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{{short description|Belgian footballer}} {{short description|Belgian footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography {{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Kaminski | name = Thomas Kaminski
| image = Lens - La Gantoise (21-7-2020) 1.jpg | image = Thomas Kaminski 2022.jpg
| caption = Kaminski with ] in 2020 | caption = Kaminski in 2022
| full_name = Thomas Kaminski<ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0210-0e69fb796c27-3ed367bb80c1-1000/2013_14_uefa_champions_league_disciplinary_chart_prior_to_matchday_six.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League 2013/2014: Booking List before Group stage Matchday 6 |publisher=UEFA |page=3 |date=5 December 2013 |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
| fullname = Thomas Kaminski
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|23|df=y}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|23|df=y}}<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5844/Thomas-Kaminski/overview |title=Thomas Kaminski: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
| birth_place = ], ] | birth_place = ], Belgium
| height = 1.90 m | height = 1.90 m<ref name="PremProfile"/>
| position = ] | position = ]
| currentclub = ] | currentclub = ]
| clubnumber = 1 | clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = 2000–2002 |youthclubs1 = Zellik Sport | youthyears1 = 2000–2002
| youthclubs1 = Zellik Sport
| youthyears2 = 2002–2004 |youthclubs2 = Asse-Zellik | youthyears2 = 2002–2004
| youthclubs2 = Asse-Zellik
| youthyears3 = 2004–2005 |youthclubs3 = ] | youthyears3 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs3 = ]
| youthyears4 = 2005–2008 |youthclubs4 = ] | youthyears4 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs4 = ]
| years1 = 2008–2011 |clubs1 = ] |caps1 = 38 |goals1 = 0 | years1 = 2008–2011
| clubs1 = ]
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2012 |clubs2 = ] |caps2 = 25 |goals2 = 0 | years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = ]
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2016 |clubs3 = ] |caps3 = 13 |goals3 = 0 | years3 = 2012–2016
| clubs3 = ]
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2015 |clubs4 = → ] (loan) |caps4 = 30 |goals4 = 0 | years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = → ] (loan)
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2016 |clubs5 = → ] (loan) |caps5 = 32 |goals5 = 0 | years5 = 2015–2016
| clubs5 = → ] (loan)
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016–2019
| years6 = 2016–2018 |clubs6 = ] |caps6 = 84 |goals6 = 0
| clubs6 = ]
| years7 = 2019–2020 |clubs7 = ] |caps7 = 49 |goals7 = 0
| caps6 = 84
| years8 = 2020– |clubs8 = ] |caps8 = 43 |goals8 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2005 |nationalteam1 = ] |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2020
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008 |nationalteam2 = ] |nationalcaps2 = 6 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| clubs7 = ]
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2009 |nationalteam3 = ] |nationalcaps3 = 9 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| caps7 = 49
| nationalyears4 = 2009–2011 |nationalteam4 = ] |nationalcaps4 = 12 |nationalgoals4 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2011–2013 |nationalteam5 = ] |nationalcaps5 = 5 |nationalgoals5 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2023
| pcupdate = 20:00, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
| clubs8 = ]
| ntupdate =
| caps8 = 115
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023–
| clubs9 = ]
| caps9 = 40
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = ]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = ]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam3 = ]
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2009–2011
| nationalteam4 = ]
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2011–2013
| nationalteam5 = ]
| nationalcaps5 = 5
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2024–
| nationalteam6 = ]
| nationalcaps6 = 1
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 20:49, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 24 March 2024 (UTC)
}} }}
'''Thomas Kaminski''' (born 23 October 1992) is a Belgian professional ] who plays as a ] for {{English football updater|LutonTow}} club ] and the ].


==Club career==
'''Thomas Kaminski''' (born 23 October 1992) is a ] professional ] who plays as a ] for ].

== Club career ==

===Germinal Beerschot=== ===Germinal Beerschot===
Kaminski debuted in the Belgian top league for ] in May 2009. He became the starting goalkeeper in the 2010–11 season. Kaminski debuted in the Belgian top league for ] in May 2009. He became the starting goalkeeper in the 2010–11 season.


