Kamil Grosicki

Kamil Paweł Grosicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkamil ɡrɔˈɕit͡skʲi] (listen); born 8 June 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion and Poland.

Kamil Grosicki
Grosicki playing for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Kamil Paweł Grosicki[1]
Date of birth (1988-06-08) 8 June 1988[2]
Place of birth Szczecin, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 13
Youth career
Pogoń Szczecin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Pogoń Szczecin 23 (2)
2007–2009 Legia Warsaw 11 (1)
2008 → Sion (loan) 8 (2)
2009 → Jagiellonia (loan) 13 (4)
2009–2011 Jagiellonia 45 (10)
2011–2014 Sivasspor 90 (14)
2014–2017 Rennes 81 (13)
2017–2020 Hull City 119 (24)
2020– West Bromwich Albion 17 (1)
National team‡
2006–2007 Poland U19
2007–2010 Poland U21 12 (2)
2008– Poland 78 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:29, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:46, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

A full international for Poland with over 70 caps since 2008, he represented the country at UEFA Euro 2012 and Euro 2016, as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Grosicki began his career at Pogoń Szczecin. In 2007, he joined Legia Warsaw, although after a few months, he requested a loan move due to personal problems. On 13 February 2008, it was announced that he would go on loan to Swiss side Sion until 31 December 2008.[4] He played in eight matches and scored two goals during the second half of the 2007–08 Ekstraklasa. At the start of the following season, he was dropped to the under-21 team by the club's new manager. He left the club a few months later.

Jagiellonia Białystok

In February 2009, Jagiellonia Białystok took Grosicki on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season, with the club also securing the right to buy him for 500,000 złoty. Grosicki signed a three-year contract with Jagiellonia which began in June 2009.[5]

Sivasspor

Grosicki's second stint abroad was with Süper Lig side Sivasspor, where he was transferred to in January 2011 for approximately €900,000 on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Rennes
Grosicki playing for Rennes in 2014

On 24 January 2014, Grosicki transferred to French side Rennes in Ligue 1.[6] He scored the first goal of their surprise 2–0 win over Lille on 27 March, which put Rennes into the semi-finals of the Coupe de France.[7] In the semi-final on 15 April, he scored again in a 3–2 win over Angers.[8] Grosicki played 52 minutes of the final before being substituted for Paul-Georges Ntep as Rennes went on to lose 2–0 to Guingamp.[9] During his time with Rennes, Grosicki made 85 appearances and scored 13 goals.[10]

Hull City

On 31 January 2017, Grosicki signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Premier League club Hull City.[11][12] He made his debut in Hull City's 2–0 victory over Liverpool on 4 February 2017.[13] Grosicki won PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month for April.[14] Grosicki scored his first goal for the club on 12 August 2017, when he netted the second goal in a 4–1 home win against Burton Albion.[15]

West Bromwich Albion

On 31 January 2020, Grosicki signed an 18-month contract with West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee.[16] The fee was believed to be in the region of £1m, with add-ons based on promotion to the Premier League.[17] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 home win against his former club, Hull City on 5 July 2020.[18]

International career
Grosicki with Poland in 2010

Grosicki appeared for the Poland under-21 side. On 2 February 2008, he made his senior debut for Poland in a friendly against Finland.[19]

Grosicki was selected in the country's squad as it co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012. His sole appearance in the tournament came on 16 June in the second group match in Wrocław, replacing Eugen Polanski for the final 34 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to the Czech Republic.[20]

On his 24th cap on 7 September 2014, Grosicki scored his first two goals for Poland in a 7–0 win away to Gibraltar at the start of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification.[21]

