Jakub Kaszuba

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Jakub Kaszuba
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Gdynia, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Bałtyk Gdynia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Bałtyk Gdynia 47 (28)
2007–2010 Cracovia 22 (2)
2010–2011 Bałtyk Gdynia 21 (2)
2011–2012 Kaszubia Kościerzyna 20 (3)
2013 Gryf Wejherowo 13 (2)
2018 AP Sopot 2 (3)
Total125(40)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jakub Kaszuba (born 28 January 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Early life

Born in 1988, Kaszuba grew up idolizing Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimović. [1] As a youth player, Kaszuba joined the youth academy of Bałtyk Gdynia. [2] He was nicknamed "Kasza" and was regarded as one of the brightest youth prospects in Poland. [3]

Career

Kaszuba started his career with Bałtyk Gdynia. [4] In total, he scored 28 league goals for them during his first stint there. [5] After that, he signed for Cracovia. [6] He played for the first team while simultaneously playing for their youth team. [7] [8] Kaszubed finished as top scorer of the 2009–10 Młoda Ekstraklasa with 13 goals. [9] He also featured in friendlies for the first team. [10]

He scored his first league goal for Cracovia during a 1–1 draw with Polonia Warsaw on 17 October 2008, dedicating the goal to his parents. [11]

In early 2009, he suffered an injury that kept him sidelined for several months. [12] He returned to play in May 2009 after receiving treatment. [13] He scored his second Ekstraklasa goal for Cracovia in a 2–6 draw to Lechia Gdańsk on 7 August 2009, the only goal he scored for the first team during the 2009–10 season. [14]

In total, he made 22 league appearances for the club and scored two goals. [15]

In the summer 2010, he returned to Bałtyk Gdynia. [16] He made 21 league appearances and scored two goals during his second stint there. [17] After that, he signed for Kaszubia Kościerzyna. [3] He scored three goals in 20 III liga appearances for Kaszubia. [17] In 2013, Kaszuba moved to Gryf Wejherowo. [18] [19] He made 13 II liga appearances and scored 2 goals there. [17] After that, he stopped playing professional football for a year. [20]

Style of play

Kaszuba was known for his height and physicality as a striker. [1]

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mieli być piłkarzami, zostali kopaczami - część II". gol24.pl.
  3. 1 2 "Gdzie są dziś młodzi królowie?". igol.pl.
  4. ↑ "Ile wart jest Kaszuba?". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
  5. ↑ "20-latek lekarstwem Cracovii?". sport.interia.pl.
  6. ↑ "Jakub Kaszuba: Marzę o kolejnych golach!". gazetakrakowska.pl.
  7. ↑ "Czy Płatek znów da szansę Kaszubie?". dziennikpolski24.pl.
  8. ↑ "Jakub Kaszuba: Nie narzekam z tego powodu".
  9. ↑ "Jakub Kaszuba: To zawsze fajna sprawa!".
  10. ↑ "Wreszcie napastnicy Cracovii trafiają". sport.pl.
  11. ↑ "Jakub Kaszuba: - Gol dla rodziców". terazpasy.pl.
  12. ↑ "Jakub Kaszuba: To niesamowite uczucie".
  13. ↑ Jakub Kaszuba wrócił do ekstraklasy po sześciu miesiącach (Dziennik Polski)
  14. ↑ "Kaszuba: Niewyobrażalny wstyd". sport.interia.pl.
  15. ↑ "Król strzelców Młodej Ekstraklasy w II lidze". igol.pl.
  16. ↑ Napastnik Pasów przeniósł się do drugoligowca onet.pl
  17. 1 2 3 Player stats at 90minut.pl
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  19. ↑ "Jakub Kaszuba i Mateusz Dąbrowski w Gryfie Orlex". nadmorski24.pl.
  20. ↑ "Co z tą młodzieżą, czyli od Młodej Ekstraklasy do Centralnej Ligi Juniorów". gol24.pl.
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