Kamil Jóźwiak

Kamil Jóźwiak (born 22 April 1998) is a Polish footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Derby County.

Kamil Jóźwiak
Jóźwiak in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998
Place of birth Międzyrzecz, Poland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2007 Junior Zbąszynek
2007–2011 UKP Zielona Góra
2011–2015 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Lech Poznań 104 (15)
2017 → GKS Katowice (loan) 12 (2)
2020– Derby County 22 (1)
National team‡
2013 Poland U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Poland U17 13 (1)
2015 Poland U18 2 (0)
2015–2017 Poland U19 19 (1)
2017 Poland U20 1 (0)
2018– Poland U21 14 (1)
2019– Poland 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:47, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2020

Club career

Jóźwiak debuted for Lech Poznań on 28 February 2016 in 0–2 loss against Jagiellonia Białystok.[1] He was loaned to GKS Katowice in 2017

Jozwiak is a product of Lech Poznan’s youth system and he made his professional debut for the club in February 2016 at the age of 17. His first season on the first-team stage, the 2015/16 season, saw him claim silverware as Lech Poznan won the Polish SuperCup. Jozwiak came off the bench for the final 15 minutes of their 4-1 victory over Legia Warsaw, before enjoying a loan spell at GKS Katowice during the following season to gain first-team experience. He returned to his parent club and went on to record more than 100 appearances across all competitions and established himself as a key player during the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons. Lech Poznan finished second in the Polish top-flight in 2019/20, three points behind champions Legia Warsaw, and as a result qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round. Jozwiak playing a key role in his best season to date which resulted in his making his first-ever senior international appearance for Poland in November 2019. Across all competitions he made 39 appearances, chipping in with nine goals – the club’s second highest goalscorer in the campaign - and a further seven assists.

Jóźwiak signed for Derby County on 16 September 2020.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win against Swansea City on 16 December 2020.[3]

International career

Jóźwiak made his debut for Poland national football team on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia. He substituted Sebastian Szymański in the 86th minute.[4] On the international stage, Jozwiak arrived at Derby with three senior caps to his name for Poland and will be pushing to make their squad for the upcoming re-arranged UEFA European Championships in the summer of 2021. Prior to making his international bow, he was capped by his country at every level from Under-16s right through to the Under-21s.

Personal life

He has two brothers, Bartosz Jóźwiak and Maciej Jóźwiak, who both play for Syrena Zbąszynek in the Polish fifth tier.

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 December 2020[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other1 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lech Poznań 2015–16[6] Ekstraklasa 10130––131
2016–17[7] 6030–10100
2017–18[8] 2031011–224
2018–19[9] 3132020–353
2019–20[10] 35841––399
2020–21[11] 201010–40
Total 10415141411012317
GKS Katowice 2016–17[7] I liga 122–––122
Derby County 2020–21[12] EFL Championship 221–––221
Career total 13118141411015020

1 Including Polish SuperCup.

International
International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2020Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Netherlands
1–0
1–2
2020–21 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Lech Poznań[5]

References
  1. "Publiczność go mobilizowała". Lech Poznań. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. "View Kamil Jozwiak - Derby County". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "Derby 2-0 Swansea". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Poland v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 19 November 2019.
  5. "Kamil Jóźwiak". 90minut. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. "Sezon 2015/16". 90minut. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. "Sezon 2016/17". 90minut. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  8. "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. "Sezon 2018/19". 90minut. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. "Sezon 2019/20". 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  11. "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. "Games played by Kamil Jóźwiak in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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