Krzysztof Piatek

Krzysztof Piatek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf ˈpjɔntɛk]; born 1 July 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Poland national team.

He began his professional career with Ekstraklasa club Zaglebie Lubin. Over the course of four seasons, he scored 15 goals in 72 appearances for the team, before joining Cracovia in 2016, for whom he scored 32 goals across two seasons. In 2018, Piatek signed for Genoa in Italy's Serie A. After 19 goals in 21 competitive games in his first half-season, he transferred to A.C. Milan in January 2019, before signing for Hertha BSC a year later.

Club Career

Early career

Piatek began his career with local side Niemczanka Niemcza and Dziewiatka Dzierzoniow (2006–2011). He then moved to Lechia Dzierzoniow of III liga in 2011.

Zaglebie Lubin

Piatek signed for Zaglebie Lubin in 2013 and initially played in junior and reserve teams of the club. After the arrival of Piotr Stokowiec as the new coach, however, he was quickly promoted to the first team on 14 May 2014 and then made his Ekstraklasa debut on 18 May 2014 in a match against Cracovia. Over the course of the next season, he became a regular starter for Zaglebie, who played in I liga, the second tier of Polish football. He scored his first senior career goal on 12 September 2014 in a 1–0 win to Chrobry Glogow and his first brace on 31 October 2014 at Widzew Lodz. After earning promotion with the club, Piatek scored his first league goal on 14 August 2015 in a 2–1 win against Lech Poznan and helped the team finish third in the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa season, earning a medal and qualifying for European competitions for the first time in club's history since the championship winning team of 2006–07.

He played a total number of 85 matches for Zaglebie and scored 18 times, including appearances in the Polish Cup and UEFA Europa League qualifying stages.

Cracovia