Bartosz Kapustka

Bartosz Kapustka
Personal information
Full name Bartosz Kapustka
Date of birth (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27)
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
0000–2010 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)
2017–2018SC Freiburg II (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018SC Freiburg (loan) 7 (1)
2018–2019OH Leuven (loan) 20 (3)
2020– Legia Warsaw 63 (5)
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, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Bartosz Kapustka (born 23 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Club career

KS Cracovia

In October 2012, he started his career after being promoted to KS Cracovia first team squad.

Leicester City

Kapustka was signed by Premier League club Leicester City for a reported £7.5m in August 2016, signing a five-year contract. He cited manager Claudio Ranieri as his motivation for joining the club. Ranieri admitted he was unsure when Kapustka "will be ready to play in the Premier League". 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.

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. He made his full debut in a 3–1 FA Cup fourth-round replay win over Derby County on 8 February 2017, playing in a central attacking role behind striker Ahmed Musa. Kapustka made 47 touches and two interceptions before he was replaced by Riyad Mahrez in the 81st minute.

SC Freiburg (loan)

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.

OH Leuven (loan)

On 31 August 2018, Kapustka joined Belgian First Division B club Oud-Heverlee Leuven on loan for 2018–19 season.

Legia Warsaw

On 13 August 2020, Kapustka joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a two-year contract.

International career

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. 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. 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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 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
  1. ^ Appearance in the International Champions Cup

International

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kapustka goal.
List of international goals scored by Bartosz Kapustka
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Individual


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