Kamil Grabara
Personal information
Full name Kamil Mieczysław Grabara[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Ruda Śląska, Poland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 1
Youth career
2006-2011 Wawel Wirek
2011-2012 Stadion Śląski Chorzów
2012–2015 Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ruch Chorzów II 2 (0)
2016–2021 Liverpool 0 (0)
2019 → AGF (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 28 (0)
2020–2021 → AGF (loan) 29 (0)
2021– Copenhagen 71 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Poland U16 5 (0)
2015–2016 Poland U17 9 (0)
2016 Poland U18 3 (0)
2017–2020 Poland U21 19 (0)
2022– Poland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023

Kamil Mieczysław Grabara (born 8 January 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Poland national team.

Club career

Early career

Grabara joined Liverpool ahead of the 2016–17 season from Ruch Chorzów for £250,000,[3][4][5] and was promoted to the first-team squad for the 2018–19 season.[6] He trained regularly with the first-team squad at Melwood and made his maiden senior outing in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers in July 2018.[7] On 26 September 2018, Grabara was named on the substitutes' bench for the first time in Liverpool's 2–1 EFL Cup defeat to Chelsea at Anfield.[8] On 6 January 2019, Grabara joined AGF on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 15 July 2019, Grabara joined Championship side Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[10]

At the end of September 2020, Grabara returned to Danish club AGF on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11]

Copenhagen

On 3 July 2021, Grabara joined Copenhagen on a permanent basis, signing a five-year deal with the Danish side.[12][13] Following his performances for the club both in the Danish Superliga and the UEFA Champions League, in December 2022 Grabara received the "Goalkeeper of the Year" award by local sports magazine Tipsbladet.[14]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 6 September 2023, Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Grabara on a long-term contract, starting from 1 July 2024, to replace the outgoing Koen Casteels.[15] The fee was reported to be approximately €13.5 million, with Wolfsburg holding an option to have Grabara join them in January 2024.[16][17]

International career

Grabara was a first-choice goalkeeper for Poland U21 throughout most of his tenure with the squad, having made his debut against Denmark on 14 November 2017.[18]

He was called-up in the senior Poland for a friendly match with Scotland on 24 March 2022 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff against Sweden on 29 March 2022.[19]

On 1 June 2022, Grabara made his debut for the senior team as a starter in a 2–1 home 2022–23 UEFA Nations League win against Wales.

On 20 October 2022, Grabara was selected by manager Czesław Michniewicz as part of the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, who replaced Bartłomiej Drągowski who got injured just before the tournament. Grabara did not make a single appearance during the tournament as Poland were eliminated in the Round of 16 by France.[20]

Style of play

Grabara is described as an allround goalkeeper, able to dominate the penalty area, pull off reflex saves, play out from the back and, as he develops, operate as a sweeper.[21]

Personal life

Grabara is from Ruda Śląska, in Southern Poland. He was the second Polish goalkeeper for Liverpool, after the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final hero Jerzy Dudek.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 December 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AGF (loan) 2018–19 Danish Superliga 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2019–20 Championship 28 0 0 0 — 28 0
AGF (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 29 0 5 0 — 35 0
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 32 0 0 0 12[a] 0 44 0
2022–23 Danish Superliga 23 0 5 0 4[b] 0 32 0
2023–24 Danish Superliga 16 0 4 0 12[b] 0 32 0
Total 71 0 9 0 28 0 108 0
Career total 144 0 14 0 28 0 186 0
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 12 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland
2022 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Copenhagen

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2017 and 31/12/2017". The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Kamil Grabara: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ^ Hunter, Andy (6 January 2016). "Liverpool sign teenage Polish keeper Kamil Grabara from Ruch Chorzow". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ Smith, Alex (28 July 2018). "Who is Kamil Grabara? Liverpool goalkeeper starts pre-season clash against Manchester United". Mirror. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. ^ Walsh, Kristian (27 July 2018). "Liverpool turn to teenage goalkeepers against Man Utd". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. ^ Pearce, James (28 July 2018). "Meet Kamil Grabara - Liverpool's 'fearless' teenage goalkeeper liked by Steven Gerrard and Manchester United". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (27 September 2018). "Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Kamil Grabara joins AGF Aarhus on loan". Liverpool F.C. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Liverpool: Kamil Grabara signs new deal then joins Huddersfield on loan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. ^ KAMIL GRABARA VENDER TILBAGE TIL AGF, agf.dk, 28 September 2020
  12. ^ "Kamil Grabara completes permanent move to FC Copenhagen". Liverpool FC. 3 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Kamil Grabara ny FCK-keeper". F.C. København (in Danish). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Kamil Grabara vinder Det Gyldne Bur". Tipsbladet.dk. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  15. ^ Gjerulff, Rune (3 September 2023). "Report: Grabara to replace Casteels at Wolfsburg". Bulinews. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Wiadomo, ile kosztował Kamil Grabara. Bardzo duże pieniądze za reprezentanta Polski". meczyki.pl (in Polish). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  17. ^ Fallah, Af Mads Glenn Wehlast • Daniel Nøjsen (3 September 2023). "Bombe: Grabara skriver under - skifter næste sommer". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  18. ^ UEFA.com. "Poland - U21 EURO". UEFA.com.
  19. ^ "Poland - Sweden - what time does the match start? 2022 World Cup Play-Off Final in Qatar (https://tvn24.pl)". eurosport.tvn24.pl. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Znamy szeroką kadrę reprezentacji Polski na mundial w Katarze! - Reprezentacja A". PZPN - Łączy nas piłka (in Polish). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  21. ^ Lusby, Jack (15 July 2018). "Who is young Liverpool goalkeeper Kamil Grabara?". This is Anfield. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  22. ^ Smith, Alex (28 July 2018). "Everything you need to know about Liverpool youngster Kamil Grabara". mirror.
  23. ^ Kamil Grabara at Soccerway
  24. ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  25. ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links

F.C. Copenhagen – current squad
Poland squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
Danish Football Goalkeeper of the Year
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