Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Gdynia, Poland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Bałtyk Gdynia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2005–2007 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 47 | (28) |
2007–2010 | MKS Cracovia | 22 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 21 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Kaszubia Kościerzyna | 20 | (3) |
2013 | Gryf Wejherowo | 13 | (2) |
2018 | AP Sopot | 2 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jakub Kaszuba (born 28 January 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in 1988, Kaszuba grew up idolizing Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimović. [1] As a youth player, Kaszuba joined the youth academy of Bałtyk Gdynia. [2] He was nicknamed "Kasza" and was regarded as one of the brightest youth prospects in Poland. [3]
Kaszuba started his career with Bałtyk Gdynia. [4] In total, he scored 27 league goals for them during his first stint there. [5] After that, he signed for Cracovia. [6] He played for the first team while simultaneously playing for their youth team. [7] [8] Kaszubed finished as top scorer of the 2009/10 Youth Ekstraklasa with 13 goals. [9] He also featured in friendlies for the first team. [10]
In total, he made 22 league appearances for Cracovia and scored 2 goals. [11] He scored his first league goal for Cracovia during a 1-1 draw with Polonia Warsaw, dedicating the goal to his parents, the only goal he scored for the first team during the 2008/09 season. [12]
In 2008/09, he suffered an injury. [13] He returned to play May 2009 after receiving treatment. [14] He scored his second league goal for Cracovia during a 2-6 loss to Lechia Gdańsk, the only goal he scored for the first team during the 2009/10 season. [15]
In the summer 2010, he returned to Bałtyk Gdynia. [16] He made 21 league appearances and scored 2 goals during his second stint there. [17] After that, he signed for Kaszubia Kościerzyna. [3] He made 20 league appearances and scored 3 goals there. [17] In 2013, he signed for Gryf Wejherowo. [18] [19] He made 13 league appearances and scored 2 goals there. [17] After that, he stopped playing professional football for a year. [20]
Kaszuba was known for his height and physicality as a striker. [1]