===OH Leuven=== ===OH Leuven===
In August 2011, Kaminski signed a one-year contract with ].<ref name=rtbf1108/> In August 2011, Kaminski signed a one-year contract with ].<ref name=rtbf1108/>


===Anderlecht=== ===Anderlecht===
He also signed an agreement which tied him to ] at the end of that season.<ref name=lal2011/> He played his first match for Anderlecht on 25 August 2012 against ]. In summer 2015 Kaminski was loaned by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/mercato/detail_thomas-kaminski-prete-un-an-a-copenhague-par-anderlecht?id=9045226|title=Thomas Kaminski prêté un an à Copenhague par Anderlecht|date=1 August 2015}}</ref> He also signed an agreement which tied him to ] at the end of that season.<ref name=lal2011/> He played his first match for Anderlecht on 25 August 2012 against ]. In summer 2015, Kaminski was loaned by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/mercato/detail_thomas-kaminski-prete-un-an-a-copenhague-par-anderlecht?id=9045226|title=Thomas Kaminski prêté un an à Copenhague par Anderlecht|date=1 August 2015}}</ref>


===Blackburn Rovers=== ===Blackburn Rovers===
On 26 August 2020, Kaminski joined ] on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months, for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welkom Thomas! |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/august/welkom-thomas/ |publisher=Blackburn Rovers Official Site |accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref> On 26 August 2020, Kaminski joined ] side ] for an undisclosed fee. Kaminski signed a two-year deal with the club, with the option of a further year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welkom Thomas! |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/august/welkom-thomas/ |publisher=] |accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>


After his move to England, Kaminski was required to go into quarantine as part of the UK's ] at the time. He went on to make his Championship debut for Blackburn on 12 September, in the club's 3–2 defeat by ]. By the end of Blackburn's ] season, Kaminski appeared for the club competitively on 44 occasions, with Kaminski's impressive performances during the season seeing him become a fan-favourite of the Rovers supporters and being named as Player of the Season.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crooke|first=Jaquob|date=6 September 2021|title=Defensive statistic amplifies the importance of securing key Blackburn Rovers player's future|work=]|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19025324.thomas-kaminski-belgium-blackburn-isolation/|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Rich |date=7 May 2021 |title=Rovers reveal their 2020/21 player of the year award winner |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19286253.rovers-reveal-2020-21-player-year-award-winner/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Lancashire Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> In February 2022, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Blackburn keeper Kaminski extends deal |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60339382 |access-date=2022-04-21}}</ref>
== International career ==
For his Polish origin and grew up mostly in Belgium, Kaminski is available to play for ] or ].


===Luton Town===
Shortly before the ] Kaminski was called up to the senior Belgium team as cover to ] after ] was rested and ], ] and ] had picked up injuries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium call up yet another keeper after Mignolet injury |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-belgium-idUKKBN0E50Q220140525|accessdate=28 September 2015|publisher=uk.reuters.com|date=25 May 2014}}</ref> Kaminski was on the bench as Belgium beat ] 5–1 in a friendly,<ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium 5-1 Luxembourg |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27583281|accessdate=28 September 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=25 May 2014}}</ref> but the match was scrapped from the record books as manager ] used seven substitutes rather than the allowed six.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adnan Januzaj's Belgium debut wiped from record books |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27703265|accessdate=28 September 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=25 May 2014}}</ref> Kaminski was not part of the final squad after Courtois and Mignolet returned to the side. He was then called up into his first major tournament, the ] as a replacement for Simon Mignolet, but didn't feature in any matches as Belgium crashed out in the quarter-finals, thus remains available for Poland.
In August 2023, Kaminski signed for newly-promoted ] ahead of their first top-flight campaign since the ]. He won the ] award after the campaign for his save against ] on 25 November 2023.<ref name=":0" />


==International career==
== Personal life ==
===Youth===
Kaminski is of ] descent through his mother and ] descent through his father.<ref name=hln121122/>
Despite having represented ] at its U15, U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels, Kaminski is also eligible to play for ] due to his father being of Polish descent.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

===Senior===
====Failed national team nominations====
In May 2013, Kaminski received his first call-up the ] for a ] against the ], but remained on the bench.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2013 |title=USA v Belgium game reporturl= |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/363972 |website=ESPN}}</ref> Exactly one year later, prior to the start of Belgium's ] campaign, he was called up to the national team's senior side again after ] was rested following his appearance in the ] and injuries to ], ] and ] left the side with no other available options.<ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium call up yet another keeper after Mignolet injury |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-belgium-idUKKBN0E50Q220140525|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307231706/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-belgium-idUKKBN0E50Q220140525|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2016|website=Reuters|date=25 May 2014|access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref> Kaminski made the bench for Belgium's 5–1 friendly defeat against ] in a friendly match on 26 May 2014,<ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium 5-1 Luxembourg |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27583281|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=25 May 2014|access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref> but the record of the match was dismissed by ] due to the side making seven substitutes instead of the maximum six substitutes permitted.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adnan Januzaj's Belgium debut wiped from record books |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27703265|website=]|publisher=]|date=25 May 2014|access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref>

