Bartosz Kapustka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bartosz Kapustka | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarnów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Leicester City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Tarnovia Tarnów | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hutnik Kraków | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tarnovia Tarnów | ||
| 2012–2014 | Cracovia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Cracovia | 60 | (6) |
| 2016– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Poland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Poland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Poland | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2016 |
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Bartosz Kapustka (born 23 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a Winger for Leicester City.
Kapustka was signed by Premier League club Leicester City for a reported £7.5m in August 2016, signing a five-year contract. He cited manager Claudio Ranieri as his motivation for joining the club. However, Kapustka did not receive any first team football for the first half of the 2016-17 season and was only named in two match day squads. Ranieri admitted he was unsure when Kapustka "will be ready to play in the Premier League". Having already played for the Leicester Under-23s, a loan move was not possible due to FIFA rules prohibiting a player from appearing for three different clubs in one season.
Kapustka finally made his senior debut for Leicester in a 1-2 FA Cup third-round win at Everton on 7 January 2017, coming on as a 84th minute substitute for Marc Albrighton. He made his full debut in a 3-1 FA Cup fourth-round replay win over Derby County on 8 February 2017, playing in a central attacking role behind striker Ahmed Musa. Kapustka made 47 touches and two interceptions before he was replaced by Riyad Mahrez in the 81st minute.
On 7 September 2015, Kapustka made his debut appearance for the Poland national team in a match against Gibraltar, substituting Jakub Błaszczykowski. He scored his first goal for the national team on his debut. In the build up to the Euro 2016, Kapustka was involved in a brawl outside a night club, in which he sustained an injury. Following the incident, he made a phone call personally to Polish national team manager Adam Nawałka, to ask for his forgiveness and ask that he not be excluded from the squad for the upcoming tournament. Kapustka was eventually selected for Poland's Euro 2016 campaign, and produced a standout performance in the team's opening match victory over Northern Ireland.
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