Jakub Moder

Jakub Piotr Moder (born 7 April 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]

Jakub Moder
Personal information
Full name Jakub Piotr Moder[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999
Place of birth Szczecinek, Poland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 15
Youth career
Fortuna Wieleń
Warta Poznań
Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Lech Poznań II 61 (7)
2017–2020 Lech Poznań 32 (7)
2018–2019 → Odra Opole (loan) 31 (4)
2020– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2020 → Lech Poznań (loan) 9 (2)
National team‡
2015–2016 Poland U-17 11 (0)
2016–2017 Poland U-18 7 (0)
2017–2018 Poland U-19 10 (1)
2018–2019 Poland U-20 8 (2)
2020– Poland 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Moder was born in Szczecniek. He began his steps towards becoming a footballer at Fortuna Wieleń, and in 2011, he joined Warta Poznań as an academy player.[3]

Lech Poznań

In 2014, Moder joined Lech Poznań's academy, and was promoted to the reserve team in 2016. On 2 April 2018, he made his first team debut for Lech Poznań in a 1-3 win away against Wisła Kraków, coming on as a substitute.

Odra Opole (loan)

On 18 June 2018, Moder was loaned to I liga side Odra Opole.[4]

2019-20 season

After returning from his loan spell at Odra Opole, Moder extended his contract with Lech Poznań until 2023,[5] and quickly became a regular starter under Dariusz Żuraw. He got his first assist for Lech Poznań in a 1-3 away win against Górnik Zabrze, and in February 2020, he scored his first goal for 'Kolejorz' in a 3-0 home win against Raków Częstochowa. On 20 June 2020, Moder scored a magnificent free-kick outside the box to help Lech defeat Piast Gliwice in a 0-2 away win.[6] He was voted as the Best Youth Player of the month in Ekstraklasa for June 2020.[7] Moder was an important player for Lech Poznań in the 2019-20 season, helping 'Kolejorz' finish the season in second place.

2020-21 season

Moder was a key in Lech Poznań's qualification for the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, providing an assist in a 3-0 home win against Valmiera.[8] On 20 September 2020, Moder scored the winning goal in a 1-0 home win against local rivals Warta Poznań.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 6 October 2020 he signed for English club Brighton & Hove Albion for a transfer fee of £6 million.

Lech Poznań (loan)

Moder was immediately loaned back to former club Lech Poznań, initially until the end of the season (this depended on Lech Poznań's progress in the UEFA Europa League).[9] Despite Lech Poznań's poor start to the 2020-21 Ekstraklasa season, Moder helped the team by scoring 4 goals and providing 2 assists.[10] On 22 October 2020 he made his UEFA Europa League debut, in the 2020–21 group stage home game against Benfica, where Lech was defeated 2–4.[11]

On 18 December, following Lech Poznań's exit from the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, it was announced that Moder would be recalled from his loan spell on 31 December 2020.[12] Moder made his final appearance for Lech Poznań on 19 December 2020, in a 0-1 home defeat to Wisła Kraków.

International career

On 4 September 2020, Moder made his first appearance for Poland in a 0-1 defeat to the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League, coming on as a substitute for Piotr Zielinski. In the absence of Robert Lewandowski, he was given the number 9 shirt on his debut. On 7 October 2020, he made his first full appearance in a 5-1 win against Finland in a friendly match. On 11 November 2020, he scored his first goal for the national team just seconds after coming on as a substitute for Arkadiusz Milik, as Poland defeated Ukraine 2–0 in a friendly match.[13]

International goals
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
 11 November 2020 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland
4
  Ukraine
2–0
2–0
 Friendly

Career statistics
As of 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lech Poznań II 2016–17[14] III liga 285–––285
2017–18[15] 252–––252
2019–20[16] II liga 80–––80
Total617–––617
Lech Poznań 2017–18[15] Ekstraklasa 1000––10
2019–20[16] 26540––305
2020–21[17] 1441010[lower-alpha 1]0–254
Total41950100–569
Odra Opole (loan) 2018–19[18] I liga 31440––354
Career total 1332090100–15220

Notes
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "Rezerwy - Jakub Moder". www.lechpoznan.pl.
  3. Interview with Jakub Moder laczynaspilka.pl
  4. "Moder wypożyczony do Odry Opole" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. "Talent zostaje w Lechu. Moder przedłużył kontrakt". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. Media, Wirtualna Polska (21 June 2020). "PKO Ekstraklasa. Ależ to umieścił! Kapitalny gol Jakuba Modera w meczu Piast - Lech (wideo) - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. Meczyki.pl. "Jakub Moder najlepszym młodzieżowcem miesiąca. Druga z rzędu nagroda dla Lecha Poznań". Meczyki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. "Lech Poznan - Valmiera FC, Aug 27, 2020 - Europa League Qualifying - Match sheet" Check |url= value (help). _. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. "Brighton sign Polish duo Jakub Moder and Michal Karbownik". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  10. "Jakub Moder - Detailed stats" Check |url= value (help). _. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. "Darwin e mais 10!". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  12. "Moder recalled from Lech Poznan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  13. Jakub Moder scores first goal for Poland in win, theargus.co.uk
  14. "Sezon 2016/17" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. "Sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  16. "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  17. "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  18. "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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