Jakub Kowalski

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Jakub Kowalski
Personal information
Full name Jakub Kowalski
Date of birth (1987-10-09) 9 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Żyrardów, Poland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Stal Stalowa Wola (sporting director)
Youth career
–2005 Żyrardowianka Żyrardów
2005–2006 UKS SMS Łódź
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Unia Skierniewice
2007–2008 Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski
2008–2009 UKS SMS Łódź 10 (1)
2009–2010 Wigry Suwałki 35 (2)
2010–2011 OKS 1945 Olsztyn 31 (4)
2010–2011 Arka Gdynia 29 (1)
2012–2013 Widzew Łódź 5 (0)
2013 Okocimski KS Brzesko 13 (0)
2013–2015 Ruch Chorzów 41 (4)
2015–2016 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 32 (1)
2016–2018 GKS Tychy 30 (1)
2018–2019 Ruch Chorzów 36 (2)
2019 Górnik Łęczna 10 (0)
2019–2021 Garbarnia Kraków 61 (12)
2021–2022 Podhale Nowy Targ 32 (0)
2022–2024 Stal Stalowa Wola 72 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jakub Kowalski (born 9 October 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. [2] He is currently the sporting director of I liga club Stal Stalowa Wola. [3]

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Club career

A graduate of Żyrardowianka Żyrardów. He began his senior career at Unia Skierniewice, subsequently playing for Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski, UKS SMS Łódź, Wigry Suwałki, OKS 1945 Olsztyn, Arka Gdynia, Widzew Łódź, Okocimski KS Brzesko, Ruch Chorzów, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, GKS Tychy, and Górnik Łęczna. On 28 September 2012, while playing for Widzew, he made his Ekstraklasa debut in a 1-3 away defeat to Polonia Warsaw; Kowalski appeared from the 37th minute. [4]

On 9 July 2019, he joined Garbarnia Kraków. His contract with the club expired at the end of June 2021. [5] On 7 July 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Podhale Nowy Targ. [6]

In July 2022, he joined Stal Stalowa Wola, [7] a club with which he won the regional Polish Cup and the III liga, group IV championship during the 2022–2023 season. [8] [9] Throughout this campaign, he made the most league appearances (31), scored the highest number of goals (13), and registered the greatest number of assists (13) for Stal. [10]

In the 2023–24 season, he participated in 29 league fixtures for Stal, scoring 2 goals—both of which came in a 5–2 victory over Chojniczanka Chojnice in the fifth match of the season—along with one appearance in the Polish Cup and two matches in the promotion playoffs to the I liga. The season concluded with a 2–0 victory in the playoff final against KKS 1925 Kalisz, securing Stal's promotion. [11] On 18 December 2024, after having played ten matches in the 2024–25 I liga, he announced his retirement, effective at the end of the year. [3] [12] [13]

Executive career

Along with Kowalski's retirement, Stal Stalowa Wola announced he would take up the role of the club's sporting director starting from 1 January 2025. [3] [12] [13]

Honours

Podhale Nowy Targ

Stal Stalowa Wola

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References

  1. ↑ "Jakub Kowalski" (in Polish). Stal Stalowa Wola . Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Roj, Aleksander (1 June 2024). "Kapitan Stali po awansie: Ekstraklasa? Spokojnie [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Górniak, Kamil (18 December 2024). "Betclic 1. liga. Jakub Kowalski kończy z graniem. Został dyrektorem sportowym Stali Stalowa Wola". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jakub Kowalski". 90minut.pl. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jakub Kowalski odchodzi z Garbarni". 90minut.pl. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jakub Kowalski zawodnikiem Podhala". 90minut.pl. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Jakub Kowalski nowym zawodnikiem Stali Stalowa Wola!". podkarpacielive.pl. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 "III liga 2022/2023, grupa: IV". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 June 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Puchar Polski 2022/2023, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN - Stalowa Wola". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Stal Stalowa Wola w liczbach w sezonie 2022/2023". stal1938.pl. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jakub Kowalski". 90minut.pl. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Jakub Kowalski kończy karierę, ale zostaje w Stali". stal1938.pl. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Jakub Kowalski dyrektorem sportowym Stali Stalowa Wola". 90minut.pl. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Puchar Polski 2021/2022, grupa: Małopolski ZPN - Podhale". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Zawodnik: Jakub Kowalski". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Zawodnik: Jakub Kowalski". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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