Kacper Urbański (born 7 September 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.

Club career

Lechia Gdańsk

Born in Gdańsk, Urbański started playing football for a local footballing academy, AP Lechia Gdańsk. He joined the Lechia Gdańsk academy in 2016, playing at various youth levels with the club. He played for the Lechia Gdańsk II team for the first time on 14 November 2019 playing in the 8–0 win over Jantar Ustka. Urbański made his first senior appearance for Lechia Gdańsk the following month coming on as a substitute against Raków Częstochowa, becoming the second youngest player to have ever played in the Ekstraklasa. After the winter break, Urbański made his first start for the club against Piast Gliwice in the 1–0 win, becoming the youngest ever player to have started a match in the Ekstraklasa.

Kacper Urbański

Bologna

On 1 February 2021, Urbański joined Serie A side Bologna. On 13 May 2021, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league defeat against Genoa: in the occasion, he became the youngest Polish player in Serie A history.

Kacper Urbański

In July 2023, Urbański confirmed that he didn't renew his contract with the club, which had expired at the end of the previous month. A few weeks later, on 27 July, Bologna announced Urbański had signed a new deal valid until the end of June 2025, with an option for another year.

Kacper Urbański

International career

In June 2023, Urbański was included in the Polish under-19 squad that took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta.

Honours

Bologna Primavera

Campionato Nazionale Under-17: 2021–22

References

2004 births

Living people

Footballers from Gdańsk

Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship

Men's association football midfielders

Polish men's footballers

Poland men's youth international footballers

Lechia Gdańsk II players

Lechia Gdańsk players

Bologna FC 1909 players

Ekstraklasa players

Serie A players

Polish expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy