Jakub Zieliński

Jakub Zieliński
Personal information
Full name Jakub Zieliński
Date of birth (2008-02-21) 21 February 2008
Place of birth Gdańsk, Poland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 30
Youth career
–2022 Jaguar Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Gedania Gdańsk 20 (0)
2023–2025 Legia Warsaw II 31 (0)
2025– VfL Wolfsburg 2 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Poland U15 5 (0)
2023–2024 Poland U16 4 (0)
2024–2025 Poland U17 9 (0)
2025 Poland U18 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:21, 16 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:48, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Jakub Zieliński (born 21 February 2008) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

Club career

Born in Gdańsk, Zieliński joined the youth team of Polish club Legia Warsaw in 2023 and regularly featured for their reserve side. On 24 June 2025, he signed for German club VfL Wolfsburg on a contract till 2028.[1]

On 8 August 2026, coach Tobias Strobl announced that he would start the first match of 2. Bundesliga campaign against 1. FC Kaiserslautern following an injury to the first choice Timon Wellenreuther and by-passing the experienced Austrian Pavao Pervan.[2] Subsequently, he made his professional debut for Wolfsburg, starting in a 0–0 draw and making three saves.[3][4] At 18 years, five months and 18 days, he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to play for VfL Wolfsburg.[5]

International career

Zieliński has been capped at the Poland youth levels.[1][6]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2026[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gedania Gdańsk 2022–23 III liga, group II 200———200
Legia Warsaw II 2023–24 III liga, group I 13020——150
2024–25 III liga, group I 170——1[b]0180
Total 30020—10330
VfL Wolfsburg 2025–26 Bundesliga 0000——00
2026–27 2. Bundesliga 2010——30
Total 2010——30
Career total 520300010560
  1. ↑ Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearance in III liga promotion play-offs

Honours

Legia Warsaw II

References

  1. 1 2 "Arrival from Poland". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Goalkeeper Decision Made". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern line-ups confirmed for German second-tier Topspiel". One Football. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jakub Zieliński zadebiutował w Wolfsburgu. Polak zachował czyste konto" (in Polish). Sportowy. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Knocked off the goalkeeping throne". VfL Wolfsburg. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jakub Zieliński". polishfootballalmanac.net (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Jakub Zieliński at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "Jakub Zieliński" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "forBET Puchar Polski 2024/2025, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Partyka, Janusz. "Rezerwy: LEGIONIŚCI ZDOBYWCĄ MAZOWIECKIEGO PUCHARU POLSKI! KS CK Troszyn - Legia II Warszawa 1:3" (4 June 2025) (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
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