Jakub Kaszuba
{{short description|Polish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jakub Kaszuba
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gdynia, Poland
| height = 1.87 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
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| youthclubs1 = Bałtyk Gdynia
| years1 = 2005–2007| clubs1 = Bałtyk Gdynia| caps1 = 47| goals1 = 28
| years2 = 2007–2010| clubs2 = Cracovia| caps2 = 22| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2010–2011| clubs3 = Bałtyk Gdynia| caps3 = 21| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2011–2012| clubs4 = Kaszubia Kościerzyna| caps4 = 20| goals4 = 3
| years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = Gryf Wejherowo| caps6 = 13| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = AP Sopot| caps7 = 2| goals7 = 3
| totalcaps = 125 | totalgoals = 40
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Jakub Kaszuba (born 28 January 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Early life
Born in 1988, Kaszuba grew up idolizing Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimović.{{Cite web|url=http://terazpasy.pl/Pilka-nozna/rozmowki/jakub_kaszuba_wzorem_ibrahimovic|title=Jakub Kaszuba: - Wzorem Ibrahimović|publisher=terazpasy.pl}} As a youth player, Kaszuba joined the youth academy of Bałtyk Gdynia.{{Cite web|url=https://gol24.pl/mieli-byc-pilkarzami-zostali-kopaczami-czesc-ii-wideo-zdjecia/ar/9577256|title=Mieli być piłkarzami, zostali kopaczami - część II|publisher=gol24.pl}} He was nicknamed "Kasza" and was regarded as one of the brightest youth prospects in Poland.
Career
Kaszuba started his career with Bałtyk Gdynia.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.trojmiasto.pl/Ile-wart-jest-Kaszuba-Baltyk-Gdynia-n23807.html|title=Ile wart jest Kaszuba?|publisher=sport.trojmiasto.pl}} In total, he scored 28 league goals for them during his first stint there.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.interia.pl/aktualnosci-sportowe/news-20-latek-lekarstwem-cracovii,nId,512601|title=20-latek lekarstwem Cracovii?|publisher=sport.interia.pl}} After that, he signed for Cracovia.{{Cite web|url=https://gazetakrakowska.pl/jakub-kaszuba-marze-o-kolejnych-golach/ar/113422|title=Jakub Kaszuba: Marzę o kolejnych golach!|publisher=gazetakrakowska.pl}} He played for the first team while simultaneously playing for their youth team.{{Cite web|url=https://dziennikpolski24.pl/czy-platek-znow-da-szanse-kaszubie/ar/2544626|title=Czy Płatek znów da szansę Kaszubie?|publisher=dziennikpolski24.pl}}{{Cite web|url=https://cracovia.pl/aktualnosci/cracovia/jakub-kaszuba-nie-narzekam-z-tego-powodu/|title=Jakub Kaszuba: Nie narzekam z tego powodu}} Kaszubed finished as top scorer of the 2009–10 Młoda Ekstraklasa with 13 goals.{{Cite web|url=https://cracovia.pl/aktualnosci/cracovia/jakub-kaszuba-to-zawsze-fajna-sprawa/|title=Jakub Kaszuba: To zawsze fajna sprawa!
}} He also featured in friendlies for the first team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.pl/sport/7,65025,5451286,wreszcie-napastnicy-cracovii-trafiaja.html|title=Wreszcie napastnicy Cracovii trafiają|publisher=sport.pl}}
He scored his first league goal for Cracovia during a 1–1 draw with Polonia Warsaw on 17 October 2008, dedicating the goal to his parents.{{Cite web|url=http://terazpasy.pl/Pilka-nozna/rozmowki/jakub_kaszuba_gol_dla_rodzicow|title=Jakub Kaszuba: - Gol dla rodziców|publisher=terazpasy.pl}}
In early 2009, he suffered an injury that kept him sidelined for several months.{{Cite web|url=https://cracovia.pl/aktualnosci/cracovia/jakub-kaszuba-to-niesamowite-uczucie/|title=Jakub Kaszuba: To niesamowite uczucie}} He returned to play in May 2009 after receiving treatment.Jakub Kaszuba wrócił do ekstraklasy po sześciu miesiącach (Dziennik Polski) He scored his second Ekstraklasa goal for Cracovia in a 2–6 draw to Lechia Gdańsk on 7 August 2009, the only goal he scored for the first team during the 2009–10 season.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.interia.pl/klub-cracovia/news-kaszuba-niewyobrazalny-wstyd,nId,535747|title=Kaszuba: Niewyobrażalny wstyd|publisher=sport.interia.pl}}
In total, he made 22 league appearances for the club and scored two goals.{{Cite web|url=https://igol.pl/krol-strzelcow-mlodej-ekstraklasy-w-ii-lidze/|title=Król strzelców Młodej Ekstraklasy w II lidze|publisher=igol.pl}}
In the summer 2010, he returned to Bałtyk Gdynia.[http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/napastnik-pasow-przeniosl-sie-do-drugoligowca,1,3575940,wiadomosc.html Napastnik Pasów przeniósł się do drugoligowca] onet.pl He made 21 league appearances and scored two goals during his second stint there.[http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=8352 Player stats at 90minut.pl] After that, he signed for Kaszubia Kościerzyna.{{Cite web|url=https://igol.pl/gdzie-sa-dzis-mlodzi-krolowie/|title=Gdzie są dziś młodzi królowie?|publisher=igol.pl}} He scored three goals in 20 III liga appearances for Kaszubia. In 2013, Kaszuba moved to Gryf Wejherowo.{{Cite web|url=https://wejherowo.naszemiasto.pl/jakub-kaszuba-zostal-nowym-zawodnikiem-gryfa-orlex/ar/c2-1720785|title=Jakub Kaszuba został nowym zawodnikiem Gryfa Orlex Wejherowo|publisher=wejherowo.naszemiasto.pl}}{{Cite web|url=https://nadmorski24.pl/aktualnosci/11662-jakub-kaszuba-i-mateusz-dabrowski-w-gryfie-orlex.html|title=Jakub Kaszuba i Mateusz Dąbrowski w Gryfie Orlex|publisher=nadmorski24.pl}} He made 13 II liga appearances and scored 2 goals there. After that, he stopped playing professional football for a year.{{Cite web|url=https://gol24.pl/co-z-ta-mlodzieza-czyli-od-mlodej-ekstraklasy-do-centralnej-ligi-juniorow/ar/9571356|title=Co z tą młodzieżą, czyli od Młodej Ekstraklasy do Centralnej Ligi Juniorów|publisher=gol24.pl}}
Style of play
Honours
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Gdynia
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Bałtyk Gdynia players
Category:Kaszubia Kościerzyna players
Category:Gryf Wejherowo players
Category:Men's association football forwards