Kamil Grabara

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Kamil Grabara
Personal information
Full name Kamil Mieczysław Grabara[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Ruda Śląska, Poland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 1
Youth career
Wawel Wirek
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 17 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Poland U16 5 (0)
2015–2016 Poland U17 9 (0)
2016 Poland U18 3 (0)
2017–2020 Poland U21 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2021

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

Club 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]

On 3 July 2021, Grabara joined Copenhagen on permanent basis.[12] He signed a five-year deal with the club.[13]

International career[]

Grabara is a Polish U21 international having made his debut against Denmark on 14 November 2017.[14]

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.[15]

Personal life[]

Grabara is from Ruda Śląska, in Southern Poland. He was the second Polish goalkeeper for the Reds, after the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final hero Jerzy Dudek.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of 21 December 2021[17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2018–19 Premier League 0 0 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 0 0 — — 28 0
AGF (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 29 0 6 0 — — — 35 0
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 17 0 0 0 — 11[a] 0 — 28 0
Career total 90 0 6 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 107 0
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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. ^ UEFA.com. "Poland - U21 EURO". UEFA.com.
  15. ^ Lusby, Jack (15 July 2018). "Who is young Liverpool goalkeeper Kamil Grabara?". This is Anfield. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. ^ Smith, Alex (28 July 2018). "Everything you need to know about Liverpool youngster Kamil Grabara". mirror.
  17. ^ Kamil Grabara at Soccerway

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