# Kacper Urbański

Kacper Urbański (born 7 September 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza, on loan from Bologna, and the Poland national team.

## 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.

### 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.
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.
On 22 September 2024, he scored his first goal for Bologna in a 2–1 victory against Monza.

#### Loan to Monza

On 25 January 2025, Urbański joined Monza on loan until the end of the season.

## 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.
On 7 June 2024, Urbański debuted for the Polish senior squad in a friendly win against Ukraine at the Stadion Narodowy. He came on as a substitute to the injured Arkadiusz Milik in the fifth minute and provided an assist on a goal by Piotr Zieliński, before coming off as a substitute himself in the 61st minute, as Poland won the game 3–1. Later that day, Urbański was selected in the final 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lechia Gdańsk II | 2019–20 | IV liga Pomerania | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Lechia Gdańsk II | 2020–21 | IV liga Pomerania | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk II | Total | Total | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Bologna (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2022–23 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Bologna | Total | Total | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Monza (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
* ↑ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Poland | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 0 |

## Honours

Bologna Primavera
* Campionato Nazionale Under-17: 2021–22
Individual
* Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2024