Kamil Grosicki

Kamil Grosicki
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-08) 8 June 1988
Place of birth Szczecin, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 10
Youth career
Pogoń Szczecin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Pogoń Szczecin 23 (2)
2007–2009 Legia Warsaw 11 (1)
2008 → Sion (loan) 8 (2)
2009 → Jagiellonia (loan) 13 (4)
2009–2010 Jagiellonia 45 (10)
2011–2014 Sivasspor 90 (14)
2014– Rennes 77 (13)
National team‡
2006–2007 Poland U-19
2007–2010 Poland U-21 12 (2)
2008– Poland 48 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:08, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

Kamil Grosicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkamil ɡrɔˈɕit͡skʲi]; born 8 June 1988) is a Polish footballer who plays as a winger for Rennes in the French Ligue 1.

A full international for Poland with over 40 caps since 2008, he represented the country at UEFA Euro 2012 and Euro 2016.

Club career

Grosicki began his career at Pogoń Szczecin. In 2007, he joined Legia Warsaw, although after a few months, he requested a loan move due to personal problems. On 13 February 2008, it was announced that he would go on loan to Swiss side Sion until 31 December 2008.[1] He played in eight matches and scored two goals during the second half of the 2007–08 Ekstraklasa. At the start of the following season, he was dropped to the under-21 team by the club's new manager. He left the club a few months later.

Jagiellonia Białystok

In February 2009, Jagiellonia Białystok took Grosicki on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season, with the club also securing the right to buy him for 500,000 złoty. Grosicki signed a three-year contract with Jagiellonia which began in June 2009.[2]

Sivasspor

Grosicki's second stint abroad was with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor, where he was transferred to in January 2011 for approximately €900,000 on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Rennes

On 24 January 2014, Grosicki transferred to Rennes in the French Ligue 1.[3] He scored the first goal of their surprise 2–0 win over Lille on 27 March, which put Rennes into the semi-finals of the Coupe de France.[4] In the semi-final on 15 April, he scored again in a 3–2 win over Angers.[5] Grosicki played 52 minutes of the final before being substituted for Paul-Georges Ntep as Rennes went on to lose 2–0 to Guingamp.[6]

International career

Grosicki appeared for the Poland under-21 side. On 2 February 2008, he made his senior debut for Poland in a friendly against Finland.[7]

Grosicki was selected in the country's squad as it co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012. His sole appearance in the tournament came on 16 June in the second group match in Wrocław, replacing Eugen Polanski for the final 34 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to the Czech Republic.[8]

On his 24th cap on 7 September 2014, Grosicki scored his first two goals for Poland in a 7–0 win away to Gibraltar at the start of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification.[9]

Representing Poland at Euro 2016, he was a key player for his national team, providing two assists in the competition for Jakub Błaszczykowski's goal against Switzerland in the round of 16 and Robert Lewandowski's goal against Portugal in the quarter-finals.

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 September 2014 Estádio do Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Gibraltar 1–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2. 2–0
3. 7 September 2015 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Gibraltar 1–0 8–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4. 2–0
5. 13 November 2015 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Iceland 1–1 4–2 Friendly
6. 17 November 2015 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland  Czech Republic 3–1 3–1 Friendly
7. 26 March 2016 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland  Finland 1–0 5–0 Friendly
8. 5–0
9. 11 November 2016 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Legia Warsaw
Jagiellonia Białystok

References

  1. ↑ Source: Legia Warszawa official website (Polish)
  2. ↑ Piekarski, Tomasz (2009-05-18). "Wzmocnić to co już mamy". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. ↑ "Rennes recrute l'attaquant polonais Kamil Grosicki [Rennes recruit the Polish striker Kamil Grosicki]". L'Avenir (in French). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Coupe de France: Rennes 2 Lille 0". Four Four Two. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Coupe de France: Rennes 3 Angers 2". Four Four Two. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "L'EN AVANT GUINGAMP COMME EN 2009 ! [EN AVANT GUINGAMP JUST LIKE IN 2009 !]". FFF. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Source: PZPN official website (Polish)
  8. ↑ "Czech Rep. 1-0 Poland". BBC Sport. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Poland's Robert Lewandowski scores four in seven-goal rout of Gibraltar". The Guardian. Press Association. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Kamil Grosicki". European Football. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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