Kacper Urbański

Kacper Urbański
Personal information
Date of birth	7 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Gdańsk, Poland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bologna
Number	82
Youth career
2013–2016	AP Lechia Gdańsk
2016–2019	Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Lechia Gdańsk II
2019–2021	Lechia Gdańsk
2021	→ Bologna (loan)
2021–	Bologna
International career‡
2019	Poland U16
2022	Poland U18
2021–2023	Poland U19
2023–	Poland U20
2024–	Poland U21
2024–	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Kacper Urbański (born 7 September 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Poland national team.

Club career

Lechia Gdańsk

Born in Gdańsk, Urbański started playing football for a local footballing academy, AP Lechia Gdańsk. He joined the Lechia Gdańsk academy in 2016, playing at various youth levels with the club. He played for the Lechia Gdańsk II team for the first time on 14 November 2019 playing in the 8–0 win over Jantar Ustka.^[1] Urbański made his first senior appearance for Lechia Gdańsk the following month coming on as a substitute against Raków Częstochowa,^[2] becoming the second youngest player to have ever played in the Ekstraklasa.^[3] After the winter break, Urbański made his first start for the club against Piast Gliwice in the 1–0 win, becoming the youngest ever player to have started a match in the Ekstraklasa.^[4]

Bologna

On 1 February 2021, Urbański joined Serie A side Bologna.^[5] On 13 May 2021, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league defeat against Genoa:^[6]^[7] in the occasion, he became the youngest Polish player in Serie A history.^[7]

In July 2023, Urbański confirmed that he didn't renew his contract with the club, which had expired at the end of the previous month.^[8] A few weeks later, on 27 July, Bologna announced Urbański had signed a new deal valid until the end of June 2025, with an option for another year.^[9]

On 22 September 2024, he scored his first goal for Bologna in a 2–1 victory against AC Monza.^[10]

International career

In June 2023, Urbański was included in the Polish under-19 squad that took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta.^[11]

On 7 June 2024, Urbański debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly win against Ukraine at the Stadion Narodowy.^[12] He came on as a substitute to the injured Arkadiusz Milik in the fifth minute and provided an assist on a goal by Piotr Zieliński, before coming off as a substitute himself in the 61st minute, as Poland won the game 3–1.^[12] Later that day, Urbański was selected in the final 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lechia Gdańsk II	2019–20	IV liga Pomerania	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	2020–21	IV liga Pomerania	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Lechia Gdańsk	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Bologna (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Bologna	2021–22	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2022–23	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2023–24	Serie A	22	0	3	0	—		—		25	0
	2024–25	Serie A	4	1	0	0	2^[b]	0	—		6	1
	Total		27	1	3	0	2	0	—		33	1
Career total			38	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	44	2