Kacper Wełniak

Kacper Wełniak
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000
Place of birth Nakło nad Notecią, Poland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Avia Świdnik
Number 90
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 33 (8)
2019 → Siarka Tarnobrzeg (loan) 11 (2)
2020–2021 Wigry Suwałki 38 (6)
2021–2022 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 22 (0)
2022–2023 → Motor Lublin (loan) 16 (8)
2023–2025 Motor Lublin 35 (2)
2025–2026 GKS Tychy 24 (3)
2026– Avia Świdnik 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Poland U15
2016–2017 Poland U17
2017 Poland U18 2 (1)
2018 Poland U19 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:43, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Kacper Wełniak (born 21 May 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for II liga club Avia Świdnik.[2]

Career

Youth career

Wełniak started playing football in Skra Paterek.[2][3] In 2009, he moved to Czarni Nakło nad Notecią.[2] On 1 March 2013,[4] during testing for Legia's academy,[5] he sustained a fibula and tibia fracture and underwent surgery,[6] with his rehabilitation lasting until November.[4][6] During the 2014–15 season, he signed a contract with Legia Warsaw's academy, where he stayed until the rest of his youth career.[2][7] Before his transfer, Arka Gdynia, Lech Poznań, Lechia Gdańsk and Zawisza Bydgoszcz youth teams were interested in contracting him.[4]

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 to MKS Ełk.[8] On 27 September, he scored two goals during a 3–1 UEFA Youth League victory over Breiðablik's youth team. He scored his first goal for Legia II on 23 May 2018, in the 75th minute of a 2–2 draw with Tur Bielsk Podlaski.[9] In December 2019, he underwent a trial with Stal Stalowa Wola, which did not result in contracting him.[5]

Loan to Siarka Tarnobrzeg

On 15 January 2019,[10] his one-year loan to Siarka Tarnobrzeg was announced by the club.[11][12] 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. On 19 May, he scored the first double of his senior career in a 2–1 home victory over Skra Częstochowa. These two goals were also his first for Siarka.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

Wigry Suwałki

On 10 January 2020, Wełniak was transferred to I liga side Wigry Suwałki on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[16][17][18] He made his debut on 1 March during a 4–0 away loss over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[15] Five matches before the end of that season, he was relegated to II liga with his team.[19] He spent the next season in Wigry.[20] On 27 July 2020, his contract was prolonged for further two years, until June 2024.[21]

In fall 2020, he sustained an injury to the inferior tibiofibular joint and the ligaments of an ankle.[22] 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.[20][23][24] Over the course of the two seasons, Wełniak played in 39 matches and scored six goals.[15][20][25]

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.[26][27] He played his first minute in his new team on 17 August, in a goalless draw against GKS Tychy.[28] In total, he played in twenty-four matches in Podbeskidzie and did not score a goal.[28][29]

Loan to Motor Lublin

On 17 January 2023,[30] he was loaned to the I liga side Motor Lublin, with an option to make the move permanent.[31][32][33] where he made his debut in a 3–1 victory over Górnik Polkowice on 5 March. In the 16th minute of that match, he scored the first goal for his new team.[34][35] During his loan spell, Wełniak scored eight goals in 17 matches across all competitions.[29] After the season, Motor advanced to I liga after winning the promotion play-offs.[31][36]

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 loan deal.[37][38] On 29 October that year, in the 90th minute of a 2–0 victory over Odra Opole, he scored his first goal in the second division.[39][40] It was also his first goal since the match with Radunia Stężyca, which took place on 13 May.[29][41] On 21 April 2021, in the third minute of a 2–0 away loss over Miedź Legnica, Wełniak scored an own goal.[41][42] After the season, Motor made its advance to Ekstraklasa,[43] where he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Korona Kielce on 4 August 2024. On 19 October 2024, in the 86th minute of a 3–4 home loss over Widzew Łódź, he scored his premiere goal in Polish top league.[44]

GKS Tychy

On 13 June 2025, Wełniak moved down a division to join I liga club GKS Tychy on a two-year deal, with a one-year extension option.[45]

Avia Świdnik

On 30 June 2026, Wełniak signed with II liga newcomers Avia Świdnik.[46]

International career

Wełniak played for the Poland under-16 national team,[4] making his debut against Serbia on 27 October 2015.[47][48]

He was part of the under-17s,[4][49] where he took part in matches against Armenia,[50] Spain,[51] Norway[52] and Romania.[53] On 3 November 2017, he scored two goals in a 2–0 victory over Iceland.[54] Wełniak also played for the under-18[7] and under-19 teams.[5]

Personal life

He enjoys reading and learning foreign languages.[6]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kacper Wełniak". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. ↑ "Kacper Wełniak pierwszym zimowym transferem Siarki". nadwisla24.pl | Regionalny Portal Informacyjny (in Polish). 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wełniak: Skoro Bargiel już dostał swoją szansę w Ekstraklasie, to na nas też przyjdzie czas" (in Polish). 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kacper Wełniak, nowy napastnik Siarki Tarnobrzeg: Patrząc na poziom drużyny, utrzymanie będzie formalnością". plus.echodnia.eu (in Polish). 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  6. 1 2 3 Maciej Ziółkowski (2017-10-16). "Kacper Wełniak: Nigdy nie jestem z siebie do końca zadowolony". legia.net. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  7. 1 2 Karol Kurzępa (2023-01-17). "Motor ma nowego snajpera. Dwóch piłkarzy odejdzie z klubu". Lublin24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
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