Kamil Grabara

Kamil Mieczysław Grabara (born 8 January 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen.

Kamil Grabara
Personal information
Full name Kamil Mieczysław Grabara[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Ruda Śląska, Poland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 1
Youth career
Wawel Wirek
Stadion Śląski Chorzów
2012–2015 Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ruch Chorzów II 2 (0)
2016–2021 Liverpool 0 (0)
2019 → AGF (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 28 (0)
2020–2021 → AGF (loan) 29 (0)
2021– Copenhagen 27 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Poland U16 5 (0)
2015–2016 Poland U17 9 (0)
2016 Poland U18 3 (0)
2017–2020 Poland U21 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2021

Club career

Grabara joined Liverpool ahead of the 2016–17 season from Ruch Chorzów for £250,000,[3][4][5] and was promoted to the first team squad for the 2018–19 season.[6] He trained regularly with the first-team squad at Melwood and made his maiden senior outing in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers in July 2018.[7] On 26 September 2018, Grabara was named on the substitutes' bench for the first time in Liverpool's 2–1 EFL Cup defeat to Chelsea at Anfield.[8] On 6 January 2019, Grabara joined AGF on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 15 July 2019, Grabara joined Championship side Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[10]

At the end of September 2020, Grabara returned to Danish club AGF on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11]

On 3 July 2021, Grabara joined Copenhagen on permanent basis.[12] He signed a five-year deal with the club.[13]

International career

Grabara is a Polish U21 international having made his debut against Denmark on 14 November 2017.[14]

He was called up to the senior Poland squad for a friendly match with Scotland on 24 March 2022 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff against Sweden on 29 March 2022.[15]

Style of play

Grabara is described as an allround goalkeeper, able to dominate the penalty area, pull off reflex saves, play out from the back and, as he develops, operate as a sweeper.[16]

Personal life

Grabara is from Ruda Śląska, in Southern Poland. He was the second Polish goalkeeper for the Reds, after the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final hero Jerzy Dudek.[17]

Career statistics
As of 21 December 2021[18]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2018–19 Premier League 00000000—00
AGF (loan) 2018–19 Danish Superliga 16000———160
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2019–20 Championship 2800000——280
AGF (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 29060———350
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 17000—11[lower-alpha 1]0—280
Career total 9006000110001070
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2017 and 31/12/2017". The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "Kamil Grabara: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. Hunter, Andy (6 January 2016). "Liverpool sign teenage Polish keeper Kamil Grabara from Ruch Chorzow". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. Smith, Alex (28 July 2018). "Who is Kamil Grabara? Liverpool goalkeeper starts pre-season clash against Manchester United". Mirror. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. Walsh, Kristian (27 July 2018). "Liverpool turn to teenage goalkeepers against Man Utd". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. Pearce, James (28 July 2018). "Meet Kamil Grabara - Liverpool's 'fearless' teenage goalkeeper liked by Steven Gerrard and Manchester United". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. Hafez, Shamoon (27 September 2018). "Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. "Kamil Grabara joins AGF Aarhus on loan". Liverpool F.C. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. "Liverpool: Kamil Grabara signs new deal then joins Huddersfield on loan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. KAMIL GRABARA VENDER TILBAGE TIL AGF, agf.dk, 28 September 2020
  12. "Kamil Grabara completes permanent move to FC Copenhagen". Liverpool FC. 3 July 2021.
  13. "Kamil Grabara ny FCK-keeper". F.C. København (in Danish). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  14. UEFA.com. "Poland - U21 EURO". UEFA.com.
  15. "Poland - Sweden - what time does the match start? 2022 World Cup Play-Off Final in Qatar (https://tvn24.pl)". eurosport.tvn24.pl. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  16. Lusby, Jack (15 July 2018). "Who is young Liverpool goalkeeper Kamil Grabara?". This is Anfield. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  17. Smith, Alex (28 July 2018). "Everything you need to know about Liverpool youngster Kamil Grabara". mirror.
  18. Kamil Grabara at Soccerway
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