Michał_Karbownik
Michał Karbownik
Polish footballer
Michał Karbownik (born 13 March 2001) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He has made four appearances for the Poland national team at senior level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Radom, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Zorza Kowala | ||
| 2012–2015 | Młodzik 18 Radom | ||
| 2015–2018 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Legia Warsaw II | 45 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Legia Warsaw | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Olympiacos B (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hertha BSC | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Poland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Poland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Poland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Poland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | Poland | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:16, 13 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Early career
Karbownik was born in the city of Radom, located 62 miles south of Warsaw. He began his football career at Zorza Kowala at the age of 10. In 2012, he joined a local club Młodzik 18 Radom.
Legia Warsaw
In 2015, Karbownik joined Legia Warsaw. He joined the Academy, and was soon promoted to Legia's reserve team in 2016. In 2019, he began training with the first team, and on 25 August 2019, he made his debut for Legia in a 3–2 away win against ŁKS Łódź, providing an assist for Dominik Nagy.[1][2] He impressed the following game in a 3–1 win against Raków Częstochowa, where he provided an impressive assist for Jarosław Niezgoda. Karbownik quickly established himself as a key player for Legia and became a regular starter. In May 2020, Karbownik extended his contract with Legia until 2024.[3]
Karbownik was a key player in Legia's 2019–20 Ekstraklasa triumph, and soon gained recognition. In January 2020, he was named by UEFA as one of the Best Young Players to look out for in 2020.[4] In February 2020, he was named the 'Discovery of the Year' by Polish football magazine "Piłka Nożna".[5] He won the Ekstraklasa 'Best Youngster of the Season' award for the 2019–20 season,[6] and was in the 40-man shortlist for the Golden Boy award.[7]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 6 October 2020, he signed for English club Brighton & Hove Albion for a transfer fee of £3 million.[8]
Legia Warsaw (loan)
Karbownik was immediately loaned back to former club Legia Warsaw until the end of the season.[8] Under new head coach Czesław Michniewicz, Karbownik began to play in the midfield (having previously played at left-back under Aleksandar Vuković). On 2 November 2020, Legia confirmed that Karbownik tested positive for COVID-19,[9] which omitted him from Legia's upcoming games. He made a return to the team on 29 November, in a 2–2 draw against Piast Gliwice. However, on 8 December, Legia announced that Karbownik was ruled out of the squad for the rest of 2020 due to stress fractures in his tibia, and was recommended to rest to avoid aggravating the injury.[10]
Return to Brighton
On 17 January 2021, Brighton announced they had recalled Karbownik from his loan at Legia.[11]
Karbownik made his debut for Brighton on 10 February 2021, starting and playing the full match in the 1–0 away defeat against Leicester City in the FA Cup fifth round.[12]
He made his second Brighton appearance and first of the 2021–22 season in Albions' 2–0 away victory over Cardiff City in the EFL Cup second round on 24 August 2021.[13]
Olympiacos (loan)
On 28 August 2021, it was announced that Karbownik would join Greek champions Olympiacos on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[14][15] He made his debut on 12 September, starting in the 0–0 home draw against Atromitos where he was later substituted.[16]
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)
Karbownik signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf of the 2. Bundesliga on 4 August 2022, on a season-long loan.[17]
Hertha BSC
On 8 August 2023, German side Hertha BSC announced the signing of Karbownik on a three-year deal.[18]
In September 2020, Karbownik was called up for Poland's upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against the Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, however he did not make an appearance in any of the two fixtures. On 7 October 2020, a day after completing his transfer to Brighton and Hove Albion, he made a debut for the national team in a 5–1 win against Finland, providing an assist for Arkadiusz Milik.[19] In the following two games, he came on as a substitute for Kamil Jóźwiak in Poland's 0–0 draw against Italy[20] and Poland's 3–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[21]
Club
- As of 13 March 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Legia Warsaw (loan) | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Olympiacos B (loan) | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 1 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 24 March 2023[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Legia Warsaw
Olympiacos
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Defender of the Season: 2019–20[24]
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Season: 2019–20
- Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: December 2019[25]
- "ŁKS Łódź 2-3 Legia Warszawa". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Kamieniecki, Piotr (25 August 2019). "Karbownik - pierwszy debiutant urodzony w XXI wieku". legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Michał Karbownik podpisał nowy kontrakt". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 23 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "UEFA have picked the 50 young players to watch out for in 2020". GiveMeSport. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Michał Karbownik "Odkryciem Roku" w Plebiscycie "Piłki Nożnej"!". Legia Warszawa - Strona oficjalna (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Młodzieżowiec Sezonu 2019/2020 PKO Banku Polskiego: Michał Karbownik". ekstraklasa.org. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Golden Boy Award: List of top 40 nominees revealed". ProSoccerTalk | NBC Sports. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Brighton sign Polish duo Jakub Moder and Michal Karbownik". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- S.A, Telewizja Polska (2 November 2020). "Koronawirus w Legii. Jeden z piłkarzy przeszedł test pozytywnie". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Uraz młodego legionisty. Karbownik musi odpocząć i nie zagra do końca roku". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Karbownik recalled from Legia Warsaw". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "FA Cup: Leicester 1-0 Brighton: Kelechi Iheanacho scores winner". BBC Sport. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- "Cardiff City 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls into Carabao Cup third round - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Michal Karbownik joins Olympiacos on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Oficjalnie: Michał Karbownik w nowym klubie. Wielka szansa Polaka w krajowym gigancie". Sport.pl (in Polish). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ""White" draw - OLYMPIACOS - Olympiacos.org". Sport.pl (in Polish). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- "Brighton: Karbownik heads out on loan to Germany - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- "Hertha BSC sign Michał Karbownik". Hertha BSC. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- "Ofensywnie i do przodu! Polska wysoko pokonuje Finlandię. Hat-trick Grosickiego". pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Polska - Włochy 0:0. Skrót meczu - Polsat Sport". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Poland 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lewandowski double inspires hosts". UEFA.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Michał Karbownik at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- Michał Karbownik at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Jorge Felix piłkarzem sezonu 2019/20 PKO Ekstraklasy!" [Jorge Felix named PKO Ekstraklasa's Player of the Year!] (in Polish). tvpsport.pl. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Michał Karbownik z nagrodą młodzieżowca miesiąca PKO Banku Polskiego!" [Michał Karbownik named PKO Ekstraklasa's Player of the Month!] (in Polish). legia.com. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
