Kacper Przybyłko
Kacper Przybyłko (born 25 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, he has previously represented the Poland under-21 national team. Club career. 1. FC Köln. On 31 January 2012, Przybyłko joined 1. FC Köln's reserve team from Arminia Bielefeld. Greuther Fürth. After the end of his loan to Bielefeld in summer 2014, he left 1. FC Köln to join Greuther Fürth on a three-year deal until 2017. He was described as tough and good on the ball. 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Przybyłko joined  1. FC Kaiserslautern in July 2015 and scored two goals in his debut for the club. In summer 2018 he was released by the club. In August 2018, he trialled with 1. FC Magdeburg of the 2. Bundesliga. Philadelphia Union. On 16 September 2018, Przybyłko signed with Philadelphia Union competing in Major League Soccer for the remainder of the 2018 season with an option for 2019. Despite not making an appearance for the Union in 2018, his option was picked up ahead of the 2019 season. After a brief loan to Bethlehem Steel to recover from a foot injury, Przybyłko  made his debut for the Union as a substitute against the Montreal Impact. A week later, he scored his first goal for the Union as an equalizer against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Przybyłko continued to become a scoring threat over the season, leading the Union's scoring with 15 goals before suffering an injury and keeping him out for the post-season. 2019 season: Loan to Bethlehem Steel. Prior to the start of the 2019 season, Przybyłko was loaned to the Union's affiliate, Bethlehem Steel FC, who compete in the USL Championship. Przybyłko started in the opening match away against  Birmingham Legion FC and scored the first goal of Steel FC's season. Chicago Fire. On 22 January 2022, Przybyłko was traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for $1,150,000 of General Allocation Money. International career. Przybyłko played for the Poland national U21 team. Personal life. Born in Bielefeld, Kacper Przybyłko comes from a sporting family of Polish origin. His twin brother, Jakub, is also a footballer who joined Greuther Fürth in 2014, and later played for the second team in fourth-tier Regionalliga Bayern. His older brother Mateusz Przybylko is a high jumper representing Germany in international competitions. Honours . Philadelphia Union Individual