Representing Poland at Euro 2016, he was a key player for his national team, providing two assists in the competition for Jakub Błaszczykowski's goal against Switzerland in the round of 16 and Robert Lewandowski's goal against Portugal in the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 January 2021[22][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other1 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pogoń Szczecin 2005–06 Ekstraklasa 20———20
2006–07 21200—51263
Total23200—51283
Legia Warsaw 2007–08 Ekstraklasa 11120—10141
Sion 2007–08 Swiss Super League 82———82
Jagiellonia Białystok 2008–09 Ekstraklasa 134———134
2009–10 30471——375
2010–11 156202010206
Total58149120107015
Sivasspor 2010–11 Süper Lig 176———176
2011–12 40720——427
2012–13 282101——383
2013–14 5021——71
Total9015142——10417
Rennes 2013–14 Ligue 1 13042——172
2014–15 19010—10210
2015–16 33910—20369
2016–17 16410—10184
Total811372—409215
Hull City 2016–17 Premier League 15000—00150
2017–18 Championship 37910—00389
2018–19 38910—00399
2019–20 28621—00307
Total1192441—0012325
West Bromwich Albion 2019–20 Championship 14100——141
2020–21 Premier League 300010—40
Total 171001000181
Career total407723663011145779

1 Including Polish SuperCup, Ekstraklasa Cup, Coupe de la Ligue and EFL Cup.

International
As of match played 28 December 2020.[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 200820
200910
201030
201140
201290
201330
201452
201584
2016133
201772
201891
201991
202074
Total8017

International goals
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.[24]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 7 September 2014Estádio do Algarve, Faro, Portugal Gibraltar
1–0
7–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2.
2–0
3. 7 September 2015Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
1–0
8–1
4.
2–0
5.13 November 2015 Iceland
1–1
4–2
Friendly
6.17 November 2015Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland Czech Republic
3–1
3–1
7. 26 March 2016 Finland
1–0
5–0
8.
5–0
9.11 November 2016Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Romania
1–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.5 October 2017Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia
1–0
6–1
11.8 October 2017Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland Montenegro
2–0
4–2
12.27 March 2018Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland South Korea
2–0
3–2
Friendly
13.10 June 2019Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland Israel
3–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
14.7 September 2020Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
2–1
2–1
2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
15. 7 October 2020Stadion Energa, Gdańsk, Poland Finland
1–0
5–1
Friendly
16.
2–0
17.
3–0

Honours
Legia Warsaw
Jagiellonia Białystok

Individual
  • PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month: April 2017[14]

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "Kamil Grosicki: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. Source: Legia Warszawa official website (in Polish)
  5. Piekarski, Tomasz (18 May 2009). "Wzmocnić to co już mamy". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  6. "Rennes recrute l'attaquant polonais Kamil Grosicki [Rennes recruit the Polish striker Kamil Grosicki]". L'Avenir (in French). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  7. "Coupe de France: Rennes 2 Lille 0". Four Four Two. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. "Coupe de France: Rennes 3 Angers 2". Four Four Two. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. "L'EN AVANT GUINGAMP COMME EN 2009 ! [EN AVANT GUINGAMP JUST LIKE IN 2009 !]". FFF. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  10. "Hull sign Poland winger Kamil Grosicki from Rennes". www.espnfc.us. ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. Kelleher, Michael (1 February 2017). "Kamil Grosicki joins Hull City from Rennes". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. "Kamil Grosicki Signs For The Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. "Hull City 2–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  14. "Hull City midfielder Kamil Grosicki wins PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month".
  15. "Hull City 4–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  16. "Kamil Grosicki: West Bromwich Albion sign Hull City's Poland winger". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. Buckingham, Philip (30 January 2020). "Hull City to make late transfer move as Kamil Grosicki set to depart". Hull Daily Mail. Reach plc. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  18. "West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  19. Source: PZPN official website (in Polish)
  20. "Czech Rep. 1-0 Poland". BBC Sport. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  21. "Poland's Robert Lewandowski scores four in seven-goal rout of Gibraltar". The Guardian. Press Association. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  22. "Kamil Grosicki". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  23. "Kamil Grosicki". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  24. "Kamil Grosicki". European Football. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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