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Kacper Wełniak
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-21) May 21, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Nakło nad Notecią
Height 1,85 m
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Motor Lublin
Number 9
Youth career
Skra Paterek
2009–2014 Czarni Nakło nad Notecią
2014–2017 Legia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Legia Warsaw II 35 (9)
2019 → Siarka Tarnobrzeg (loan) 11 (2)
2020–2021 Wigry Suwałki 39 (6)
2021–2022 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 24 (0)
2022–2023 → Motor Lublin (loan) 17 (8)
2023– Motor Lublin 36 (2)
Total 162 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Kacper Wełniak is a Polish footballer who is playing as a forward for the Polish Ekstraklasa side Motor Lublin.

Career

Junior career

Wełniak started playing football in Skra Paterek. In 2009, he moved to Czarni Nakło nad Notecią. On 1 March 2013, during the testing for Legia's academy, he sustained a fibula and tibia fracture and underwent surgery. His rehabilitation after the injury lasted until November. During the season 2014–15 season, he signed a contract with Legia Warsaw's academy, where he stayed until the rest of his junior career. Before his transfer, Arka Gdynia, Lech Poznań, Lechia Gdańsk and Zawisza Bydgoszcz youth teams were interested in contracting him.

Legia Warsaw II

He made his debut in Legia's second team on 14 June 2017, coming off the substitutes' bench in the 68th minute of a 1–2 home loss over MKS Ełk. On 27 September, he scored two goals during a UEFA Youth League 1:3 victory over Breiðablik's youth team. He scored his first goal in the Legia's second team on 23 May 2018, in the 75th minute of a 2–2 draw with Tur Bielsk Podlaski. In December 2019, he underwent testing in Stal Stalowa Wola, which did not result in contracting him.

Loan to Siarka Tarnobrzeg

On 15 January 2019, his one-year loan to Siarka Tarnobrzeg was announced by the club. Wełniak made his debut in II liga on 16 March 2019 during a 2–2 draw against Znicz Pruszków, during which he came in as a substitute in the 79th minute of that match. On 19 May, he scored the first doublet in his senior career, which happened in a 2–1 home victory over Skra Częstochowa. These two goals were also his first goals in Siarka.

Return from the loan

On 10 October 2019, in the 57th minute of a 5–0 away loss over Znicz Biała Piska, Wełniak saw a straight red card and, as a consequence, he needed to leave the pitch. In total, during the 2019–20 season, he scored five goals for Legia II, from which two were scored in a match against Ursus Warsaw.

Wigry Suwałki

On 10 January 2020, Wełniak was transferred to the I liga side Wigry Suwałki on a 2,5-year deal. He made his debut in his new team on 1 March during a 4–0 away loss over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. Five matches before the end of that season, he was relegated to II liga with his team. He spent the next season in Wigry. On 27 July 2020, his contract was prolonged for the further two years, until June 2024.

In fall 2020, he sustained an injury to the inferior tibiofibular joint and the ligaments of an ankle. Wełniak scored his first two goals on 25 September 2020, during a 2–0 victory with Śląsk Wrocław II, when he came off the bench in the 12th minute of a match as a consequence of an injury sustained by Cezary Sauczek. Over the course of the two seasons, Wełniak played in 39 matches and scored six goals.

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała

On 24 July 2021, he moved from Wigry to Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on a three-year deal. There was a clause made in that contract, allowing it to be prolonged. He played his first minute in his new team on 17 August, in a goalless draw against GKS Tychy. In total, he played in twenty-four matches in Podbeskidzie and did not score a goal.

Loan to Motor Lublin (2022–2023)

On 17 January 2023, he was loaned to the I liga side, Motor Lublin, where he made his debut in a 3–1 victory over Górnik Polkowice. In the 16th minute of that match, he scored the first goal for his new team. There was a clause made in his contract that allowed him to be bought by Motor after the end of the season. Before that, Wełniak scored eight goals in 17 matches. After the season, Motor made its advance to I liga.

Motor Lublin

His transfer to Motor on a three-year deal was announced on 30 July 2023, following the exercise of the transfer clause in his previous loan deal. On 29 October, in the 90th minute of a 2–0 victory over Odra Opole, he scored his first goal in I liga. It was also his first goal since the match with Radunia Stężyca, which took place on 13 May. On 21 April 2021, in the third minute of a 2–0 away loss over Miedź Legnica, Wełniak scored the own goal. After the season, Motor made its advance to Ekstraklasa, where he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Korona Kielce, which took place on 4 August 2024. On 19 October, in the 86th minute of a 3–4 home loss over Widzew Łódź, he scored his premiere goal in Polish top league.

International career

Wełniak played in U-16 football team, where he took part in the match with Serbia on 27 October 2015.

He was a part of U-17 football team, where he took part in matches against Armenia, Spain, Norway and Romania. On 3 November 2017, he scored two goals in a 2–0 victory over Iceland. Wełniak also played for U-18 and U-19 football teams.

Personal life

He enjoys reading and learning foreign languages.

Honours

Motor Lublin

  • II liga: 2022–23
  • I liga: 2023–24

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