Kacper Bieszczad (born 11 September 2002) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Krosno, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beniaminek Krosno | |||
| –2016 | Karpaty Krosno | ||
| 2016–2019 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Zagłębie Lubin II | 38 | (0) |
| 2019– | Zagłębie Lubin | 27 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Raków Częstochowa II (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Poland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Poland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Poland U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Poland U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 | |||
Club career
editOn 12 August 2020 he was loaned to Chrobry Głogów for the 2020–21 season.[1] In 2023, he was loaned to Polish champions Raków Częstochowa, a UEFA Champions League contender.[2] On 22 May 2024, Raków announced Bieszczad would depart the club upon the expiration of his loan deal, as they decided not to activate the buy option.[3]
Charity work
editAt the start of the 2022–23 season, Bieszczad launched the Murowane pomaganie charity campaign, pledging to make a donation of PLN 1,000 for every clean sheet kept.[4] Other goalkeepers, such as Legia Warsaw's Kacper Tobiasz, Raków Częstochowa's Vladan Kovačević, Wisła Płock's Krzysztof Kamiński and Ruch Chorzów's Jakub Bielecki, have also pledged to take part in the initiative.[4] In December 2022, Bieszczad reported the campaign had gathered PLN 117,000 in donations.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2018–19 | III liga, gr. III | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | III liga, gr. III | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | III liga, gr. III | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | III liga, gr. III | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Chrobry Głogów (loan) | 2020–21 | I liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Raków II (loan) | 2023–24 | III liga, gr. III | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 102 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | ||
- Notes
Honours
editZagłębie Lubin II
- III liga, group III: 2021–22[7]
- Polish Cup (Lower Silesia regionals): 2018–19[8][9]
- Polish Cup (Legnica regionals): 2018–19[10][9]
References
edit- ^ "KACPER BIESZCZAD WYPOŻYCZONY DO CHROBREGO" (in Polish). Chrobry Głogów. 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Mistrz Polski ma nowego bramkarza. To młodzieżowy reprezentant Polski". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Kacper Bieszczad po sezonie odejdzie z Rakowa" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Bramkarze o złotych sercach. Jesienią zebrali 117 tys. zł na cele charytatywne". Fakt24.pl (in Polish). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Kacper Bieszczad at Soccerway
- ^ Kacper Bieszczad at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: III". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2018/2019, grupa: Dolnośląski ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Zawodnik: Kacper Bieszczad". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2018/2019, grupa: Dolnośląski ZPN - Legnica". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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