Kacper Łopata
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kacper Mieczysław Łopata[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 August 2001||
Place of birth | Kraków, Poland[2] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barnsley | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2013 | St Vallier City | ||
2013–201? |
Southampton | ||
201?–2016 | Bristol City | ||
2016–2017 | Yeovil Town | ||
2018 | Bristol City | ||
2018 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2020 | → Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Southend United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Southend United | 22 | (1) |
2023 | Woking | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Barnsley | 13 | (0) |
2024 | → Port Vale (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Poland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Poland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Poland U20 | 6 | (0) |
2022 | Poland U21 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:24, 17 April 2024 (UTC) |
Kacper Mieczysław Łopata (Polish pronunciation:
Łopata moved from Poland to England at the age of nine and spent his junior years with a variety of football clubs before he made his senior debut in non-League football at Whitehawk, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2019–20 season. He was later loaned out to Polish I liga side Zagłębie Sosnowiec, though he was released from Brighton and ended up signing for Sheffield United. He joined Southend United on loan in October 2021, and joined the club permanently in September 2022. He left Southend amidst a wage dispute in March 2023 and ended the 2022–23 season with Woking. He signed with Barnsley in June 2023 and was loaned to Port Vale for the second half of the 2023–24 campaign.
Early life
Kacper Mieczysław Łopata was born in
Club career
Brighton Hove & Albion
In October 2018, Łopata signed a two-year contract with
Sheffield United
On 25 August 2020, Łopata joined
Southend United
On 2 September 2022, Łopata joined Southend United permanently for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal with an option for another year.[20] He made an immediate impact at Roots Hall as Southend went nine league games unbeaten, keeping seven clean sheets. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win at Barnet.[23] In March 2023, he terminated his contract with the club, apparently unhappy at how players had been treated over unpaid wages,[24] a decision supported by the The Football Association's Contract Disputes Tribunal.[25]
Woking
On 27 March 2023, Łopata joined Woking on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[26] Following five appearances for Darren Sarll's Cardinals, including a National League play-off quarter-final defeat to Bromley at the Kingfield Stadium, Łopata announced he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract in June via his Instagram account.[27][28]
Barnsley
On 6 June 2023, Łopata signed a four-year contract with
Port Vale (loan)
On 1 February 2024, Łopata joined Port Vale on loan for the remainder of the
International career
Łopata has represented Poland at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[37]
Style of play
Łopata is a "no-nonsense"
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[40] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Whitehawk (loan) | 2019–20[9] | Isthmian League South East Division |
15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 19 | 5 | |
Zagłębie Sosnowiec (loan) | 2019–20[2] | I liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Sheffield United | 2020–21[41] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22[42] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Southend United (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Southend United | 2022–23[2] | National League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
Woking | 2022–23[2] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Barnsley | 2023–24[43] | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Port Vale (loan) | 2023–24[43] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Career total | 84 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 6 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in National League play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
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- ^ a b "Kacper Łopata zawodnikiem Brighton & Hove Albion". Skauci UK (in Polish). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ MacGregor, Gregor (19 February 2019). "Exclusive: How City lost out on signing local centre-back to Brighton". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Wobschall, Leon (9 June 2023). "New Barnsley FC signing Kacper Lopata on former Leeds United manager as a mentor, his football journey via Sheffield United and why he will never have a 'big time' attitude". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Z Fortuna 1 Ligi do Premier League. Młody Polak wrócił do Anglii". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Sutcliffe, Richard (11 November 2021). "Kacper Lopata: An exciting future ahead for the natural leader who outplayed Mason Greenwood". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Stenning, Adam (9 October 2019). "Albion loanees are enjoying mixed fortunes". The Argus. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Whitehawk – Appearances – Kacper Lopata – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Kacper Łopata wypożyczony z Brighton do Zagłębia Sosnowiec". Skauci UK (in Polish). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Legg, Mike (31 January 2020). "Albion prospect heads to Poland on loan". The Argus. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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- ^ @KasperLopata (25 August 2020). "Very proud to sign a 3 year deal at such a prestigious club @SheffieldUnited ⚔️ Can't wait to get started 🔴⚪️⚫️…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Rykaczewski, Kamil (25 August 2020). "Oficjalnie: Kacper Łopata w Sheffield United". PiłkarskiSwiat.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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- ^ Phillips, Chris (5 March 2023). "Southend United's off field issues are tarnishing". Echo. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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- ^ O'Sullivan, Daniel (27 March 2023). "Kacper Łopata Signs". Woking Football Club. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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- ^ O'Sullivan, Daniel (15 May 2023). "2022/23 Retained and Released List". Woking F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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