Q151025

Polish association football player

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Q151025 is a Polish person who played association football (soccer). Without more specific information provided, this entry represents one of many athletes from Poland who participated in the sport.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jakub
Gender: male
Citizenship: Poland
Place of birth: Częstochowa
Occupation: association football player
Educated at: Jan Długosz University
Languages spoken: Polish
Participant in: 2016–17 Bundesliga
Sport: association football
Member of team: Wisła Kraków
Position played: midfielder
League: Q82595
Country for sport: Poland
Mass: 71
Image: Jakub Błaszczykowski 2019.jpg
Height: 175

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name in native language: Jakub Błaszczykowski
Commons category: Jakub Błaszczykowski
date of birth: 1985-12-14
sport number: 16
start of work period: 2005-00-00
IPA transcription: jakup bwaʃʧɨˈkɔfski

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Encyclopedic overview

Jakub "Kuba" Błaszczykowski ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈkuba bwaʂt͡ʂɨˈkɔfskʲi] ; born 14 December 1985) is a Polish businessman and former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is a part owner of Polish football club Wisła Kraków, where he began his professional career and established himself at a young age. In 2007, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he spent the majority of his career, making over 250 appearances and winning two Bundesliga titles, two DFL-Supercups, and one DFB-Pokal.

Błaszczykowski was twice named Polish Footballer of the Year in 2008 and 2010. With 109 appearances, he is the second-most capped player of the Poland national team, and captained them as they co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012, while also appearing at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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