Kacper Chodyna

Kacper Chodyna

Personal information
Full name	Kacper Chodyna
Date of birth	(1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	11
Youth career
2007–2009	Ina Ińsko
2009–2012	Światowid Łobez
2012–2016	Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Lech Poznań II	13	(1)
2017–2020	Zagłębie Lubin II	41	(4)
2018	→ Bytovia Bytów (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2024	Zagłębie Lubin	123	(20)
2024–	Legia Warsaw	14	(2)
International career
2014–2015	Poland U16	8	(2)
2015–2016	Poland U17	7	(0)
2016	Poland U18	3	(0)
2017	Poland U19	5	(0)
2018	Poland U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024

Kacper Chodyna (born 24 May 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.[1]

Early career

At the age of 10, Chodyna was invited to train with AC Milan youth groups.[2] In 2012, he moved to Lech Poznań.[3]

Club career

Lech Poznań II

On 6 August 2016, Chodyna made his professional debut for Lech Poznań II in a 0–1 away win against Pogoń Szczecin II.[4]

Zagłębie Lubin

On 10 March 2017, he moved to Zagłębie Lubin II with his teammate Serafin Szota.[5]

Loan to Bytovia Bytów

On 28 August 2018, his loan to Bytovia Bytów was announced.[6][7] He made his debut there in a 1–1 home draw with Wigry Suwałki.[8] Throughout the loan, which lasted until 14 December,[9] he appeared in five matches and did not score any goals.[8]

Return to Zagłębie Lubin

On 9 February 2020, he made his Ekstraklasa debut in a 2–0 away loss against Piast Gliwice.[10] In the 2023–24 season, Chodyna recorded seven goals and ten assists in 31 league appearances, and was Zagłębie's second-best goalscorer during that campaign.[11]

Legia Warsaw

On 12 June 2024, Legia Warsaw announced the signing of Chodyna on a four-year deal,[12] for a reported fee of €860,000.[13] He made his debut there on 25 July, in the second round of UEFA Conference League eliminations, which was a 6–0 home victory over Caernarfon Town F.C.[14][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Polish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lech Poznań II	2016–17	III liga, gr. II	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
Zagłębie Lubin II	2016–17[17][18]	IV liga	3	2	—		—		—		3	2
	2017–18	III liga, gr. III	19	1	1	0	—		—		20	1
	2018–19	III liga, gr. III	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	2019–20	III liga, gr. III	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	Total		41	4	2	0	—		—		43	4
Bytovia Bytów (loan)	2018–19	I liga	3	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
Zagłębie Lubin	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	24	2	2	0	—		—		26	2
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	32	4	3	0	—		—		35	4
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	33	7	1	0	—		—		34	7
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	33	7	1	0	—		—		34	7
	Total		123	20	7	0	—		—		130	20
Legia Warsaw	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	14	2	2	0	9[a]	1	—		25	3
Career total			194	27	13	0	9	1	0	0	216	28

1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Zagłębie Lubin II

• IV liga Lower Silesia West: 2016–17[19]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: November 2020[20]

References

1. "Kacper Chodyna zawodnikiem Legii". Legia Warszawa - Strona oficjalna (in Polish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. "Chłopak z San Siro" (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
3. "Kacper Chodyna". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
4. "Rezerwy wygrywają na inaugurację ligi" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
5. "Chodyna i Szota odchodzą do Zagłębia" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
6. "Kacper Chodyna wypożyczony do MKS Bytovii Bytów". www.zaglebie.com (in Polish). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
7. "Kacper Chodyna w Bytovii". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
8. "Kacper Chodyna". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
9. "Kacper Chodyna wraca do KGHM Zagłębia". www.zaglebie.com (in Polish). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
10. "Piast Gliwice 2-0 Zagłębie Lubin". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
11. Pasternak, Dominik (7 June 2024). "Kacper Chodyna odchodzi z Zagłębia Lubin. Dołączy do Legii Warszawa". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
12. "Kacper Chodyna zawodnikiem Legii" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
13. Basiak, Dawid (6 June 2024). "OFICJALNIE: Kacper Chodyna odchodzi z Zagłębia Lubin". transfery.info (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
14. Szymański, Rafał (25 July 2024). "Przemówił po debiucie w Legii. "Oby tak było za każdym razem"". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
15. "Legia Warszawa 6-0 Caernarfon Town FC". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
16. Kacper Chodyna at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
17. "Zawodnik: Kacper Chodyna". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
18. "Sezon 2016/17". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
19. "Saltex IV liga 2016/2017, grupa: dolnośląska (zachód)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
20. "Młodzieżowiec Listopada PKO Banku Polskiego 2020: Kacper Chodyna" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

External links

• Kacper Chodyna at Soccerway