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'''Jakub Błaszczykowski''' ({{IPA-pol|ˈjakub bwaʂtʂɨˈkɔfski|-|Pl-Jakub_Błaszczykowski.ogg}}; born 14 December 1985 in [[Częstochowa]]), also known by his Bundesliga shirt name '''Kuba''', is a [[Poland|Polish]] [[association football|football]] [[midfielder]] who plays for [[Borussia Dortmund]] and the [[Poland national football team|Polish national team]], usually as a right-winger.
'''Jakub Błaszczykowski''' ({{IPA-pol|ˈjakub bwaʂtʂɨˈkɔfski|-|Pl-Jakub_Błaszczykowski.ogg}}; born 14 December 1985 in [[Częstochowa]]), also known by his Bundesliga shirt name '''Kuba''', is a [[Poland|Polish]] [[association football|football]] [[midfielder]] who plays for [[Borussia Dortmund]] and the [[Poland national football team|Polish national team]], usually as a right-winger.

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Jakub Błaszczykowski
Personal information
Full name Jakub Błaszczykowski
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 16
Youth career
1993–2002 Raków Częstochowa
2002 Górnik Zabrze
2003 KS Częstochowa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 KS Częstochowa 24 (11)
2005–2007 Wisła Kraków 51 (4)
2007– Borussia Dortmund 83 (5)
International career‡
2006– Poland 35 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:49, 8 September 2010 (UTC)~~

Jakub Błaszczykowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjakub bwaʂtʂɨˈkɔfski] ⓘ; born 14 December 1985 in Częstochowa), also known by his Bundesliga shirt name Kuba, is a Polish football midfielder who plays for Borussia Dortmund and the Polish national team, usually as a right-winger.

Club career

Early career

Jakub Błaszczykowski was raised in Truskolasy near Częstochowa. When he was 8 years old, he and his older brother Dawid began training at Raków Częstochowa.[1] At the age of 11, he lost his mother in a family tragedy. He was then raised by his grandmother, however, as a result of the shock of his mother's death, he stopped playing football entirely.[2] A year later, he was persuaded to take part in a futsal tournament where he was voted best player. His uncle Jerzy Brzęczek, a former captain of the Polish national football team urged him not to waste his talent.[2] He decided to resume training at Raków Częstochowa. In 2002, he transferred to Górnik Zabrze but was unable to break through at the club. In early 2003 he joined KS Częstochowa and played in the Polish fourth league until the end of 2004. His uncle then helped him get a trial at Wisła Kraków where he impressed then-manager Werner Lička.[2]

Wisła Kraków

Błaszczykowski quickly broke into Wisła's first team, with his first league appearance coming on 20 March 2005 against Polonia Warsaw. By the end of the season, he was an established part of Wisła's starting eleven. With Wisła he won the Polish Ekstraklasa title in his debut season, and they were runners-up the following season. Additionally he won Canal+'s "Football Oscar" for the best midfielder in the Polish top division.

Borussia Dortmund

In February 2007 he signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund for three million euros and joined the Bundesliga side in July of that year. He usually plays on the wing where his dribbling and pace come in handy but Borussia have also played him at right-wingback on a few occasions.

He scored his first league goal for Borussia on 25 April 2008 in a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.

He wears 'Kuba' on the back of his Dortmund shirt only. Kuba is a diminutive form of Jakub.

In December 2008 he was voted Polish Footballer of the Year.[3] and a month later, in January 2009 he was voted the best Borussia Dortmund Player of the Year by fans, outrunning Neven Subotić and Alexander Frei. The Polish midfielder garnered more than 35% of the votes cast.

During the 2008–09 season he was plagued by a torn leg muscle.[4]

International career

Błaszczykowski debuted for the Poland national football team on 28 March 2006 in a friendly against Saudi Arabia. Although he did not receive a call up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was an important part of Poland's 2008 Euro qualifying campaign.[5] He scored his first goal for Poland on 22 August 2007 in a friendly against Russia.[6]

He was named in Poland's squad for Euro 2008 but withdrew due to injury.[5]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 August 2007 Moscow, Russia  Russia 2 – 2 Draw 2-2 Friendly
2. 11 October 2008 Chorzów, Poland  Czech Republic 2 – 0 Win 2-1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 3 March 2010 Warsaw, Poland  Bulgaria 1 – 0 Win 2-0 Friendly

Statistics

(correct as of 04 May 2010)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KS Częstochowa 2002–03 III Liga 2 0 – – 2 0
2003–04 III Liga 13 5 – – 13 5
2004–05 III Liga 9 6 – – 9 6
Wisła Kraków 2004–05 Ekstraklasa 11 1 4 1 – 15 2
2005–06 Ekstraklasa 17 0 2 0 1 0 20 0
2006–07 Ekstraklasa 23 2 1 1 8 0 32 3
Borussia Dortmund 2007–08 Bundesliga 24 1 3 0 – 27 1
2008–09 Bundesliga 27 3 0 0 2 0 29 3
2009–10 Bundesliga 31 1 0 0 2 0 33 1
Total KS Częstochowa 24 11 - - - - 24 11
Total Wisła Kraków 51 3 7 2 9 0 67 5
Total Borussia Dortmund 82 5 3 0 4 0 89 5
Total 157 19 10 2 13 0 180 21

Honours

  • Personal:
    • Polish Footballer of the Year: 2008
    • Polish Soccer Oscar for the best Ekstraklasa midfielder: 2006

Personal life

Błaszczykowski and fiancee Agata Gołaszewska were married in June 2010.[7]

References

  1. ^ Białoński, Michał (5 January 2007). "Narodziny gwiazdy "Białej Gwiazdy"". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Leniarski, Radosław (6 June 2008). "Kuba Błaszczykowski: Siedem pechów Kuby". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Błaszczykowski najlepszym piłkarzem roku". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Beenhakker names Poland World Cup qualifying squad". The Associated Press. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  5. ^ a b Milosavljevic, Zoran (5 June 2008). "Blaszczykowski out of finals". Reuters. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Poland rallies to draw 2-2 with Russia in friendly ahead of key Euro 2008 qualifiers". Associated Press. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Błaszczykowski wziął ślub. Zobacz jego miłość!" (in Polish). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

External links

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