On 9 November 2020, Kaminski was called up due to the injury of ] goalkeeper ],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kaminski out of Belgium squad|website=]|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/november/kaminski-out-of-belgium-squad/|date=11 November 2020|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> but forced to withdraw two days later after being tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 November 2020|title=Kaminski out of Belgium squad|website=]|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/november/kaminski-out-of-belgium-squad/|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>

On 19 March 2021, Kaminski was called up yet again by Martínez, for the nation's ] against ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kaminski earns Belgium call up|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/march/kaminski-earns-belgium-call-up/|website=]|date=19 March 2021|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> He was called up for the sixth time in under one year as he was named as part of Martínez's squad for the national team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against ] and the Czech Republic in August.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Keeper gets Belgium call|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Keeper-gets-Belgium-call/|website=]|date=26 August 2021|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>

====Eventual senior team debut====
On 23 March 2024, Kaminski eventually debuted for the Belgian senior squad in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland, as a late substitute for ].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mike|last=Simmonds|title=Luton goalkeeper named in Belgium's 25-man squad for Euro 2024 finals|url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/luton-town/luton-goalkeeper-named-in-belgiums-25-man-squad-for-euro-2024-finals-4644278|website=Luton Today|date=28 May 2024|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kaminski is of Belgian descent through his mother and Polish descent through his father.<ref name=hln121122/>


==Career statistics== ==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 15 September 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|thomas-kaminski/78469}}</ref>
{{updated|match played 19 May 2024}}<ref>{{soccerway|thomas-kaminski/78469}}</ref>


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== Honours == ==Honours==
'''Anderlecht''' '''Anderlecht'''
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'''Copenhagen''' '''Copenhagen'''
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'''Individual'''
*]: ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=26 May 2024 |title=Kaminski wins Castrol Save of the Season award|publisher=Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4026852|access-date=26 May 2024 }}</ref>
*]: ]<ref name="SOTM1123">{{cite web |title=Kaminski claims Castrol Save of the Month|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3808652|access-date=8 December 2023 |date=8 December 2023|publisher=Premier League}}</ref>
* Blackburn Rovers Player of the Season: ]


== References == == References ==
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<ref name=hln121122>{{cite news | url = http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/949/Belgisch-Voetbal/article/detail/1538084/2012/11/22/Kiest-Kaminski-voor-Polen.dhtml | title = Kiest Kaminski voor Polen? | language = nl |trans-title=Will Kaminski choose Poland? | work = ] | date = 22 November 2012 }}</ref> <ref name=hln121122>{{cite news | url = http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/949/Belgisch-Voetbal/article/detail/1538084/2012/11/22/Kiest-Kaminski-voor-Polen.dhtml | title = Kiest Kaminski voor Polen? | language = nl |trans-title=Will Kaminski choose Poland? | work = ] | date = 22 November 2012 }}</ref>

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* , nieuwsblad.be, 13 June 2016


== External links == ==External links==
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Belgian footballer (born 1992)

Thomas Kaminski
Kaminski in 2022
Personal information
Full name Thomas Kaminski
Date of birth (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Dendermonde, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team Luton Town
Number 24
Youth career
2000–2002 Zellik Sport
2002–2004 Asse-Zellik
2004–2005 Tubize
2005–2008 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Germinal Beerschot 38 (0)
2011–2012 OH Leuven 25 (0)
2012–2016 Anderlecht 13 (0)
2014–2015 → Anorthosis (loan) 30 (0)
2015–2016 → Copenhagen (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2019 Kortrijk 84 (0)
2019–2020 Gent 49 (0)
2020–2023 Blackburn Rovers 115 (0)
2023– Luton Town 40 (0)
International career
2007 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2007–2008 Belgium U16 6 (0)
2008–2009 Belgium U17 9 (0)
2009–2011 Belgium U19 12 (0)
2011–2013 Belgium U21 5 (0)
2024– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Kaminski (born 23 October 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Luton Town and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Germinal Beerschot

Kaminski debuted in the Belgian top league for Germinal Beerschot in May 2009. He became the starting goalkeeper in the 2010–11 season.

