Jan Bednarek (footballer)
Jan Kacper Bednarek ([ˈjan bɛˈdnarɛk] (
Bednarek lining up for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Kacper Bednarek[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 April 1996||
Place of birth | Słupca, Poland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Lech Poznań | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Lech Poznań | 31 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Górnik Łęczna (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2017– | Southampton | 57 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Poland U-16 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Poland U-17 | 8 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Poland U-18 | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Poland U-19 | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Poland U-20 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Poland U-21 | 8 | (0) |
2017– | Poland | 21 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 19 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Lech Poznań
In 2013, Bednarek made his Ekstraklasa debut, at the age of 17 years old, for Lech Poznań against Piast Gliwice, in an eventual 2–0 win for the home side. The Polish under-21 international became an integral member of the squad, featuring 31 times and scoring once as Poznań narrowly missed out on the Polish Cup to Arka Gdynia 2–1 after extra-time.
Górnik Łęczna (loan)
He was loaned to Górnik Łęczna for the 2015–16 season, where he managed a total of 17 league appearances before returning to his parent club.
International career
On 4 September 2017, Bednarek made his international debut for Poland in a 3–0 victory over Kazakhstan.[7]
In May 2018, he was named in Poland’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8]
On 28 June 2018, he scored his first goal for Poland, the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Japan at the World Cup.[9]
Personal life
His brother Filip is also a footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for the Frisian-Dutch football club SC Heerenveen.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 January 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lech Poznań | 2013–14[11] | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2014–15[12] | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2016–17[13] | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
Górnik Łęczna | 2015–16[14] | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Southampton | 2017–18[15] | Premier League | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
2018–19[16] | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2019–20[17] | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
Total | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 101 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 3 |
International
- As of match played 19 November 2019[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Poland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 11 | 1 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 |
International goals
- As of match played 19 November 2019. Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bednarek's goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Reference |
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1 | 28 June 2018 | Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia | 2018 FIFA World Cup | [9] |
References
- "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
- "Jan Bednarek: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Saints sign Bednarek". Southampton F.C. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Jan Bednarek: Southampton sign Polish defender from Lech Poznan". BBC Sport. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- Leitch, Adam (1 July 2017). "Southampton sign Jan Bednarek from Lech Poznan for around £5m". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- Sutcliffe, Steve (14 April 2018). "Southampton 2–3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- "Bednarek makes senior Poland bow". Southampton F.C. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Hafez, Shamoon (28 June 2018). "Japan 0 Poland 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "Jan Bednarek". www.90minut.pl.
- "Sezon 2013/14". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "Sezon 2014/15". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "Sezon 2016/17". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "Sezon 2015/16". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "Bednarek, Jan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Bednarek. |
- Profile on Southampton FC website
- Jan Bednarek at Soccerway
- Jan Bednarek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Jan Bednarek at Soccerbase