Michał Karbownik

Michał Karbownik (born 13 March 2001) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Poland national team.

Michał Karbownik
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001
Place of birth Radom, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2012 Zorza Kowala
2012–2015 Młodzik 18 Radom
2015–2018 Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Legia Warsaw II 45 (0)
2019–2020 Legia Warsaw 31 (0)
2020– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2020 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Poland U15 2 (0)
2016–2017 Poland U16 6 (0)
2017–2018 Poland U17 13 (1)
2019 Poland U18 3 (0)
2019– Poland U19 7 (1)
2020– Poland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Career

Early career

Karbownik was born in the city of Radom, located 62 miles south of Warsaw. He began his football career at Zorza Kowala at the age of 10. In 2012, he joined a local club Młodzik 18 Radom.

Legia Warsaw

In 2015, Karbownik joined Legia Warsaw. He joined the Academy, and was soon promoted to Legia's reserve team in 2016. In 2019, he began training with the first team, and on 25 August 2019, he made his debut for Legia in a 2-3 away win against ŁKS Łódź, providing an assist for Dominik Nagy.[1][2] He impressed the following game in a 3-1 win against Raków Częstochowa, where he provided an impressive assist for Jarosław Niezgoda. Karbownik quickly established himself as a key player for Legia became a regular starter. In May 2020, Karbownik extended his contract with Legia until 2024.[3]

Karbownik was a key player in Legia's 2019-20 Ekstraklasa triumph, and soon gained recognition. In January 2020, he was named by UEFA as one of the Best Young Players to look out for in 2020.[4] In February 2020, he was named the 'Discovery of the Year' by Polish football magazine "Piłka Nożna".[5] He won the Ekstraklasa 'Best Youngster of the Season' award for the 2019-20 season,[6] and was in the 40-man shortlist for the Golden Boy award.[7]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 6 October 2020 he signed for English club Brighton & Hove Albion for a transfer fee of £3 million.[8]

Legia Warsaw (loan)

Karbownik was immediately loaned back to former club Legia Warsaw until the end of the season.[8] Under new head coach Czesław Michniewicz, Karbownik began to play in the midfield (having previously played at left-back under Aleksandar Vuković). On 2 November 2020, Legia confirmed that Karbownik tested positive for COVID-19,[9] which omitted him from Legia's upcoming games. He made a return to the team on 29 November, in a 2-2 draw against Piast Gliwice. However, on 8 December, Legia announced that Karbownik was ruled out of the squad for the rest of 2020 due to stress fractures in his tibia, and was recommended to rest to avoid aggravating the injury.[10] On January 17 2021, Brighton announced they had recalled Karbownik from his loan at Legia.[11]

International career

In September 2020, Karbownik was called up for Poland's upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against the Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, however he did not make an appearance in any of the two fixtures. On 7 October 2020, a day after completing his transfer to Brighton and Hove Albion, he made a debut for the national team in a 5–1 win against Finland, providing an assist for Arkadiusz Milik.[12] In the following two games, he came on as a substitute for Kamil Jóźwiak in Poland's 0-0 draw against Italy[13] and Poland's 3-0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[14]

References
  1. "ŁKS Łódź 2-3 Legia Warszawa". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. Kamieniecki, Piotr (25 August 2019). "Karbownik - pierwszy debiutant urodzony w XXI wieku". legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Michał Karbownik podpisał nowy kontrakt". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 23 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. "UEFA have picked the 50 young players to watch out for in 2020". GiveMeSport. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Michał Karbownik „Odkryciem Roku" w Plebiscycie „Piłki Nożnej"!". Legia Warszawa - Strona oficjalna (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. "Młodzieżowiec Sezonu 2019/2020 PKO Banku Polskiego: Michał Karbownik". ekstraklasa.org. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. "Golden Boy Award: List of top 40 nominees revealed". ProSoccerTalk | NBC Sports. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. "Brighton sign Polish duo Jakub Moder and Michal Karbownik". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. S.A, Telewizja Polska (2 November 2020). "Koronawirus w Legii. Jeden z piłkarzy przeszedł test pozytywnie". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. "Uraz młodego legionisty. Karbownik musi odpocząć i nie zagra do końca roku". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. "Karbownik recalled from Legia Warsaw". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. "Ofensywnie i do przodu! Polska wysoko pokonuje Finlandię. Hat-trick Grosickiego". pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. https://www.facebook.com/Polsatsportpl. "Polska - Włochy 0:0. Skrót meczu - Polsat Sport". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  14. UEFA.com (14 October 2020). "Poland 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lewandowski double inspires hosts". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.


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