Fabian Mrozek
{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Fabian Mrozek
|image =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|9|28|df=y}}
|birth_place = Wrocław, Poland
|height = 1.90 m{{cite web |title=Fabian Mrozek signs on loan from Liverpool |url=https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/fabian-mrozek-signs-on-loan-from-liverpool/ |publisher=Forest Green Rovers |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=en |date=4 February 2025}}
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = Forest Green Rovers
(on loan from Liverpool)
|clubnumber = 1
|youthyears1 = 2012–2016
|youthclubs1 = MKS Kluczbork
|youthyears2 = 2017–2020
|youthclubs2 = FC Wrocław Academy
|youthyears3 = 2020–2023
|youthclubs3 = Liverpool
|years1 = 2023–
|clubs1 = Liverpool
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2024
|clubs2 = → Brommapojkarna (loan)
|caps2 = 5
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2025–
|clubs3 = → Forest Green Rovers (loan)
|caps3 = 11
|goals3 = 0
|club-update = 10:23, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Fabian Mrozek (born 28 September 2003) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{English football updater|ForestGR}} club Forest Green Rovers, on loan from Liverpool.
Club career
Mrozek started training at MKS Kluczbork. In 2017, he joined the FC Wrocław Academy. He signed for Premier League side Liverpool in July 2020, and featured for the club in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.pl/pilka/7,65080,29976738,kolejny-polak-wyrozniony-przez-kloppa-idzie-w-slady-musialowskiego.html|title=Mrozek: Kolejny Polak wyróżniony przez Kloppa|publisher=sport.pl}} His unofficial first-team debut came on 15 July 2022, playing the last 10 minutes of a 2–0 friendly win against Crystal Palace.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.fakt.pl/pilka-nozna/fabian-mrozek-na-zgrupowaniu-liverpoolu-dostanie-szanse-od-kloppa/491r0h9|title=Kim jest Fabian Mrozek?|publisher=fakt.pl}}{{cite web |title=Nastoletni Polak zadebiutował w Liverpoolu |url=https://weszlo.com/2022/07/15/fabian-mrozek-liverpool-debiut/ |website=weszlo.com |access-date=3 May 2024 |language=pl |date=15 July 2022}}
On 26 July 2024, Mrozek extended his contract with Liverpool and was sent on a six-month loan to Allsvenskan club Brommapojkarna.{{cite web |title=Fabian Mrozek signs new contract with Liverpool and joins IF Brommapojkarna on loan |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/fabian-mrozek-signs-new-contract-liverpool-and-joins-if-brommapojkarna-loan |publisher=Liverpool |access-date=26 July 2024 |language=en |date=26 July 2024}} He made his debut the following day, in a 3–4 away league win over IFK Göteborg.{{cite web |title=Debiut Fabiana Mrozka w Brommapojkarnie |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/333/news3331784-Debiut-Fabiana-Mrozka-w-Brommapojkarnie.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=28 July 2024 |language=pl |date=27 July 2024}}
On 4 February 2025, he joined National League side Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Fabian Mrozek wypożyczony do Forest Green Rovers FC |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/335/news3358014-Fabian-Mrozek-wypozyczony-do-Forest-Green-Rovers-FC.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=pl |date=4 February 2025}} Hours later, he made his debut starting in a 0–2 away win over Dagenham & Redbridge.
International career
Mrozek has been called up to represent Poland internationally at youth level,{{cite web |title=U-16: Dodatkowe powołania na turniej w Rumunii |url=https://www2.laczynaspilka.pl/reprezentacja/reprezentacje-mlodziezowe/reprezentacja-mlodziezowa-u-16/u-16-dodatkowe-powolania-na-turniej-w-rumunii1 |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=26 July 2024 |language=pl |date=4 May 2019}} and is yet to make an appearance.
Style of play
Mrozek's strengths, as cited by FC Wrocław Academy's president Jakub Bednarek, are balance and mental strength.{{Cite web|url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/889509/transfery-nastoletni-fabian-mrozek-w-liverpoolu-nie-jest-postrzelony-jak-grabara|title=Mrozek: "Nie jest postrzelony jak Grabara"|publisher=wp.pl}}
Personal life
He regarded Germany international Manuel Neuer as his football idol.
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 4 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|677211|access-date=11 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Liverpool U23
|2021–22 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name="EFT"|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Liverpool
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brommapojkarna (loan)
|2024 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan)
|7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{90minut|45416}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Forest Green Rovers F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Wrocław
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:MKS Kluczbork players
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
Category:IF Brommapojkarna players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden