me 'the new Lewandowski', and that was tough to handle, but I changed my attitude, grew up and am now much better at not taking to heart what people say. Of course, I still have big dreams".
Club career
Sampdoria
On 11 July 2017, Kownacki signed a five-year contract with Italian side Sampdoria.
In November, he scored a brace and assisted another goal in Sampdoria's 4–1 Coppa Italia win against Delfino Pescara in the fourth round.
Fortuna Düsseldorf
On 31 January 2019, Kownacki joined to German Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan with an option to buy.
On 30 June 2019, he rejoined Fortuna on another loan with an obligation to buy, which was fulfilled in January 2020.
Loan to Lech
On 2 February 2022, Kownacki returned to his maiden club Lech Poznań on a straight loan until the end of the season.
Werder Bremen
On 22 May 2023, Bundesliga club Werder Bremen announced the signing of Kownacki on a free transfer from Fortuna for the 2023–24 season.
International career
Kownacki represented Poland at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, winning 46 caps and scoring 31 goals. He received his first call-up to the senior Poland squad for matches against Georgia and Greece in June 2015.
He was named in Poland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was considered back-up to Robert Lewandowski.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2013–14 | III liga | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | III liga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | III liga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | |||||
| Lech Poznań | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | ||
| Total | 94 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 27 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2017–18 | Serie A | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 40 | 10 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | – | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 16 | |||
| Total | 96 | 25 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 102 | 28 | ||||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 257 | 61 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 294 | 75 | ||
International
- As of 1 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
- As of match played on 12 June 2018
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kownacki goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June 2018 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Lithuania | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Lech Poznań
References
External links
- Dawid Kownacki at Soccerway
- Dawid Kownacki at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
