Iwo Kaczmarski

Iwo Kaczmarski

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Kielce, Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Miedź Legnica (on loan from Empoli)
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2019	Korona Kielce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Korona Kielce II	3	(0)
2020	Korona Kielce	19	(1)
2021–2022	Raków Częstochowa	3	(0)
2022	→ Empoli (loan)	0	(0)
2022–	Empoli	0	(0)
2024–	→ Miedź Legnica (loan)	20	(3)
International career^‡
2017	Poland U14	1	(0)
2018–2019	Poland U15	6	(1)
2019	Poland U16	4	(0)
2020	Poland U17	3	(0)
2022	Poland U18	3	(0)
2021–2023	Poland U19	6	(0)
2023–	Poland U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Iwo Kaczmarski (born 16 April 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Miedź Legnica, on loan from the Italian club Empoli.

Club career

A native of Kielce, Kaczmarski started his career with his hometown club Korona Kielce. On 18 July 2020, the last matchday of the 2019–20 season, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–0 win against ŁKS Łódź, becoming the second youngest Ekstraklasa goalscorer at the age of 16 years and 93 days.^[1]

On 30 January 2022, Kaczmarski joined Serie A club Empoli on loan until the end of the season, with a conditional obligation to buy.^[2] He played for Empoli's Under-19 squad.

On 7 February 2024, he moved to Miedź Legnica on an eighteen-month loan with an option to buy.^[3]

International career

In June 2023, Kaczmarski was included in the Polish under-19 squad that took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2024^[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Polish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korona Kielce II	2019–20	III liga, gr. IV	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Korona Kielce	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	4	1	0	0	—		—		4	1
	2020–21	I liga	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	Total		19	1	2	0	—		—		21	1
Raków Częstochowa	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Miedź Legnica (loan)	2023–24	I liga	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2024–25	I liga	7	2	0	0	—		—		7	2
	Total		20	3	0	0	—		—		20	3
Career total			45	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	48	4

Notes

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

• Polish Cup: 2021–22

References

1. "Iwo Kaczmarski drugim najmłodszym strzelcem gola w historii polskiej ligi". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
2. "Iwo Kaczmarski è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Empoli. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
3. "Iwo Kaczmarski wzmacnia Miedź!" [Iwo Kaczmarski strengthens Miedź!] (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
4. "Skład reprezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa Europy na Malcie". Polish Football Association. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
5. Iwo Kaczmarski at Soccerway
6. Iwo Kaczmarski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)