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Thomas Kaminski

Kaminski with Gent in 2020
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	Blackburn Rovers
Number	1
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 Famagusta (loan)	30	(0)
2015–2016	→ FC Copenhagen (loan)	32	(0)
2016–2018	Kortrijk	84	(0)
2019–2020	Gent	49	(0)
2020–	Blackburn Rovers	43	(0)
International career
2005	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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Thomas Kaminski (born 23 October 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers.

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 Blackburn Rovers on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months, for an undisclosed fee.

International career

For his Polish origin and grew up mostly in Belgium, Kaminski is available to play for Belgium or Poland.

Shortly before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Kaminski was called up to the senior Belgium team as cover to Sammy Bossut after Thibaut Courtois was rested and Koen Casteels, Silvio Proto and Simon Mignolet had picked up injuries. Kaminski was on the bench as Belgium beat Luxembourg 5–1 in a friendly, but the match was scrapped from the record books as manager Marc Wilmots used 7 substitutes rather than the allowed 6. 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 UEFA Euro 2020 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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

As of match played 15 September 2020

1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Anderlecht

• Belgian Pro League: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Belgian Super Cup: 2012, 2013, 2014

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2015–16
• Danish Cup: 2015–16

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
2. "Thomas Kaminski". rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
3. "Kaminski signe un an à OH Louvain" [Kaminski signs a one-year contract with OH Louvain] (in French).
4. "Kaminski a signé au Sporting d'Anderlecht" [Akbar Kaminski has signed for Anderlecht] (in French).
5. "Thomas Kaminski prêté un an à Copenhague par Anderlecht". 1 August 2015.
6. "Welkom Thomas!". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
7. "Belgium call up yet another keeper after Mignolet injury". uk.reuters.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
8. "Belgium 5-1 Luxembourg". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
9. "Adnan Januzaj's Belgium debut wiped from record books". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
10. "Kiest Kaminski voor Polen?" [Will Kaminski choose Poland?]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 22 November 2012.
11. Thomas Kaminski at Soccerway

• Thomas Kaminski verkast van Anderlecht naar Kortrijk, nieuwsblad.be, 13 June 2016

External links

• Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
• Thomas Kaminski at Soccerway

v t e Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2020
1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Boyata 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Tielemans 9 Lukaku 10 E. Hazard (c) 11 Carrasco 12 Mignolet / Kaminski  13 Sels 14 Mertens 15 Meunier 16 T. Hazard 17 Vanaken 18 Denayer 19 Dendoncker 20 Benteke 21 Castagne 22 Chadli 23 Batshuayi 24 Trossard 25 Doku 26 Praet Coach: Martínez
Kaminski replaced Mignolet after Belgium's round of 16 match.

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