Dawid Kownacki
Dawid Igor Kownacki ( ; born 14 March 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, on loan from 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf, and the Polish national team. Besides Poland, he has played in Italy and Germany.
Contents
- 1 Early career
- 2 Club career
- 2.1 Sampdoria
- 2.2 Fortuna Düsseldorf
- 2.2.1 Loan to Lech
- 3 International career
- 4 Career statistics
- 4.1 Club
- 4.2 International
- 4.3 International goals
- 5 Honours
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Early career
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 *le the following season – "At 16, people were calling me 'the new Lewandowski', and that was tough to handle, but I changed my at*ude, 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 *isted 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.
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.
In May 2018, he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad and subsequently final 23-man for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 21 May 2022.1 Including Polish Super Cup.
International
As of 1 June 2021International goals
As of match played on 12 June 2018. Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.Honours
Lech Poznań
- Ekstraklasa: 2014–15, 2021–22
- Polish Super Cup: 2015, 2016
References
External links
- Dawid Kownacki at Soccerway
- Dawid Kownacki at 90minut.pl (in Polish)