Kacper Potulski

Kacper Potulski
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-10-19) 19 October 2007
Place of birth Gdańsk, Poland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 48
Youth career
–2021 Lechia Gdańsk
2021–2023 Legia Warsaw
2023–2025 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Mainz 05 II 10 (0)
2025– Mainz 05 15 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Poland U15 6 (1)
2022–2023 Poland U16 9 (1)
2023–2024 Poland U17 18 (1)
2024–2025 Poland U19 11 (0)
2025– Poland U21 2 (0)
2026– Poland 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:37, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Kacper Potulski (born 19 October 2007) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Poland national team.

Club career

As a youth player, Potulski joined the academy of Lechia Gdańsk. In 2021, he moved to the youth academy of Polish side Legia Warsaw.

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Potulski joined the youth setup of German Bundesliga side Mainz 05 at the age of fifteen.[1] He was promoted to the club's senior team in 2025, where he played in the UEFA Conference League.[2]

International career

Potulski is a Poland youth international. During May 2024, he played for the Poland under-17 team at the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3]

In May 2026, he was called up to the Poland national team for the friendlies against Ukraine and Nigeria.[4] He made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss to Ukraine on 31 May.[5] Three days later, Potulski scored his first international goal in the 45th minute of a 2–2 draw against Nigeria. At the age of 18 years and 227 days, he became the fourth youngest goalscorer for Poland.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 II 2024–25 Regionalliga Südwest 40——40
2025–26 Regionalliga Südwest 60——60
Total 100——100
Mainz 05 2025–26 Bundesliga 151008[a]0231
2026–27 Bundesliga 0010—10
Total 1511080241
Career total 2511080341
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 3 June 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 202621
Total21

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Potulski goal.

List of international goals scored by Kacper Potulski
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 June 2026Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland Nigeria1–12–2Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Kacper Potulski zagrał w pierwszej drużynie Mainz. Chwalą go trenerzy i kibice klubu" [Kacper Potulski has played for the Mainz first team, and is being praised by the club's coaches and fans] (in Polish). TVP Sport. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Polski piłkarz zachwyca w Niemczech! Ma papiery na grę w reprezentacji" [Polish footballer is dazzling in Germany! He has national team papers] (in Polish). Wprost. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Kacper Potulski at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ Borczuch, Szymon (29 May 2026). "Kacper Potulski znalazł się w kadrze seniorskiej reprezentacji Polski. "Zasłużyłem na to powołanie" [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Ptak, Jakub (1 June 2026). "Czterech debiutantów w reprezentacji Polski przeciwko Ukrainie. Jan Urban niczym Adam Nawałka i Michał Probierz". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Bryś, Bartosz (3 June 2026). "Kacper Potulski z pierwszym golem dla reprezentacji. Został czwartym najmłodszym strzelcem w historii". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kacper Potulski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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