OH Leuven

In August 2011, Kaminski signed a one-year contract with Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Anderlecht

He also signed an agreement which tied him to Anderlecht at the end of that season. He played his first match for Anderlecht on 25 August 2012 against Oud-Heverlee Leuven. In summer 2015, Kaminski was loaned by F.C. Copenhagen.

Blackburn Rovers

On 26 August 2020, Kaminski joined EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee. Kaminski signed a two-year deal with the club, with the option of a further year.

After his move to England, Kaminski was required to go into quarantine as part of the UK's COVID-19 measures at the time. He went on to make his Championship debut for Blackburn on 12 September, in the club's 3–2 defeat by Bournemouth. By the end of Blackburn's 2020–21 season, Kaminski appeared for the club competitively on 44 occasions, with Kaminski's impressive performances during the season seeing him become a fan-favourite of the Rovers supporters and being named as Player of the Season. In February 2022, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2024–25 season.

Luton Town

In August 2023, Kaminski signed for newly-promoted Luton Town ahead of their first top-flight campaign since the 1991–92 season. He won the Premier League Save of the Season award after the campaign for his save against Crystal Palace on 25 November 2023.

International career

Youth

Despite having represented Belgium's youth teams at its U15, U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels, Kaminski is also eligible to play for Poland due to his father being of Polish descent.

Senior

Failed national team nominations

In May 2013, Kaminski received his first call-up the Belgian senior squad for a friendly match against the United States, but remained on the bench. Exactly one year later, prior to the start of Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign, he was called up to the national team's senior side again after Thibaut Courtois was rested following his appearance in the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final and injuries to Koen Casteels, Silvio Proto and Simon Mignolet left the side with no other available options. Kaminski made the bench for Belgium's 5–1 friendly defeat against Luxembourg in a friendly match on 26 May 2014, but the record of the match was dismissed by FIFA due to the side making seven substitutes instead of the maximum six substitutes permitted.

On 9 November 2020, Kaminski was called up due to the injury of Anderlecht goalkeeper Hendrik Van Crombrugge, but forced to withdraw two days later after being tested positive for COVID-19.

On 19 March 2021, Kaminski was called up yet again by Martínez, for the nation's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales, Czech Republic and Belarus. He was called up for the sixth time in under one year as he was named as part of Martínez's squad for the national team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and the Czech Republic in August.

Eventual senior team debut

On 23 March 2024, Kaminski eventually debuted for the Belgian senior squad in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland, as a late substitute for Matz Sels.

Personal life

Kaminski is of Belgian descent through his mother and Polish descent through his father.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germinal Beerschot 2008–09 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2010–11 Belgian Pro League 30 0 4 0 — — 34 0
2011–12 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 38 0 4 0 — — 42 0
OH Leuven 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 25 0 1 0 — — 26 0
Anderlecht 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 1 0 2 0 — 0 0 3 0
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 10 0 2 0 — 3 0 15 0
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 — 1 0 3 0
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 4 0 — 4 0 21 0
Anorthosis Famagusta (loan) 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 30 0 2 0 — — 32 0
Copenhagen (loan) 2015–16 Danish Superliga 2 0 5 0 — — 7 0
Kortrijk 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 32 0 0 0 — — 32 0
2017–18 Belgian Pro League 34 0 4 0 — — 38 0
2018–19 Belgian Pro League 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
Total 84 0 5 0 — — 89 0
Gent 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 19 0 3 0 — — 22 0
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 29 0 1 0 — 14 0 33 0
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 49 0 4 0 — 14 0 67 0
Blackburn Rovers 2020–21 Championship 43 0 0 0 1 0 — 44 0
2021–22 Championship 44 0 0 0 1 0 — 22 0
2022–23 Championship 28 0 1 0 0 0 — 29 0
Total 115 0 1 0 0 2 — 118 0
Luton Town 2023–24 Premier League 38 0 0 0 0 0 — 38 0
Career total 337 0 25 0 2 0 18 0 362 0
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Anderlecht

Copenhagen

Individual

References

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External links

Luton Town F.C. – current squad
Belgium squads
Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2020
Belgium
Kaminski replaced Mignolet after Belgium's round of 16 match.
Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2024
Belgium
Awards
Premier League Save of the Season
Blackburn Rovers F.C. Player of the Year
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