Martin Kobylański
Martin Kobylański (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmartiŋ kɔbɨˈlaj̃skʲi], German: [ˈmaʁtiːn kobiˈlanskiː]; born 8 March 1994) is a German-born Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eintracht Braunschweig.[1]
Kobylański with Werder Bremen in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2000 | Hannover 96 | ||
2000–2011 | Energie Cottbus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Energie Cottbus II | 13 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Energie Cottbus | 3 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Werder Bremen II | 55 | (22) |
2013–2015 | Werder Bremen | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Union Berlin (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Lechia Gdańsk | 3 | (0) |
2017 | → Preußen Münster (loan) | 16 | (5) |
2017–2019 | Preußen Münster | 73 | (22) |
2019– | Eintracht Braunschweig | 33 | (18) |
National team | |||
2009 | Poland U15 | 5 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Poland U16 | 9 | (0) |
2010 | Germany U16 | 2 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Poland U17 | 7 | (2) |
2011 | Germany U18 | 3 | (1) |
2012 | Poland U18 | 3 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Poland U19 | 13 | (7) |
2014–2015 | Poland U20 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:37, 26 July 2020 (UTC) |
Early years
Kobylański was born in Berlin as the son of former Polish international Andrzej Kobylański. At the time of his birth, his father was playing for 2. Bundesliga side Tennis Borussia Berlin. The majority of his youth however, he spent in nearby Cottbus where his father also had a three-year spell with local FC Energie.
Career
Professional debut in Cottbus
At the age of only 17, he made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 6 November 2011 as a 15th-minute substitute for Dimitar Rangelov in a 2–0 home loss to SC Paderborn.[2] At that time several Bundesliga clubs, including Bayern Munich, showed interest in his services.[3]
Werder Bremen
Kobylański signed for Werder Bremen II in summer 2012, and was a regular for the team throughout the following 2012–13 season. He made his debut for the first team in a friendly versus FC St. Pauli on 5 September 2013 and scored Werder's only goal in a shock 4–1 defeat. He had his debut in the Bundesliga for Werder Bremen on 21 September 2013 in a game against Hamburger SV in which he started.[4]
Union Berlin (loan)
In August 2014, Kobylański moved to his native city and signed for Union Berlin on a one-year loan. Werder Bremen also granted Union a purchase clause.[5]
Preußen Münster
Kobylanski spent the second half of the 2016–17 season at 3. Liga club Preußen Münster, on loan from Lechia Gdańsk, scoring five goals in 16 appearances while being deployed in different positions. He signed permanently for the club in June 2017, agreeing to a two-year contract.[6]
Eintracht Braunschweig
On 30 May 2019, Eintracht Braunschweig confirmed, that they had signed Kobylanski for the 2019–20 season on a three-year contract.[7]
References
- "Kobylanski, Martin". kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Energie Cottbus – SC Paderborn 0:2 (0:0)". kicker (in German). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- "Holt Bayern den zweiten Petersen?" [Bayern to sign the second Petersen?]. Bild (in German). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- "Debiut Martina Kobylańskiego w SV Werder Bremen 1899" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- "Kobylanski wechselt auf Leihbasis zu Union Berlin" [Kobylanski transfers on loan to Union Berlin] (in German). Werder Bremen. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ""Heiß auf Münster": Kobylanski bleibt bei den Preußen". kicker Online (in German). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- Vollmer, Frank (27 May 2019). "Vertrag bis 2022: Begehrter Martin Kobylański wird ein Löwe!". regionalheute.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2020.