Przemysław Frankowski

Przemysław Frankowski
Frankowski with Lens in 2021
Personal information
Full name Przemysław Adam Frankowski[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Gdańsk, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2012 Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Lechia Gdańsk 41 (2)
2014–2019 Jagiellonia Białystok 140 (24)
2019–2021 Chicago Fire 63 (10)
2021– Lens 104 (14)
International career‡
2011 Poland U16 1 (0)
2013 Poland U18 1 (0)
2013 Poland U19 6 (1)
2015 Poland U20 5 (2)
2015–2017 Poland U21 12 (0)
2018– Poland 42 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Przemysław Adam Frankowski (born 12 April 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Poland national team.

Club career

Jagiellonia Białystok

On 1 August 2014, Frankowski signed a three-year contract with Jagiellonia Białystok.[2]

Frankowski made his Europa League debut on 9 July 2015 in an 8–0 win against Kruoja Pakruojis being substituted in the 62 min. for Piotr Grzelczak. He scored a hat-trick scoring goals in the 64th, 75th and 80th minutes.[3] He also made appearances against Omonia Nicosia.

Chicago Fire

On 22 January 2019, Frankowski moved to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire.[4] he debuted for Chicago Fire in a 2–1 loss against LA Galaxy on 3 March 2019.[5] The following week, on 9 March 2019, he got his first assist for the club after crossing the ball into the box, which led to C. J. Sapong scoring a goal and tying up the game in stoppage time.[6] Frankowski's first goal for the Fire came on 8 May 2019 when he scored the fifth goal of the night in the 89th minute in a 5–0 win against New England Revolution.[7][8]

Lens

Frankowski with Lens in 2023 during training

On 5 August 2021, Frankowski signed for Ligue 1 club Lens for a reported €2.3 million.[9][10][11]

International career

Frankowski debuted for the Polish senior squad in a 1–0 friendly loss against Nigeria.[12] He was subbed out in the 81st minute. In May 2018, he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[13] However, he did not make the final 23.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lechia Gdańsk 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 33 1 3 1 — 36 2
Total 41 2 3 1 0 0 44 3
Jagiellonia Białystok 2014–15 Ekstraklasa 28 3 2 0 — 30 3
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 31 6 2 1 3[a] 3 36 10
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 35 8 1 0 — 36 8
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 31 4 0 0 0 0 31 4
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 15 3 3 0 4[a] 0 22 2
Total 140 24 6 1 7 3 153 28
Chicago Fire 2019 Major League Soccer 31 5 0 0 1[b] 0 32 5
2020 Major League Soccer 19[c] 3 — — 19 3
2021 Major League Soccer 13 2 — — 13 2
Total 63 10 0 0 1 0 64 10
Lens 2021–22 Ligue 1 37 6 3 0 — 40 6
2022–23 Ligue 1 37 5 4 0 — 41 5
2023–24 Ligue 1 30 3 1 0 8[d] 1 39 4
Total 104 14 8 0 8 1 120 15
Career total 348 50 17 2 16 4 381 56
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  3. ^ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  4. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 June 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2018 4 0
2019 6 1
2021 12 0
2022 8 0
2023 8 1
2024 4 1
Total 42 3
Frankowski with Poland in 2019
As of match played 21 March 2024
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Frankowski goal.
List of international goals scored by Przemysław Frankowski
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2019 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  North Macedonia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 21 November 2023 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  Latvia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 21 March 2024 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  Estonia 1–0 5–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok

Lens

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 21. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Przemysław Frankowski w Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Pokruojeni" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Polish National Team Midfielder Przemysław Frankowski". chicagofirefc.com. Chicago Fire FC. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Frankowski Is The Accam Replacement The Fire Desperately Needed". Hot Time in Old Town. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Sapong's header in 2nd-half stoppage time ties it at 1". Washington Post. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Nikolic scores 2 goals, Fire top Revolution 5-0". washingtonpost.com. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Pierwszy gol za oceanem. Frankowski trafił w MLS" (in Polish). Przeglad Sportowy. 9 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Agrees to Transfer Midfielder Przemysław Frankowski to Ligue 1 Club RC Lens | Chicago Fire FC".
  10. ^ "Przemysław Frankowski, entre tradition et modernité". 5 August 2021.
  11. ^ "One to Watch: Przemysław Frankowski". Ligue 1. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Polska 0–1 Nigeria: Przemysław Frankowski zadebiutował w reprezentacji". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. ^ Farid, Mohamed (18 May 2018). "Know every World Cup preliminary squad". Egypt Today. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Robert Lewandowski stars in Poland's 23-man squad for World Cup 2018". Poland Inside. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  15. ^ "P. Frankowski". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Frankowski, Przemysław". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Przemysław Frankowski piłkarzem września". Białystok Online (in Polish). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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