Fabiański with Poland in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Łukasz Fabiański | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Swansea City | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | Polonia Słubice | ||
2000–2001 | MSP Szamotuły | ||
2001–2002 | Lubuszanin Drezdenko | ||
2002–2003 | Sparta Brodnica | ||
2003–2004 | Mieszko Gniezno | ||
2004–2005 | Lech Poznań | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Legia Warsaw | 53 | (0) |
2007–2014 | Arsenal | 32 | (0) |
2014– | Swansea City | 133 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2006– | Poland | 42 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:35, 2 January 2018 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 10 November 2017 (UTC) |
Łukasz Fabiański (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ faˈbʲaɲskʲi]; born 18 April 1985) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swansea City and the Poland national team.
Having begun his career at Legia Warsaw, Fabiański joined Arsenal for £2.1 million in 2007, and was mainly used as back-up, but played as the club won the 2014 FA Cup Final. On the expiration of his contract in 2014, he joined Swansea.
A full international for Poland since 2006, Fabiański has represented his country on over 40 occasions and was included in the squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. He played every match for Poland at Euro 2016 after the first group match with Northern Ireland due to first-choice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny's injury.
Fabiański was born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą. After starting his career with Polonia Słubice, Fabiański joined the noted independent football academy MSP Szamotuły at age 14, where he honed his footballing skills. Fabiański then was signed in the 2004–05 season by Lech Poznań.
In the winter of 2005, Fabiański was signed by Legia Warsaw, where he competed with Artur Boruc for a place in the team. After Boruc was sold to Celtic, Fabiański took over as starting goalkeeper in the 24 July 2005 match against Arka Gdynia, which ended 0–0. He helped Legia win the Polish league championship in the following 2005–06 season.