| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Tczew, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Parma | ||
| Number | 62 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Orły Tczew | ||
| 2017–2020 | Gryf Tczew | ||
| 2020–2022 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| 2023–2024 | Parma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Parma | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Poland U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Poland U19 | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024 | |||
Mateusz Kowalski (born 21 July 2005) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Parma.
Kowalski started his career with Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok. On 16 July 2022, he made his senior debut as an injury-time substitute in a 2–0 league win over Piast Gliwice, and scored his first goal for the club less than a minute after entering the pitch. [2] [3]
On 31 January 2023, Kowalski was transferred to Italian Serie B club Parma for a reported fee of €1 million. [4] His first competitive senior team appearance came on 11 August 2024, in a 0–1 Coppa Italia first round loss to Palermo. [5] On 31 August, Kowalski made his first league appearance and start for Parma in a 1–2 defeat against Napoli. [6] Shortly after, in September 2024, he tore his ACL while training with the Poland's under-20 team. [7]
Kowalski made his debut for the Poland U18s in a 1–0 Lafarge Foot Avenir win over against Scotland on 21 September 2022. [8]
He represented Poland at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta, [9] appearing once, in a 1–1 group stage draw against Italy. [10]
Kowalski mainly operates as a striker. He is known for his agility. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2022–23 | III liga, gr. I | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Parma | 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||